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See what Norwalk school teachers are doing to bring good cheer and normalcy to their students!

As reported by Nancy on Norwalk, “essential workers” as intrepid and informed reporters for Norwalk, for sure:

The distance between Jefferson Elementary School teachers and their students shrank considerably Thursday as the teachers rode in a caravan through the kids’ neighborhood.

The morning teacher parade wasn’t the first vehicle-driven outreach to students: Marvin was first to organize a caravan, Fox Run Elementary School as done it and Wolfpit has “Wolfie” out waving to families. Other strategies for closing the gap while the kids are “distance learning” under the threat posed by a pandemic include YouTube story hours, closed Facebook page chats and spirit weeks.

Distance learning to continue. No spring break this year.

As reported by Nancy on Norwalk, Norwalk Public Schools will replace spring break this year with a continuation of distance learning. Since families need to delay vacations until the life returns to normal, everyone is having to make difficult adjustments.

For the first time in 50 years, Carver had to cancel its annual Spring Break College Tour. In its place a Carver volunteer created this database of colleges and universities across the country that offer 360 virtual tours of their campuses and programs.

The 2020 Census. Get Counted. Change a Life.

For the first time in its history, Census 2020 can be completed online. Or by phone. Or by mail.

While we are all confined to our homes, now is the perfect time to participate in one of the defining events of 2020, something that will impact Connecticut for the next decade.

It is critical that every individual physically living in Connecticut be counted in the census regardless of age, citizenship status, homeowner status, or language spoken at home. But far too many families are not counted, especially those that directly benefit from access to afterschool and summer learning programs.

The U.S. Census Bureau is bound by law to protect your answers and keep them strictly confidential. In fact, every employee takes an oath to protect your personal information for life.

Carver Community Center is a distribution site for student meals each week day, 12 noon to 2PM

As Norwalk enters what we believe could be the peak phase of the COVID-19 coronavirus spread, Norwalk Public Schools is modifying its food distribution model. School bus meal delivery to bus stops, as well as door-to-door meal deliveries for special education students, will be postponed until further notice. To make sure that students and families still have meal options, this alternate plan is now in place.

Starting Monday, March 30 until further notice, meals will now be available at 10 food distribution sites across the city from 12 noon to 2 pm, Monday through Friday, including at the Carver Community Center.

People everywhere are coming together during this time of social distancing

The Nextdoor app, which connects people with others in their neighborhoods, is full of people offering to help higher-risk individuals with whatever they need as they self isolate. Whether it's picking up food, groceries, or medicine, there's a lot of kindness to be found on the app. What Americans Are Doing Now Is Beautiful. The public’s response to the coronavirus will stand as a remarkable moment of national mobilization.

"Caremongering" in the fight to stop COVID-19

How These Disabled Activists Are Taking Matters Into Their Own (Sanitized) Hands If you’re interested in donating to a food bank, Feeding America has a national database of centers you can support, and it has established the COVID-19 Response Fund to provide additional aid to their member food banks. If you’re interested in giving money to a food pantry in your community, check out FoodPantries.org for donation and contact information.