With the vast majority of America’s public schools now shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic, more than 54 million children have been told that they won’t be attending class for the next several weeks. In many cases, students may be left learning from home through the end of the academic year.
Partnership for CT to provide laptops to 60k students
EdTech Companies Easing the Transition to Distance Learning in Wake of COVID-19: Google, Khan Academy, VitalSource and Zoom
Students From Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley Give Free Tutoring To K-12 Students
Bringing STEM learning home during social distancing
COVID-19 Response Funds for Families &/or Organizations
Branford Community Foundation (3/19/20) | Branford Community Foundation Announces Response Fund for Individuals Impacted by Coronavirus >>
The Leadership Brainery — For racially/ethnically diverse, first-generation college students, and/or LGBTQ+ students currently enrolled as undergraduates at an accredited college/university in Greater Boston, and who has been ordered to vacate on-campus housing — here is a COVID-19 mini grant opportunity.
CohnReznick (3/23/20) | Coronavirus Resource Center (Tax and legislative updates)
Comcast (3/16/20) | Comcast Increases Access to and Speeds of Internet Essentials’ Low-Income Internet Service to Support Americans Through the Coronavirus Pandemic >>
Connecticut United Ways (3/20/20) | Connecticut United Ways Create COVID-19 Response Fund Will Help Those Financially Affected by the Pandemic >>
Guilford Foundation (3/19/20) | Guilford Foundation Announces Response Fund for Individuals Impacted by Coronavirus >>
PKF O'Connor Davies (3/23/20) | COVID-19 Resource Center (Finance, Business Operations, and Strategic Planning)
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut (3/13/20) | The United Way Neighbors in Need fund will assist individuals and families in central and northeastern Connecticut with food; emergency assistance; and, childcare >>
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County (3/20/20) | Through our Neighbors Helping Neighbors program, we can bring help and hope to those who need it most >>
United Way of Western Connecticut (3/20/20) | Covid-19 Response Fund >>