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Family and Community Resources
Our Board of Education and the entire District are committed to helping our students and families to become the healthiest versions of themselves. It is a fact that strong families build strong communities! And, we are all in this together which necessitates that we encourage and support one another. Below, please find resources that may be of help to your families. We will continue to update this list.
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Visit the Find Help Website to locate food assistance, help paying bills, and other free and reduced cost programs, including new programs for the COVID-19 pandemic. Simply type in your zip code and the website offers a number of assistance programs.
Sayville STRIDES Students and Family Website
Check out the NEW Sayville STRIDES Students & Family Website which has a variety of videos and other resources to support our STRIDES Program at home! Please work alongside us each month as we review our STRIDES characteristics. The website can be found here: STRIDES Students & Families
We encourage you to check out Child Mind Institute. This website publishes daily tips from experts to support families in addressing a number of challenges and topics. There are articles and videos that help parents and educators facilitate crucial conversations with their children and students.
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Project Hope: Crisis Counseling
New York Project Hope, New York State's COVID-19 Crisis Counseling Program. YES Crisis Counselors are providing free, confidential and anonymous emotional support. Call the helpline! Details on the flyer.
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Anxiety Resource Packet Grades K-8
Resources for recognizing symptoms of anxiety and responding to it. On the last three pages of the packet, there are multiple links to outside agencies and resources.
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Crime Victim Hotlines
Crime Victim Hotlines: Information, resources and a listening ear around the clock - 24 hours a day.
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Domestic Violence Assistance Hotline NYS
Click here for the state's most current domestic violence hotline, new text program and confidential online service to aid victims of abuse and provide potentially lifesaving help.
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Free Parent Resource from Long Island Parenting Institute
You can schedule a video chat to get support and answers for today's concerns: talking to your child about Coronavirus, screen-time limits, at-home instruction expectations, calm-down techniques and much more!
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Link Below: Promoting Children's Resilience During COVID-19
Please follow the link to the article, Ways to Promote Children's Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic for a fact sheet that discusses essential protective factors for our children during this time:
Promoting Resilience in Children During COVID-19
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Coping with Fear and Sadness During a Pandemic: Don't Give Into or Fight Your Feelings, Manage Them
The Director of Clinical Training at Hofstra University offers the above PDF which contains self-help oriented practical therapeutic advice to cope with the unique challenges created by pandemic-related psychological distress.
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Resources for Students and Families: Managing COVID-19
Click on this link for a variety of resources for you and your family while mangaing the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Talking to Children About COVID-19/Coronavirus
This article contains useful and practical tips for how to speak with children about COVID-19/Coronavirus.
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Action for Happiness: Coping Calendar
Download and print this calendar for daily incentives to stay positive!