Resources to help us cope with COVID-19

Young Center staff have been putting together some resources for our volunteers and our community at large to help us cope in these uncertain times. We hope they are helpful. 

• Spanish-language resources, including information on financial help, mental health and self-care tips, tools to engage and educate children, and much more from Alianza Americas

• A virtual learning community to help parents cope with COVID-19 through classes taught by expert moms around the country from Mamas Con Poder

• My Hero is You, How kids can fight COVID-19!, a book for children and young people in Arabic, English, French, Russian, and Spanish from the World Health Organization (WHO)

• Paula y la Pandemia, a short, Spanish-language e-book for children on remaining safe during a pandemic; you find the English version here. 

• Contact details for state and local health departments from the CDC

• A comic discussing COVID-19 with children in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Braille, Chinese, English, Finnish, German, Italian, and Spanish from NPR

• Tips on managing anxiety during COVID-19 from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

• Six strategies to help teens care for their mental health during COVID-19 from UNICEF

• Exercises to keep you active and strong from the WHO

• Free virtual cooking classes from Milk Street Cooking School

• Liberate, a meditation app with free guides for and by people of color

• Insight Timer, a more general meditation app with thousands of free guides and courses

• Quick tip for working from home: remember the 20-20-20 rule. Stay at least 20 inches away from the screen and every 20 minutes give your eyes a 20 second break.