Harry F. Abate Elementary

Home of the Wolves

Niagara Falls City School District Resources Guide!

Niagara Falls City School District

Resource Guide 2020

COVID-19

Childcare

If you are a parent or caregiver that needs childcare, please complete this parent need for child care survey. Based on the information you provide about your job, employer, number of children, and financial need, OCFS may be able to help you find the child program you need. It may be a challenge to find childcare due to COVID-19 related program closures, however the staff at OCFS are trying their best to support families to find the high quality childcare that they need. Below is the link to the survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3HSNNYJ

Crisis Support

Crisis Services 24-Hour Crisis Hotline	716-285-3519
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline	1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line	Text HOME to 741741
Kid’s Helpline	716-834-1144 1-877-KIDS-400
The Trevor Project-a lifeline for LGBTQ youth under the age of 25	1-866-488-7386 Text START to 678678
211 WNY Free and confidential link to health and human services 24/7	Call: 211 or 888-696-9211 Text your zip code to 898-211
NYS Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline	1-800-942-6906
COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline	1-844-863-9314

Education for Adults

Sign up for these 450 Ivy League courses for free online right now!

https://www.timeout.com/usa/news/sign-up-for-these-450-ivy-league-courses-for-free-online-right-now-031720

Financial Support

Health Well Foundation: COVID-19 Ancillary Costs Assistance with costs associated with delivered food, medication, diagnostics, transportation and telehealth as a result of COVID-19 risk or incidence. Go to the link below

https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/fund/covid-19-fund/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=MHA&utm_campaign=COVID-19_story

Charter to Offer Free Access to Spectrum Broadband and Wi-Fi For 60 Days For New K-12 and College Student Households and More.

To enroll call 1-844-488-8395. Installation fees will be waived for new student households.

Fitness

Planet Fitness free home workouts	https://www.planetfitness.com/
A library of videos and other resources featuring games and activities families can play at home.	https://www.playworks.org/get-involved/play-at-home/
Cosmic Kids Yoga	https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

Food Banks

Community Missions	285-3403	1590 Buffalo Ave	Niagara Falls
Divine Mercy	260-7540	2437 Niagara Street	Niagara Falls
Heart, Love and Soul	282-5681	939 Ontario Street	Niagara Falls
Mt Zion Baptist Church	282-3655	1334 Calumet Street	Niagara Falls
NIACAP	285-4375	564 19^th Street	Niagara Falls
Salvation Army Niagara Falls	283-7697	7018 Buffalo Ave	Niagara Falls
Word of Life Ministries	297-2951	1941 Hyde Park Boulevard	Niagara Falls
St. John de LaSalle Community Care	622-5880	8600 Buffalo Avenue	Niagara Falls
St Joseph Outreach	282-1379	1402 Pine Avenue	Niagara Falls
Lighthouse International Ministries - Hannah House	341-1231	1943 Whitney Avenue	Niagara Falls

Mental Health

Meditations, sleep stories, calming music, calm for kids	https://www.calm.com/blog/take-a-deep-breath?utm_source=lifecycle&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=difficult_times_subs_031720
Managing Stress and Anxiety: Tips from the CDC	https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/p repare/managing-stress-anxiety.html
COVID-19 Information and Referrals from Mental Health America	https://mhanational.org/covid19?fbclid=IwAR08got9HCItbaB3kpZC35dhyS2zF0dJo7qpRM2Zidk-Vlvl0dazcfFKrKw
NAMI Helpline Mental health information and support	https://namibuffalony.org 716-226-6264
Child Mind Institute: Daily Newsletter for Supporting Kids During the COVID-19 Crisis	https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1917784/1800 565/
Parent Network of WNY	https://parentnetworkwny.org 716-332-4170
Helpful resources/support for those who think/learn differently	https://www.understood.org/

Smartphone Apps

Journal for Happiness	https://reflectly.app/
Woebot-Your Self-Care Expert	https://woebot.io/
Lyf - You're not alone	https://www.lyfapp.com.au/
Smiling Mind	https://www.smilingmind.com.au/
Breathe Kids	https://www.stopbreathethink.com/kids/
Headspace	https://www.headspace.com/
GoNoodle	https://www.gonoodle.com/
Breathe Think Do With Sesame	https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/activities/breathe-think-do/
Journal for Mindfulness	https://jour.com/

Harry F. Abate Elementary

Home of the Wolves

Touma-D'Angelo, C - Grades 4 - 6

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