Help with Technology

• Free tutoring via video call from Oakland library staff - click here
  
  
• Volunteer as a tutor or get help as a student online at LearnInShelter.org - click here
  
  
  
• Piedmont High School students offering free tutoring online - click here
  
  
• Free Comcast/Xfinity for low-income families - supposedly they have improved access after many complaints - please let me know your experience: click here for the free 60 day offer
  
  
  
• Sonic Broadband Internet 90-day free offer - click here to apply
  
  
  
• Internet from AT&T $10/month - click here or call (855) 220-5211.
  
  
• Internet from Human-i-t at $15/month - click here or call (888) 519-4724
  
  
  
• Oakland Tech Exchange: provides free or very low-cost computers for families of Oakland students - click here or call (510) 866-2260

Oakland Educators Live Broadcasts

• Story Time with Mr. Limata from Emerson Elementary: weekdays at 10:30 am live - click here
  
  
• Live story times with Oakland school librarians - click here
  
  
• Student dance time with Emerson Elementary teachers: Wednesdays at 1 pm live - click here

Favorite Links for Younger Students

• #CreateAtHome - Arts and Music Education Online - click here
  
  
• Oakland Museum At Home activities - click here
  
  
• Free Kid Lit live author readings (times are two hours ahead of Oakland) - click here for a schedule, updated daily!
  
  
• 25 joyful activities for little ones stuck indoors - click here
  
  
• Monterey Bay Aquarium webcams (all ages!) - click here
  
  
• UC Berkeley Peregrine falcon baby triplets (Campanile nest) webcam - click here
  
  
• OUSD Resource List - click here
  
  
  
  Favorite Links for Older Students
  
  
• Map the Bay 2020 map-making contest (deadline May 1st) - click here
  
  
• YouthBeat online classes from Oakland's KDOL (Photography, Photoshop, Screenwriting, Poetry, Adobe Premiere, and much more) - click here
  
  
• My son's favorite is this free video of the Broadway musical Newsies - click here

Survival Resources

• Oakland School Nutrition "Grab and Go" sites - click here for the locations and times
  
  
• Alameda County Food Bank - click here or call (510) 635-3663 to find where to get free food
  
  
• PG&E Energy Savings Assistance Program - click here or call (866) 743-2243 to apply
  
  
• Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: click here
  
  
• Legal Aid At Work fact sheet for pandemic-related issues: click here
  
  
• California Lifeline phone service for low-income families: click here for information or call (866) 272-0349
  
  
• Oakland Sick Leave law: click here for more information

Where to Donate

• Oakland Ed Fund Rapid Response Fund - click here to donate - contact your school's principal to apply for funds; information about how the funds are distributed is available here
  
  
  
• OUSD Stimulus Pledge for undocumented families - click here to donate
  
  
  
• Emerson Elementary GoFundMe to support their school library - click here to donate