COVID 19 Resources
Information
Information is rapidly changing and the City of Boston will update this page as new and relevant information becomes available.
www.boston.gov/news/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-boston
You can find guidance, testing sites and resources from the Boston Public Health Commission and the Center for Disease control and Prevention here
www.bphc.org/whatwedo/infectious-diseases/Infectious-Diseases-A-to-Z/covid-19/Pages/
211 – United Way Hotline for Consumers
United Way supports 211, a free and confidential service that helps people across North America find the local resources they need 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Food for Children and Food Resources
Pick up sites listed.
www.bostonpublicschools.org/coronavirus
The City of Boston in partnership with Project Bread, YMCA of Greater Boston, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, and other community organizations will also be providing free meals to Boston families at various locations and times across the city. More locations may become available.
If you need additional food resources, you can contact
Project Bread’s Food Source Hotline at
1-800-645-8333
Vital CXNs
This site is updated weekly to reflect where free meals and other food services can be obtained
www.vitalcxns.org/food-resources
Coming March 16, 2021
Michelle Obama’s show “Waffles and Mochi” on Netflix, teaching children about healthy eating around the world.
COVID 19 Safety and Vaccination Information
Barack Obama recommends:
60 Black Health Experts Urge Black Americans to Get Vaccinated
Excellent Covid-19 Series from the
Roxbury Presbyterian Church’s Cory Johnson Social Impact Center
Coping with Covid 19 and the Vaccine recorded 1/5/21
First Webinar of series, featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci recorded 12/1/20
Education
Resource for Chromebooks for home
We are providing chromebooks to bps students who do not have consistent access to a computer at home. Please fill out the form in your language and then an email will be sent with details about delivery/pick-up.
The Learning Network
Teach and Learn With The Times: Resources for Bringing the World Into Your Classroom
Supplemental prompts for family discussion (instead of arguing over dinner, why not a discussion?)
www.nytimes.com/section/learning
Ms. Donahue’s History Message
For a fun, daily history fact,
go to @historyispresent on Instagram
PBS Learning Media
PBS is partnering with BPS on providing standards based, grade level material that is easily accessible. It is broken down into content and grade level. The lessons are really interactive… the younger students may really enjoy them.
Supporting Students During a School Closure
Online and printable materials for our scholars. It has grade level materials in Reading and Math (in English and Spanish). This can be sent electronically to families…. they can also set up accounts so that students can do the work online.
Exercise & Wellness
Meditation & Stretch
with Marcel from Fit-CF
in collaboration with the Center for Community Wellness at Sportsmen’s Tennis
The Fit-CF class is a professionally guided meditation & stretch with personality. Aimed to educate, promoting self-awareness, and positive thinking with modifications for all levels.
Get your day started right!
Fit-CF Zoom Class Morning
Monday through Friday
7:00am – 7:30am
Finish the workday and wind down!
Bring the children in your home for a family stretch!
Fit-CF Zoom Class Evenings
Monday and Wednesday
7:00pm – 7:30pm
Mindfulness, Stress and Calming
3pm daily, a free 10 minute meditation for our sanity and re-centering
www.tenpercent.com/live
Free tennis training site (3 weeks)
We want to help our fellow tennis coaches during these difficult times, so we are making our famous Tennis drills library with over 2,000 drills & 70+ courses availiable for FREE for a limited time.
Tennis Drills
Exercise
Peloton app – Free app for 30 days.
Mindfulness, Stress and Calming: not ongoing at 3pm any more. Now, “a free series of pre-recorded daily meditations focusing on stress and anxiety during the Covid 19 pandemic”.