Resources for Rock Island
The Arc of Illinois offers this list of possible activities/resources as a public service.
Amazing Educational Resources’ primary goal is to offer free access to the best educational resources to all parents, teachers and students for the foreseeable future.
This guide from the National Center for Learning Disabilities discusses how to support students with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis.
Family Voices shares resources for parenting during this challenging time and several activity ideas for the kids.
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program provides benefits to children who receive free or reduced-price school meals under the National School Lunch Program to help their families buy groceries. P-EBT is a temporary food...
Stop It Now! provides guidance about how to safely approach emergency care needs for children.
The Illinois Department of Public Health provides a list of COVID-19 testing sites at https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/testing.html. A list is also available at https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/testing-sites.
Unicef provides six strategies for teens facing a new (temporary) normal.
The Illinois State Board of Education has posted a frequently-asked-questions document focused on special education during remote learning for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Children’s Specialized Hospital developed this resource to help parents support their child’s IEP goals without feeling unnecessarily burdened. It is available in English and Spanish. English fact sheet Spanish fact sheet