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Resources for OST programs in the era of Covid-19


We know that OST /afterschool programs are critical to families and communities. This newsletter aims to provide a variety of resources, most of which are compiled by other youth-serving organizations to help you cope with the ever changing response to the Corona virus.

Some of you may have also received some of this information from the Center for Youth Development Professionals, and some of this is new as we get up to date information minute by minute.

Please feel free to share your ideas, policies and tools with us and we will get out to others. You are not in this alone!
What we are doing at Fab Youth Philly

As of yesterday afternoon, we have decided to reduce our time together in the office and only going in for programming three days per week -for as long as we can.  We will move meetings to online platforms until further notice. When we are meeting in person, we are following CDC recommendations including washing our hands, using hand sanitizer and regularly wiping down all surfaces.

Our Play Captains will continue to work at their respective early childhood centers as long as they stay open, and as long as there is no health risk to anyone by continuing to go.

Our Safety Captains will continue to meet in-person as long as it remains safe to do so and then may try remote work.

We have notified parents of our teen employees and working to stay in touch with all of our partners and adjusting as needed.

We are working to put together updated work-plans for all of our adult staff.

Some of the tools during this time we are using which you may find helpful include:
  • Dial My Calls- for group text messaging
  • Google -for collaborative planning and working
  • Zoom- staff can open FREE accounts to use for virtual/video meetings

What tools are you finding useful? We'd love to know.

Afterschool Alliance: COVID-19: Considerations for the Afterschool Field



The outbreak of COVID-19 raises questions and concerns for all of us. The Afterschool Alliance is gathering examples of effective guidance for programs, and issues you might want to consider.  Find them here.

Please send any guidance you have received, questions you have, suggestions, best practices, questions you are struggling with and we will share them here.
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Comcast offering free internet for low-income customers

Comcast is offering low-income customers 60 days of free internet service during the coronavirus pandemic. The Philadelphia cable giant is also boosting speeds for its low-income broadband program, called Internet Essentials, which is available for $9.95 per month for qualifying households.
 

Starting Monday, customers who sign up for Internet Essentials will receive 60 days of complimentary service, said Dana Strong, president of consumer services for Comcast’s cable unit. There is no term contract or credit check, and no shipping fee for the cable modem.
To qualify for Internet Essentials, customers must be eligible for public assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program, Medicaid, or SNAP.

Customers can sign up for the service by visiting www.internetessentials.com or call 1-855-846-8376 for English and 1-855-765-6995 for Spanish
(H/T The Philadelphia School Notebook)

 
Resources from Foundations, Inc.
 
Educational Resources about the Coronavirus
 
 
Talking to Kids about the Coronavirus
 
 
Safety Guidelines and Resources
 
 
Resources for Home Learning
 
To share with families at home with children!

 
Register for this FREE webinar: Keepin' Em Busy: Games and Activities To Do While Home. Facilitated and hosted by one of our uber-talented colleagues and Play Captain Trainer, Christel Brewer.
 
Some good news! Meet the PSAYDN 2020 Afterschool Champions

On March 11, PSAYDN honored twelve individuals and two organizations as Afterschool Champions for outstanding work in developing, supporting and promoting meaningful high-quality afterschool/out-of-school time programs to benefit children, youth and families across Pennsylvania. The annual champion recognitions emphasize the importance of afterschool and summer learning programs in the state. The awards align with PSAYDN’s mission to promote sustainable, high-quality out-of-school time youth development programs through advocacy and capacity building to enhance the welfare of Pennsylvania’s children, youth and families. Meet the champions here!
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