Family Resources
FAMILY TO FAMILY
The Learning Center for the Deaf would like to provide a voluntary sign up sheet as a way for our community to directly connect with each other and share general support, including childcare or ASL tutoring. This sign up sheet may also be helpful for those who are new to the TLC community.
Emergency Broadband Benefit
The FCC has announced that beginning May 12, eligible households will be able to apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit, an emergency program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will end once the program funds are exhausted, or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the pandemic, whichever comes first.
Click to view the toolkit (available in multiple languages).
Five Ways Parents Can Help Kids Thrive with Remote Learning (Article)
Caring for the Parent-Teacher Relationship During COVID (Article)
7 Tips for Parents Supporting Remote Learning (Video)
American Society for Deaf Children: Mentors, Online Classes, ASL Storytelling and more
Resources for Mental Health and Wellness:
Walden Community Services: 508-875-9529 or VP: 774-406-3921
Directory of Therapists for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing During COVID-19 (updated April 2021)
Mass Department of Mental Health Emergency Crisis Hotline: (877) 382-1609
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor
HandHold MA: Created by a team of mental health and child development experts in partnership with parents who have gone through what you are going through to guide you in caring for your child’s mental health and emotional well-being.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
The Deaf Hotline: VP: 855-812-1001
Emergency Services Program Mobile Crisis Intervention: 877-382-1609
ESP/MCI is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a weekThe Trevor Project (LGBTQIA+ Youth)
TrevorLifeline: 1-866-488-7386
TrevorText: Text START to 678-678
NAMI Compass Hotline (support navigating the complex mental health system): 1-800-370-9085 | compass@namimass.org
Domestic Violence 24/7 Crisis Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Our Deaf Survivors Sexual/Domestic Violence Prevention Hotline: 1-855-812-1001
Deaf Respite under Advocates, Inc. (Individuals age 18 and over): VP: 508-283-7236
Mental Health Readings:
How To Hold and Implement an IEP During COVID
(Child Neurology Foundation)
Government Agencies:
Food Assistance:
National School Lunch Program: a federally assisted meal program operating in nearly 95,000 public and nonprofit private schools and residential childcare institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to more than 26 million children each school day.
Project Bread: A list of food resources for anyone in Massachusetts seeking assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic
We have compiled a spreadsheet of the various municipalities that are offering Project Bread.
View the full list here.