Information for WIC Families on Infant Formula Availability
6/22 The infant formula supply chain problems have affected all consumers, including California families using WIC benefits to purchase formula. WIC families unable to find their regular formula can temporarily …
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW WHEN ENROLLING MY CHILDREN IN PUBLIC BENEFITS?
3/21 Programs like Medicaid, CHIP, ACA Marketplace Coverage, School Breakfast & Lunch, WIC and SNAP (“food stamps”) help your children lead healthier lives. You may have questions about whether your …
Santa Clara County Tackles Children’s Covid-19 Grief
2/25/22 More than one in 330 children in the state have lost at least one of their caretakers to Covid-19, a disease that has now killed more than 928,000 people …
First Asian American Muppet Arrives on ‘Sesame Street’
12/29/21 Ji-Young, a guitar-playing Korean American character, will bring rock music and conversations about racism to the long-running children’s show starting on Thanksgiving Day.
Family Calming Kit from First 5
A Family Calming Kit is a set of tools that supports children and families with understanding and regulating emotions and lowering feelings of stress. By using the Family Calming Kit, …
Child Tax Credits a Huge Boost for Many, But Not All, Latino Families
11/23/21 The expanded child tax credits are working to help families make ends meet and experience less stress, a new survey shows.
As part of the American Rescue Plan, …
SCC Childcare Resource & Referral (R&R) Program
provides every family with the information they need to access high-quality early care and education that meets their specific preferences. The R&R also supports the full variety of early care …
We Debunk 5 Anti-Vax Myths About Kids’ COVID-19 Vaccines
10/28/21 On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee recommended that the agency authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11. That approval could come any day now”listen closely, …
COVID-19 Vaccination Shots Now Available for Children Ages 5-11 in Santa Clara County
11/3/21 SCC is now providing COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11. Currently, the Pfizer vaccine is the only option for this newly approved age group, which numbers just over 167,000 …
FREE Bilingual Children’s Picture Dictionary – Clothes
Learn types of clothing with this bilingual children’s picture dictionary. Free download in:
English/Afrikaans, English/Albanian, English/Amharic, English/Arabic Egyptian, English/Arabic Formal, English/Arabic Gulf, English/Arabic Levantine, English/Arabic Maghrebi, English/Armenian, English/Azerbaijani, English/Basque, …
Home Alone: Prepare Kids for Emergencies
Many children don’t have adult supervision 100% of the time. Parents and caregivers have jobs, errands, and other responsibilities that require them to leave their kids home alone some of …
FIRST 5 Free Essential Supplies Distribution
At your local FIRST 5 Family Resource Centers.
-Diapers & Wipes
-Formula
-Period Products
Call 1-877-464-0244 to register.
SCC First 5 Family Resource Center Locations Multi-language: Spanish, Vietnamese
What Kids Can Do: Paying Attention to Children’s Capacities in the Pandemic
2/25/21 Opening up opportunities for children to get involved can make a tremendous difference to their recovery by increasing feelings of solidarity, empowerment, and interconnection. Still, the knowledge, creativity, energy, …
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
1990 Recognizing that the United Nations has, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenants on Human Rights, proclaimed and agreed that everyone is entitled to …
Teacher’s handbook – Supporting Grieving Students
Created by the Family Guidance and Bereavement Program, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
Choices for Children
Need help paying for child care: California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP):
The family must be income eligible and children must be under 13 years of age or have exceptional …
CommonLit Free reading activities and digital tools for at-home learning
CommonLit is a nonprofit on a mission to ensure that all children have the reading and writing skills to succeed in college and beyond.
