Resources for Parents and Students
Grandparent/Older Adult and Caregiver Support
Grandparent/older Adult and Caregiver Support
Indiana County Aging Services Inc. (ASI) provides limited financial assistance and benefits counseling to either individuals who are caring for a disabled older relative in their home or a grandparent/older adult caring for children under the age of 18.
ASI provides a support group for caregivers. The Caregiver group meets the last Wednesday of the month at 2:00 PM at the Oak Place Community Center. Caregivers can learn coping and care giving skills, gain knowledge about disease, medications, research and legal issues.
The Grandparent/Older Adult caring support group meets the last Thursday of the month at 2:00 PM at the Oak Place Community Center.
Please contact ASI at 724-349-4500 if you are interested in attending.
Online support
https://www.dailystrength.org/group/grandparents-raising-children
Aging Services
https://www.agingservicesinc.com/services.html
ASI provides limited financial assistance and benefits counseling to either individuals who are caring for a disabled older relative in their home or a grandparent/older adult caring for children under the age of 18. ASI provides a support group for caregivers. The group meets the last Wednesday of the month at 2:00 pm at the Oak Place Community Center. Caregivers can learn coping and care giving skills, gain knowledge about diseases, medications, research, and legal issues.
Please contact ASI at 724-349-4500 if you are interested in this group.
This provides variety of resources to help your student-athlete. Great for coaches too.
Wellness Site: This site has resources for parents and teens. It also has downloadable workbooks on a variety of teen mental health concerns. Some topics include: Stress Reduction/Anxiety/Relaxation/Mindfulness; Executive Functioning; Grief; Trauma/PTSD; Self-Esteem; Anger; Insomnia; Relationships; Body Image; Depression; Coping Tools www.sites.google.com/view/hightechhighcov19wellness/home
Center For Disease Control (CDC) Information concerning COVID-19 & Your Mental Health
Mental Health America
Mylemarks:
This site has free downloads for personal use on a variety of topics. https://www.mylemarks.com/store/c36/Free_Downloads.html
Move This World:
This company is offering free access to their Move This World SEL videos and breathing exercises Here are the links. You will be asked to sign up for access. https://www.movethisworld.com/supporting-mental-health-covid-19/sel-video-resources-for-home-free-access/
Wide Open School:
This site provides age appropriate videos, field trips and activities for a variety of subjects. www.wideopenschool.org
Armstrong Indiana Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission:
They are offering social media supports through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. They also have some videos resources on their YouTube channel. You can find them at...
Facebook: @mydrugfreecommunity
Twitter: PreventionStaff
Instagram: aicdac
Youtube: @PreventionStaff
For families who may be struggling. This site can provide you with contact information to a number of social service agencies near by. Once the site opens, type in your zip code. It will direct you to a menu of options for help be it food, money, child care...
Financial Help for the College Deposits
Mrs. Lambie received this via email. If you need assistance, please let Mrs. Lambie know. She will help with the form.
"This form allows a student to request that their enrollment fee be waived due to financial circumstances. Enrollment deposits can be $200, $400, $600 or even higher, and restricts access for low-income students in many ways. I'm part of the committee that has been working on this form for 2+ years, and I couldn't be more excited to share it with you. You don't need to be a NACAC member to use it - everyone can use it.
That said, every college can create their own policies on whether or not they will accept it. My hope is that each college will carefully consider their policies and not make it harder for low-income students to enroll.
"If you have any students making their final decisions and can't come up with the money for the deposit, please work with them to submit this form ASAP (I wouldn't wait until the deadline, by the way)."
Family/Educator Resources
Social-Emotional Support for Students
Social Stories
- The Yucky Bug - Link
- My Coronavirus Story - Easterseals - Link
- Time to Come In, Bear: A Children’s Story about Social Distancing - Link
- YouTube Channel with various social stories - Link
- The New Rules of Keeping My Body in the Group and Out of the Group
- The Rules of Wearing a Mask
- Rules! Rules! Rules! Rules for Learning Online!
- When My Parents are Working From Home
- My Home is My School
- Video Chatting - A New Way to Communicate - Link
- Social story to describe video chatting, related emotions, and conversation starters
Social-Emotional Learning
- Social Thinking – Free Stuff to Use and Home and School - Link
- Free resources on social skills and how to teach them!
- Read Aloud Books and Thinksheets
- Video Lessons
- Free Articles
- Free Webinars and Aha! Moments to Teach or Core Concepts and Products
- New added resources each week!
