FoodCorps’ top priority is the health and safety of the communities we serve—kids, families, schools, and the service members who support them. The public health crisis unfolding around COVID-19 has triggered an atmosphere of stress, uncertainty, and fear for all of us while simultaneously raising the flag for our communities to rally in support of one another. The following resources are intended to support educators, families, school nutrition professionals, and others who wish to respond to and support those impacted by COVID-19.
If you’re a FoodCorps service member or FoodCorps site partner, please be in touch with your state team about relief efforts specific to your community or service.
Resources By Type
FOR EDUCATORS
- From FoodCorps: Our AmeriCorps service members are sharing videos of lessons for students and families to do at home! See a full directory of available lessons and videos.
- From Starr Commonwealth: Starr’s Trauma-Informed Resilient Schools online course, normally $199, is temporarily available free of charge “to anyone interested in the underlying traumatic roots of behavior, as well as the key components necessary to allow students to flourish.”
- From Teaching Tolerance: Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus
- From Facing History: Support for Teachers During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- From the Emerson Collective: Resources for Remote Learning
- From the Department of Education: COVID-19 Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel
- From the Southern Education Foundation: Distance Learning During COVID-19: 7 Equity Considerations for Schools and Districts
- From Facing History: COVID-19: How Can We Make Choices That Promote the Common Good?
- From Soul Fire Farm: BIPOC-Led How-To Videos, Gardening Projects & Online Learning Resources
- From Rooted, Life Lab, and Wisconsin School Garden Network: Teaching in Nature’s Classroom: A free online course for educators to consider best practices and reflect on their own teaching practice in outdoor learning environments, with a focus on school and community youth gardens
- From the U.S. Office of Educational Technology: Reflecting Towards Success: Remote education and supporting elementary and secondary students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
- From FoodPrint: Teaching Young People About Foodprints: Lessons, activities, book suggestions, video links and easy-to-understand graphics for all different ages and gathered from expert organizations who specialize in teaching young people about food, the environment, animal welfare, food justice and more
FOR FAMILIES
- From FoodCorps: A number of FoodCorps lessons can be adapted for remote education. We recommend these lessons for teaching kids about food, nutrition, and culture at home.
- From FoodCorps: Our AmeriCorps service members are sharing videos of lessons for students and families to do at home! See a full directory of available lessons and videos.
- From the USDA: Find Meals for Kids When Schools Are Closed
- From FRAC: School Districts Serving Meals During COVID-19 School Closures
- From Kids Activities: Here’s the Entire List of Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions Due to School Closings
- From Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents (NESCA): Making the Most of COVID-19 School Closures
- From Scary Mommy: 4 Ways to Help Feed Kids in Need During the Current COVID-19 Pandemic
- From Education Week: Map of Coronavirus School Closures
- From the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP): Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource
- From NASP: Countering COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Stigma and Racism: Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- From Talkspace: 6 Mental Health Tips for Parents During the Coronavirus Outbreak
- From Common Bytes: Healthy and delicious recipes and videos for families
- From ChopChop Magazine: Weekly newsletters for families with recipes that can be made with pantry and fridge staples, along with math and science activities, food facts, themed physical exercises, and more. Sign up here.
- From Facing History: Parenting and Caregiving for Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- From Whole Kids Foundation: Tips for Kids and Families, including recipes, activities and lessons
- From The Food Project: Growing at Home: A Gardening Guide for Socially Distant Times
- From the Garden School Foundation: At-Home Learning Guide for connecting with nature at home
- From Eat REAL: Resources on eating healthy at home
- From Johns Hopkins: Analysis of School Reopening Plans, a map tracking education recovery plans across the country
- From FoodPrint: Teaching Young People About Foodprints: Lessons, activities, book suggestions, video links and easy-to-understand graphics for all different ages and gathered from expert organizations who specialize in teaching young people about food, the environment, animal welfare, food justice and more
FOR SCHOOL NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS
- From the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC): Ensuring Access to the Child Nutrition Programs In the Event of School Closures
- From the USDA Food and Nutrition Service: FNS Actions to Respond to COVID-19 and list of nationwide waivers
- From the CDC: How to Protect Yourself Against COVID-19
- From Share Our Strength: Coronavirus Grant Requests: “We’re offering emergency grants to support local school districts and nonprofit organizations in their efforts to ensure kids get the nutritious food they need. This grant request is specifically for school districts and community organizations to submit an inquiry for grants to support nutrition programs in their communities.”
- From the Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy: How School Districts Are Feeding Students During Closures
- From Facebook: TIPS For School Meals That Rock, a Facebook group for school nutrition professionals, is home to many conversations about how to show up for kids creatively and thoughtfully during this time.
- From LunchAssist: Resources for COVID-19 Meal Service
- From No Kid Hungry: Emerging Strategies & Tactics For Meal Service During School Closures Related to the Coronavirus
- From the USDA: Child Nutrition Program State by State COVID-19 Waivers
- From FRAC: School Districts Serving Meals During COVID-19 School Closures
- From the National Farm to School Network: Farm to School Efforts During COVID-19 Highlight Resilient Community Food Systems
- From FRAC: Guide to Ensuring Children Have Access to Nutritious Meals During COVID-19 School Closures
- From the National Farm to School Network: COVID-19 Information and Resources
- From Share Our Strength: School Meals Marketing Toolkit
FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS & OTHERS WHO WANT TO SUPPORT
- From FoodCorps: How FoodCorps is Responding to COVID-19 and our Policy Statement on COVID-19
- From FoodCorps: Contact your legislators on matters relating to COVID-19 via our Action Center
- From the CDC: How to Protect Yourself Against COVID-19
- From the Hunter College Food Policy Center: Distance Learning Courses and Webinars for the Food Policy Enthusiast
- From Feeding America: You can donate to the COVID-19 Response Fund, which will “help food banks across the country as they support communities impacted by the pandemic. The fund will enable food banks to secure the resources they need to efficiently serve the most vulnerable members of the community.”
- From FRAC: Preparing for the Impacts of the Coronavirus on Health, Well-Being, and Food Security
- From SHRM: Coronavirus and Racism: Take Precautions to Fight Discrimination
- From the Rockefeller Foundation: Coronavirus and Food Access: Four Questions Every Community Needs to Answer
- From Community Alliance with Family Farmers: What Can Consumers Do During the COVID-19 Crisis to Support Family Farms & Our Local Food System?
- From the NAACP: Coronavirus and Our Communities
- From Colorlines: Ring the Alarm: COVID-19 Presents Grave Danger to Communities of Color
- From Oregon State University: Master Gardener Series: Vegetable Gardening
- From the National Farm to School Network: COVID-19 Resources for Farm to School and ECE
- From Teen Vogue: 10 Ways to Fight for Social Justice During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- From Madame Noire: 5 Takeaways to Empower Black Communities From Color of Change’s COVID-19 Town Hall
- From Soul Fire Farm: BIPOC-Led How-To Videos, Gardening Projects & Online Learning Resources
- From CNN: A Guide to Helping and Getting Help During the Coronavirus Crisis
- From The Food Project: Growing at Home: A Gardening Guide for Socially Distant Times
- From King County: Anti-Stigma Social Media Toolkit
- From Vision Change Win: Know Your Rights During COVID-19
- From Soul Fire Farm: 3D Virtual Skill Shares, a multilingual and multidimensional workshop series designed for B.I.P.O.C. (Black, Indigenous, &/or People or Color) to deepen skills in specific farming and homesteading practices in a culturally relevant, supportive, and joyful environment
This page will be regularly updated with available resources. Page last updated Monday, November 2, 2020.
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