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
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