COVID-19 Supports for Families

Here are the latest updates for PIC families regarding PIC's closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

ABOUT THE COVID-19 VACCINE

• CDC Recommends Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine
• About COVID-19 VACCINE (City of Philadelphia)
• PA Department of Public Health Vaccine Info
• About COVID-19 vaccine distribution (City of Philadelphia)
• CHOP Vaccine Program
• Chester & Delaware Counties Vaccine and Children

PRE-REGISTER FOR THE COVID-19 VACCINE

• CHOP Vaccine Scheduler
• City of Phila COVID-19 Vaccine Sign-up
• CVS Vaccine Scheduler
• Rite Aid COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduler
• School District of Philadelphia Vaccine Events
• Walgreens Vaccine Scheduler

COVID-19 TESTING SITES

• ARCPoint Labs of Trenton-Hamilton
• Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium
• CHOP Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
• Drexel Mobile Testing Unit
  Free Rapid Testing
• Jefferson mobile testing
• LabCorp
• Penn Medicine Testing
• Phila.gov list of testing sites
• Phila Dept of Public Health on Twitter
  for pop-up locations
• Pop up testing sites from 15 to Know
• Vybe Mobile Clinic

Useful information about COVID-19 

• What Fully Vaccinated People can Do - helpful graphic (CDC)
• American Academy of Pediatrics Healthy Children website
• Center for Disease Control Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• World Health Organization
• PA Department of Health website
• City of Philadelphia website
• Updates and FAQs from Penn
• What Parents Need to Know About Coronavirus

Talking to Children about COVID-19

• Audrey Duck tells Dr. Susan Linn that "I'm Tired of the Virus"
  (Defending the Early Years)
• Dr. Susan Linn and Audrey Duck Talking about the Coronavirus for kids
  (Defending the Early Years)
• Piggy and Bunny and the Stay-at-Home Story
• Guidance for Supporting Children through COVID-19
  from Defending the Early Years
• Coronavirus Is a Big Word Social Story
  (Conscious Discipline)
• Shubert and Sophie Stay Home Social Story
  (Conscious Discipline)
• Time to Come in Bear
  A video story for kids about staying at home right now.
• Coping with COVID-19 from Sesame Street
• Tips for Families: Coronovirus (Zero to Three)
• CHOP Child Life Talking Points
• Talking To Children about the Coronavirus
• Talking to Kids about the Coronavirus

Mental Health & Wellness

• Supporting Recovery After Trauma (Early Learning  Knowledge Center)
• Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Children (Zero to Three - English)
  Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Children (Zero to Three - Spanish)
• 24 hr. Mental Health Delegate Hot Line: 215-685-6440
• Health and wellness tips for parents  (phila.gov)
• mindphltogether.com
• Grief Support for Motherless Mothers
  Former PIC parent Susanna Gilbertson, MSW is offering affordable grief support for motherless mothers.

Supports for families:

• FREE Virtual tutoring for students K-12 (CovEducation.org)
• Free, nutritious food during COVID-19 (phila.gov)
• No ID or income eligibility required
• No Hungry Kid
  Food assistance for children
• Protect yourself financially from the impact of the coronavirus
  Tips from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• During school closures, Kindergarten registration is ONLINE
• Tips for digital learning while Philly schools are closed (phila.gov)
• COVID-19 Toolkit for families
  from Public Citizens for Children & Youth
• How to Get Health Insurance
  for you and your child from PCCY

Good Reads

• Be grateful for bored children (Community Playthings)
• Teach your kids to play on their own (NY Times)
• Mindfulness for children (NY Times)
• Why is my big kid acting like a toddler (NY Times)