Our Utah Afterschool Network team is deeply concerned for afterschool programs around the state - including your teams, youth, and the families you serve. We understand this can be a time of uncertainty. We hope that you are staying safe, healthy, and are managing your stress. Please remember to spend time outside and remain *virtually* connected with your friends and family. Our team has remained connected via Zoom, which has helped all of our sanity.
We want to provide you with as many resources and support as possible. We have collected resources for your families, updates on COVID-19, activities and curriculum for kids while they are out of school, and opportunities for your staff to engage in professional development. Please share these resources with your networks and forward us any new resources you find. We’re in this together!
GENERAL COVID-19 INFORMATION
Please check these websites often as information is updated daily.
- Centers for Disease Control | Latest national coronavirus information
- State of Utah | State coronavirus resource website
FAMILY RESOURCES
Please share these resources with the families you serve.
- Care About Child Care | If your program is closed, this may be a good resource to help families find an available provider
- Utah State Board of Education | Coronavirus resources and updates for food resources
- Comcast | Free internet access
- Washington State Department of Health | Coronavirus act sheet in various languages
ACTIVITIES & CURRICULUM IDEAS
Please share these ideas with the families you serve.
- Learn at Home - Scholastic | Day-by-day projects to keep kids engaged in learning when out of school
- edu.google.com | Learn how to navigate free Google resources like google docs, hangouts, classroom and others to support remote learning for youth
- PBS Learning Media | A great resource for lesson plans and curriculum year-round, not just during COVID-19
STAFF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Keep your staff engaged over the next several weeks with some free or low-cost online training opportunities. We will even be offering free Facebook training events next week, so stay tuned!
- UAN eLearning Institute | Create a free profile and take a course from your desktop, smartphone, or tablet at little or no cost
- Sphero Edu in partnership with CodeFWD Facebook | Unlock the power of programming with this free program for a select number of applicants
- You for Youth | Online technical assistance for 21st Century Community Learning Centers
