Activities
- Khan Academy: Free practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard for K-14 in math, science, computing, history, art history, economics, and more, including test preparation (SAT, Praxis, LSAT) content.
- Who Am I: Activities that adolescents can engage in to develop their sense of self identity
- Activities provided by our friends at Centro Cultural
- Get OMSI's help and do science experiments at home
- Educational content on Netflix: Include educational programming in your viewing time
Child Abuse
- Youth Contact: mental health treatment
- Child Abuse Awareness (WA County Sheriff resource): Kody Harris Kody_harris@co.washington.or.us Hotline 503-681-6917
- CARES NW: Child abuse evaluation and treatment
Childcare
- Politsit: Help with childcare for political advocacy. Are you interested in getting involved and advocating for your family? But you need help with childcare? Politisit is a nonpartisan nonprofit that pays for childcare so parents and guardians of minors can be civically engaged without worrying about the cost of childcare. Please find more information at www.Politisit.org or email us at Politisit@gmail.com.
- Harmony SEL (Social Emotional Learning): Free curriculum on SEL (social emotional learning)
- Spanish Health and Safety Guidelines for Childcare Oregon: Spanish Health & Safety Guidelines videos from Child Care Resource and Referral of Washington County, Oregon, created to be a tool for child care providers in communicating about the guidelines to parents/families.
- Health & Safety Guidelines for Child Care - Oregon: Health & Safety Guidelines videos from Child Care Resource and Referral of Washington County, Oregon, created to be a tool for child care providers in communicating about the guidelines to parents/families.
- NBC's Brian Williams on Summer Learning Loss: Video showing graphic effects of summer learning loss (2014)
Covid
- Breathe for Change: Family resources and classroom guides that support self-care and well-being
- Spanish Health and Safety Guidelines for Childcare Oregon: Spanish Health & Safety Guidelines videos from Child Care Resource and Referral of Washington County, Oregon, created to be a tool for child care providers in communicating about the guidelines to parents/families.
- Health & Safety Guidelines for Child Care - Oregon: Health & Safety Guidelines videos from Child Care Resource and Referral of Washington County, Oregon, created to be a tool for child care providers in communicating about the guidelines to parents/families.
- We Keep Each Other Safe - a guide by and for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, POc, and LGBTQ communities navigating the COVID-19 pandemic: Designed by and for our communities to help us keep each other safe during the pandemic and to support all of us in getting the best care possible if any of us or any of our loved ones become sick with COVID-19.
- CDC: Covid related resources about wearing and making masks for your protection
General
- Maternal and child health resources; particularly for new parents: Being a parent is a big job. Washington County Health and Human Services- Maternal, Child & Family Programs can help you along the way. We serve families in Washington County with no cost programs and services, that promote the health and well-being of families from pregnancy through childhood. 833-868-4769
- Harmony SEL (Social Emotional Learning): Free curriculum on SEL (social emotional learning)
- America's Childcare Crisis on The Daily Show: America's childcare crisis is obvious to many Americans; Trevor Noah gets it and explains it well!
- Why a kid's relationship with teachers is more important than ever: Here’s how to make sure your child isn’t sitting in the virtual back row. Pandemic or not, students perform better when they have a good relationship with their teacher. And studies have shown that a supportive teacher-student relationship positively impacts students beyond the classroom, while a negative one can stymie a child’s academic and social-emotional development.
- Supporting Positive Behavior at Home: Parent support speaker series
Local School Districts
- Tigard/Tualatin School District
- Sherwood School District
- Hillsboro School District
- Gaston School District
- Forest Grove School District
Mental Health
- Breathe for Change: Family resources and classroom guides that support self-care and well-being
- Harmony SEL (Social Emotional Learning): Free curriculum on SEL (social emotional learning)
- Lines for Life: Need help? Let’s talk! The YouthLine is a free and confidential teen-to-teen mental health support and crisis line for youth. Teens can reach out every day from 4PM-10PM PST to talk to a trained peer about whatever they need support with. No problem is too big or too small for YouthLine! YouthLine is available by phone call, text, chat, and email. For more information, visit www.oregonyouthline.org, call 877-968-8491, or text “teen2teen” to 839-863.
- Youth Contact: mental health treatment
- CARES NW: Child abuse evaluation and treatment
Racism
- State of Access and Equity: Report on Oregon provider survey, focus groups, and interviews looking at equity and access barriers for out of school time programs
- Kids tough questions: How to have discussions about racism with your kids
Self-care
- Breathe for Change: Family resources and classroom guides that support self-care and well-being
Training / Education
- Harmony SEL (Social Emotional Learning): Free curriculum on SEL (social emotional learning)
- MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement): MESA's mission is to provide students underrepresented in STEM fields with opportunities. Invention Clubs are an opportunity for 5th to 12th-grade students who do not have a MESA chapter at their school or are home school students, to participate in the MESA experience. Students must also qualify for free/reduced lunch in order to participate.
- Resources for remote learning: Washington County Cooperative Library Services
Why out of school time matters
History of Afterschool
This video of the history of afterschool also talks about current issues and the future of afterschool.
- America's Childcare Crisis on The Daily Show: America's childcare crisis is obvious to many Americans; Trevor Noah gets it and explains it well!
Reports
In 2018 Meyer Memorial Trust supported a series of Community Conversations and an online survey for parents and guardians. Their responses documented their experiences with obtaining and using early childhood, afterschool, and summer care for their kids and youth. WCK produced the 2019 “Imperative to Act” report and “Executive Summary” reviewing research on the topic, outlining the results of parent and guardian experiences, and making recommendations for further action.:
- Listening to what kids and parents want: Parent desire for afterschool
- After school programs make a difference
- After school programs in high demand
- Long-term outcome study: A longitudinal study of LA's BEST students' persistence and graduation rates: Impact of after school.
- History of Afterschool in America
Research
- NBC's Brian Williams on Summer Learning Loss: Video showing graphic effects of summer learning loss (2014)
- Building opportunities into Adolescence: Mapping the Gaps between Expert and Public Understanding of Adolescent Development
- Community Action Annual Report 2018-19: Poverty; # children served
- Washington County Grad Rate Trends 2018-19: Excel analysis of extracted data
- What Research Tells Us About Effective Out-of-School Time Programs for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency: Impact of After School