WarmLine is here to help!

APRIL 2020 — FAMILY NEWSLETTER

WarmLine Family Resource Center is a non-profit organization serving families of children with disabilities from birth to 26 years old.

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We're Here to Help! WarmLine continues to serve families during the shelter-in-place order. If you have questions about your child's development, Early Intervention services or special education, our staff can help. Please call 916-455-9500 and leave a message or send an e-mail to warmline@warmlinefrc.org and someone will get back to you within 1-3 business days.

For Your Information

Information designed to help parents during the COVID-19 crisis.

Read: COVID-19: Information for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs from HealthyChildren.org

Resource : How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus from The New York Times

Resource: The CA Meals for Kids Mobile App from the California Department of Education helps you find nearby California Afterschool and Summer Meal Programs Sites on iOS, Android, or Microsoft devices

Watch: An Online Social Story: My Coronavirus Social Story is a short online "picture" book which tells the story of the Coronavirus from Easterseals and the Illinois Autism Partnership

Resource: Distance learning tips for parents of children who have special needs from WarmLine

Resource: Distance Learning: 8 Tips to Get Your Child Ready to Learn at Home from Understood

Read: Answers to Top Questions from Family Advocates about services from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities

Include any children living at your address on your Census form. When you do, you help ensure that our kids' schools get the funding they need for the next 10 years. Learn more at 2020Census.gov .

Family-Friendly Activities

Resources for families with children who are sheltering in place.

Watch: Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch from Travel + Leisure

Resource: Calm has curated a page of guided meditations and mindfulness exercises, all of which which you can access in your browser without having to download the app. Learn More

Watch: 15 Adorable and Mesmerizing Animal Livestreams You Can Watch from Home from Insider

Resource: Day-by-day activities to keep kids reading, thinking and growing from Scholastic

Watch: Free videos, games and newsletter with daily activities and tips to help kids play and learn at home from PBSKids.org

Resource: 20 Learning Activities to Keep Kids Busy from Understood

Stay Connected

WarmLine hosts two Facebook groups where families who have children with developmental delays and disabilities can connect with each other, share information and ideas in English and Spanish . We also post information on both Facebook and Instagram . Check it out!

Funding for WarmLine is provided by the U.S. Department of Special Education, Office of Special Education Programs as a Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) in Northern California; the California Department of Developmental Services; First 5 Sacramento, and Sacramento County Office of Education Infant Development Program.

Thank you to the George and Lena Valente Foundation for their ongoing support of WarmLine and our families!

WarmLine Family Resource Center ~ 2424 Castro Way, Sacramento CA 95818 ~ (916) 455-9500