To help afterschool and summer learning programs through this process, the Afterschool Alliance has curated a number of resources, guides, and examples to help you develop a plan to safely care for children and youth.

Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s free, evidence-based resources support the physical, social, and emotional health of children and their caregivers, including out-of-school time staf

This project of the American Association of Museums features nearly 900 virtual lessons and projects from museums across the United States. Lessons focus on a wide array of topics, including history, STEM, literacy, art, and civics.

The American Camp Association (ACA) and YMCA of the USA have put together camp operations guidelines that will provide camp directors and staff with a practical guide and tool kit to implement specific recommendations provided by the CDC in relation to risk reduction at camps.

Brain Pop has created lessons, activities, videos, games, and related reading resources for youth to understand the pandemic.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has designed guidance for school administrators, educators, and out-of-school time providers who oversee the daily operations of child care programs and K-12 schools. This guidance has printable graphics and additional communication materials. 

Click2SciencePD offers STEM professional development resources for out-of-school time program providers. The site hosts a variety of self-directed web lessons, webinars, and guides for staff training on STEM in out-of-school time programs directed at program leaders, frontline staff, and program volunteers. Click2Science resources are low-cost professional development opportunities with web lessons costing five dollars for professional development credit

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) has released a comprehensive document on privacy considerations for virtual learning. Afterschool educators should reference this document, along with your school district policies on student safety, when planning to engage students in a virtual environment.

Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility has designed basic social and emotional learning (SEL) practices, from deep breathing to self-talk, helpful during this stressful time.

The Maryland Out-of-School Time Network (MOST) and many of their partners created The Case for Partnership. The Case for Partnership highlights key principles needed to help shape the field’s collective recommendations for ways organizations can partner with schools, districts, cities, counties, and various forms of government during this challenging time.

The National Association of School Psychologists has created a resource to assist families, program providers, and educators when discussing the changes within their lives due to COVID-19.

The National Education Association (NEA) has designed a guide to intentionally planning for school success during COVID-19 and beyond with health, safety, student learning, and equity at the forefront.

The National League of Cities and Bloomberg Philanthropies have teamed up to collect and share actions taken by local leaders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through the COVID-19 Local Action Tracker. The information is collected through active research and direct submissions from local leaders.

The National Science Teachers Association is offering free, 30-day memberships to new members. These memberships include access to 12,000 professional learning resources and tools.

The National Summer Learning Association has released a webinar to help providers and educators determine best practices for fundraising during COVID-19 and maintaining partnerships with current investors. They also have a Public Service Announcement for Parents with learning resources.

The North Carolina State Board of Education (SBE) and Department of Public Instruction (DPI), in consultation and response to guidelines issued by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), have developed guidance to support public school units (PSUs) and communities in determining their plans and strategies for reopening schools.

Outschool, a platform for online schooling for k-12 students, has a wealth of PD resources for educators to utilize to understand how to effectively engage over a virtual platform. This public Facebook group from Outschool provides a community for new virtual educators to get support and help from experienced virtual educators.

School’s Out Washington has developed a framework for ensuring students are learning, have childcare, and receive socio-emotional support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social distancing does not social isolation – there are still many opportunities for youth to engage in service. Youth Service America curated a collection of resources to help students think through safe service learning projects.