Resource Database
Search below for opportunities to get help, give help, or donate to people in your community.
Kids' Meals, Inc.
Who can get help: Kids under age 6 whose parents make less than $25,000 are eligible.
What: Kids’ Meals delivers free, healthy meals, year-round, Monday-Friday to the homes of hungry children under age 6 who live within our 43 delivery zip codes. We also deliver 1-3 family grocery bags a week as supplies allow.
Target Hunger
Who can get help: Target hunger serves vulnerable community members including homebound seniors, families whose children are now home from school, those who have lost their jobs or whose wages are reduced, and those who do not have resources.
What: Target Hunger serves food-insecure people and distributes more than four (4) million pounds of food annually. This distribution of nutritious food is accomplished through six food pantries, educational food fairs, an extensive senior home delivery program, collaboration with 10 senior day sites, the Willie H. & Gladys R. Goffney Community Garden and participation in the USDA Commodities Program.
Phone: 832-767-1677
Email: info@targethunger.org
Round Rock Independent School District
Who can get help: Students of the school district and children who are under the age of 19
What: Starting on March 31, student meal distribution times will transition to once per day with lunch and breakfast for the following day available for pickup at the District’s campus-based meal distribution locations from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Service for the Montelena Apartments location will be from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and service for the Double Creek Townhomes location will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. from Monday through Friday. Meal distribution will take place by the main office of each location. Beginning Friday, April 3, students will be able to pick up meals from any location for Saturday and Sunday during that day’s meal distribution time. Weekend meals for students will be available for pickup each Friday.
Montgomery County Public Schools
Who can get help: All children may come to any location to receive a nutritious meal.
What: Montgomery County schools will offer all children free meals while schools are closed. No appointment is necessary. Meals will be provided in a Grab-and-Go format. Meals will be available Monday through Friday from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Los Angeles Unified
Who can get help: Students of the LA Unified school system
What: Los Angeles Unified, in partnership with the Red Cross, will continue to provide nutritious meals to all students who need them during the temporary closure of schools. The 64 Grab & Go Food Centers are staffed weekdays from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Each child can take home two nutritious meals.
East St. Louis School District
Who can get help: East St. Louis school district students and their families
What: Grab and go student meals will be provided during school closure. Meals can be picked up by students or their families. Parents/guardians may pick up to 4 meals at a time.
City of Boston
Who can get help: All youth and teens in Boston
What: The City of Boston, in partnership with Project Bread, YMCA of Greater Boston, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, and other community organizations, will provide free meals to all youth and teens at various locations and times across the City.
Healthcare Workers Childcare Co-op
Who can get help: Healthcare workers in Philadelphia.
Who can give help: Students or others with the ability to provide childcare.
What: Volunteer childcare for the children of healthcare workers.
Email Address: help@hcwchildcareco-op.com.
Scholastic Learn-At-Home Content
Who can get help: Parents looking for Grades K-3 or 4-8 online content for kids.
What: Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.
Purple Mash & Serial Mash
Who can get help: Parents looking for K-3 online content and home school curriculums for kids.
What: Purple Mash provides fully mapped curriculums for students. Serial Mash provides over 100 books for kids. Accessible anywhere on any device.
NYC Schools Free Meal Program
Who can get help: All children of New York City, as well as their parents and guardians when present with their children, are eligible for free meals.
What: The New York City Department of Education offers free breakfast, lunch and afters chool meals to all NYC public school students during the school year. Beginning March 23, meals will be distributed at over 400 locations across the city.
Student Support Healthcare Workers
Who can get help: Healthcare workers with children are eligible to receive help.
Who can give help: Students who are a part of the Harvard community are encouraged to volunteer.
What: This is a centralized volunteer form for students to help healthcare personnel (custodial staff, doctors, nurses, etc.) at Harvard-affiliated hospitals by offering different services including childcare, running errands (grocery/pharmacy runs), remote work (linking volunteers+workers), and more.
Contact student.covid.response@gmail.com for questions.
Emergency Child and Youth Care
Who can get help: Requires official invitation but if you meet the following criteria, you can be invited:
1. Work for the San Francisco Department of Health or One of its Community Health Clinics
2. Work for one of the San Francisco-based Hospitals
3. Have been activated as a Disaster Service Worker
What: Childcare for eligible Healthcare and Disaster Service workers in Greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE)
Who can get help: Food & beverage workers with children. During the pandemic, applications for support specific to COVID-19 are limited to those who have been diagnosed with or are living with someone diagnosed with COVID-19.
What: CORE is a national nonprofit organization that is dedicated to granting support to food & beverage service employees with children, who are faced with life-altering circumstances and in need of their help.
NYC Schools Remote Learning Device Request
Who can get help: For families of a K-12 student at a NYC school.
What: The New York City Department of Education is providing a device for K-12 students that need one. A parent or guardian must fill out the request form and answer a few questions that demonstrate need. You must include the student ID number, a 9 digit number that can be found on the student’s report card.
Spectrum Internet - Free for K-12
Who can get help: Families of K-12 or college students in need of internet.
What: Charter will offer free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access for 60 days to households with a K-12 and/or college student who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription and at any service level up to 100 Mbps. Installation fees will be waived for new student households.
Contact: To enroll, call 1-844-488-8395