CommonLit’s free lessons exist in …
Kidpower 30-Skill Challenge™ eHandbook
This coaching eHandbook provides a step-by-step teaching tool that any caring adult can use to teach vital “People Safety” skills to prepare children and teens to take charge of their …
Tech Interactive at Home
Teachers and parents, we’ve pulled together a collection of lesson plans and activities that you can adapt for at-home learning. You’ll find a variety of materials for different grade levels, …
SCC Office of Education Inclusion Support WarmLine
The Inclusion Support WarmLine (408) 453-6651, Offers FREE individualized supports for parents, teachers, and community members working with children who have disabilities and other needs. Offered in English, …
First 5 Community Resources Directory During COVID-19
5/21 The FIRST 5 COVID 19
Resource Guide
contains information about how to access financial aid, food, housing assistance, childcare, and other essential SCC services for families. Multi-language:
…
CDC Guidance for Schools and Child Care Programs Before and During an Outbreak
1/6/22 The CDC has published Resources for K-12 Schools and Childcare Programs to support planning, preparation, and response to COVID-19. Includes Checklists, Protocols for Cleaning, Supplemental Guidance For Child Care …
COVIBOOK Multi-language Children’s Book
Manuela Molina created this short book to support and reassure children under the age of 7, regarding the COVID-19. This book is an invitation for families to discuss the full …
A Guide to Creating “Safe Space” Policies for Early Childhood Programs
4/19 Early childhood programs play an important role in the lives of young children and their families. But in our current immigration policy climate, families across the country are questioning …
Backpack Emergency Card for Children
Printable ID Cards from the CDC to be completed and carried in children’s backpacks. It is important to have your emergency contact information with you in case of an emergency. …
Raising a Girl: A Handbook for Newcomer Mothers and Daughters
This book from BRYC contains a Special Focus on Female Genital Cutting (FGC). It is intended for mothers and daughters or caregivers of girls to read through and talk about …
A Grown-Up’s Guide to Using Technology with Young Children
2019 The Center for Early Learning at Silicon Valley Community Foundation has partnered with Common Sense Media, the leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world …
Raising Young Children in a New Country: Supporting Early Learning and Healthy Development
Focus on immigrant and refugee parents raising children from prenatal to age 5. Provides families with information about healthy development, early learning, school readiness and family engagement. Published by Bridging …
How to talk to a Child Worried About Deportation
Patient education handouts for families coping with fear of deportation.
From the Florida State University Center for Child Stress and Health – part of the Immigrant Child Health Toolkit. …
ICAN-International Children’s Assistance Network
COVID-19 Update:
Find information on everything regarding the virus: shelter-in-place; food distribution; family needs such as diapers, formula, and calming kits; learning at home for kids; financial relief information; …
Raising Teens in a New Country Handbook
Published by the Office of Refugee Resettlement for parents and teens who are new to the United States and for service providers working with them. The handbook covers topics such …
Refugee Portal – BRYCS (Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services)
We created this portal to ensure that refugees have easy access to multilingual resources. The languages shown here represent the most common languages spoken among refugees resettled in the U.S. …
Gateway Community Outreach
Our Family Resource Center supports over 1500 Edenvale families on a weekly basis, providing food, clothing, life skills classes, and more at no cost.
Other community programs including homeless …
Rebekah Children’s Services Family Resource Center
The Family Resource Center promotes school readiness through education, information and resources on nutrition, health, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, positive parenting and parenting advocacy for children and families. The Family …
Care, Cope, Connect – Children’s Mental Health
The Care, Cope, Connect resource, was created by Sesame Street in Communities in collaboration with the First 5 Association of CA, helps parents cope with stress and provide safety and …
Let’s Have Fun With Fire Safety – English & Spanish
This activity book gives young children valuable fire safety and prevention tips. Contains coloring pages and fun activities introducing children to topics such as escape planning, kitchen fire safety and …
Kidpower Safety Tips for Kids, Teens & Adults
Kidpower has produced free downloadable checklists of Safety Tips to teach Kids, Teens & Adults how to be safe from abuse, bullying, harassment, assault, and other violence. Languages: English, French, …
Kidsdata.org
Kidsdata.org is a public service website that allows users to easily find, customize, and share data on more than 400 measures about child health and well being in California. Data …
Colorin Colorado
A bilingual site for educators and families of English language learners. Current news articles regarding the COVID-19 impact on schools, ESL, the childcare system and tips for parents. This site …