- Second Step Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum - Link
- Free social-emotional learning resources for mental health professionals, educators, and parents to support skill-building for themselves and/or students
Coping – Parent and Staff Guides
- Large-Scale Natural Disasters: Helping Children Cope - Link
- Handout – How to support children
- Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019
- Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event - Link
- Supporting Children During Coronavirus (COVID19) - Link
- Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for Community Organizations and Leaders - Link
- Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for Youth High School and College Age - Link
- Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for Parents - Link
- Pandemic Flu Fact Sheet: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Families Cope with a Pandemic Flu
- Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting from COVID-19
- Anxiety: Helping Handout for School and Home - Link
- Depression: Helping Handout for Home - Link
- Sleep Problems: Helping Handout for Home - Link
- Addressing Grief - Link
- Brief Facts and Tips, and Related Resources
- Grief: Helping Handout for School and Home - Link
Healing After Disasters
- PFA: Parent Tips for Helping Adolescents after Disasters - Link
- PFA: Parent Tips for Helping Infants and Toddlers after Disasters - Link
- PFA: Parent Tips for Helping Preschool-Age Children after Disasters - Link
- PFA: Parent Tips for Helping School-Age Children after Disasters - Link
- After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal - Link
Educational Activities and Supports
Lessons/ Activities
- My 2020 COVID-19 Time Capsule - Link
- Printable activity book for kids!
- Trainings/PD and Resources
- BrainPOP – Remote Learning - Link
- Lessons and Activities for various subjects
- Epic! - Remote Learning - Link
- Parent and educator access
- Books, learning videos, quizzes and more
Teaching Students about Coronavirus – Videos and Fact Sheets
- Coronavirus Outbreak: How to protect yourself – Kids Learning Cartoon – Dr. Panda Tototime - Link
- What is Coronavirus? Coronavirus Outbreak - The Dr. Binocs Show – Peekaboo Kidz - Link
- Talking to Children About Coronavirus: A Parent Resource
Parent/Guardian Distance Learning Supports
- Parent Guide – Creating a Home Learning Environment (Handout) - Link
- Daily Schedule (Blank, Printable) - Link
- Engagement and Motivation: Helping Handout for Home - Link
- Using Praise and Rewards Wisely: Helping Handout for School and Home - Link
Self-Care for Adults
- Free Guide to Living with Worry and Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty – Psychology Tools (Adults) - Link
- Offered in many languages!
- Self-Care: Dangers of “motivational” pressure - Link
- Staff Resources - Link
- Self-Care Strategies, Meditation and Mindfulness, Free Exercise Opportunities, Arts and Entertainment, and Free Educational Opportunities!
- Teacher Survival Tips – Dealing with Physical Distancing (Short Handout) - Link
- Care For Your Coronavirus Anxiety Toolkit - Link
- Online toolkit/website with information and activities (e.g., meditations) to address anxiety
- That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief – Harvard Business Review Article - Link
- Teacher Newsletter - Link
- Tips for Managing Stress and Anxiety (for you, students, or parents)
- Talking about COVID-19 With Students
- Examples of Child-Friendly Language You Can Use about COVID-19
- FACE COVID – How to respond effectively to the Corona crisis (e-book) - Link
- Wellness: 6 tips for taking care of yourself during this stressful time - Link
- Taking Care of Yourself - Link
- Coping with the COVID-19 Crisis: The Importance of Care for Caregivers – Tips for Administrators and Crisis Teams - Link
- Care for Caregivers: Tips for Families and Educators - Link
- Support for Teachers Affected by Trauma (STAT) Training Program - Link
- Geared toward pre-k through 12th grade teachers
- Five online modules that explore the concepts of secondary trauma, risk factors associated with susceptibility to STS, the impact of STS across multiple life domains, and tangible self-care skills.
- Self-paced training
Distance Learning Supports (Teachers/Staff)
- Learning and Teaching Online and From Home - Link
- Expert advice, tips, and resources from Connections Academy online school educators
- Using Praise and Rewards Wisely: Helping Handout for School and Home - Link
- Anxiety: Helping Handout for School and Home - Link
- Grief: Helping Handout for School and Home - Link
- Seesaw – Remote Learning - Link
- Trainings/PD and Resources
- BrainPOP – Remote Learning - Link
- Lessons and Activities for various subjects
Addressing Harassment and Bullying
- US Department of Education - Link
- Letter and resources to address stereotyping, harassment and bullying
- Countering Coronavirus Stigma and Racism: Tips for Teacher and Other Educators - Link
- Countering Coronavirus Stigma and Racism: Tips for Parent and Caregivers
Crisis Supports
Suicide
- Comprehensive School Suicide Prevention in a Time of Distance Learning - Link
- Preventing Youth Suicide: Tips for Parents and Educators
- Suicidal Thinking and Threats: Helping Handout for Home - Link
Emergency Management and Response
- Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) - Link
- Guidance, resources, tools, and training
- The PREPaRE Model, Crisis Intervention, and Global Pandemic