Dear Neighbors and Friends, 

We know that there is a lot of confusing information circulating regarding Covid-19.  We at CCRA have created a list of useful links to help you find reliable health information, educational information, and other links to help keep you busy and sane while you remain at home.

Stay healthy!!

Health Information:

    Local Governments:

• PA.gov: https://www.pa.gov/guides/responding-to-covid-19/
• Phila.gov: https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/
• Philly COVID-19 FAQ: https://resolvephilly.ampd.news/

    Government and International Agencies: 

• CDC:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html
• WHO (World Health Organization): https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

    Universities:

• Johns Hopkins: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/,  https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

    Newspapers (free):

• The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/
• NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/coronavirus
• Wall St. Journal: https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/coronavirus
• Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/coronavirus/

Kids and Corona Virus:

• PBS: https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-coronavirus
• Kids Health: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/coronavirus-how-talk-child.html
• Stanford Health: https://news.sanfordhealth.org/news/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/explaining-covid-19-to-kids/
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network: https://www.nctsn.org/resources/parent-caregiver-guide-to-helping-families-cope-with-the-coronavirus-disease-2019
• Unicef: https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/how-talk-your-child-about-coronavirus-covid-19
• Boston Children’s Hospital:  http://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-and-treatments/conditions/c/coronavirus#

Educational Information (General):

    Younger Kids:

• ABC Mouse: https://www.abcmouse.com/abt/homepage?8a08850bc2=T1671361463.1584450456.0586
• Brain Pop: https://www.brainpop.com/
• DreamScape: https://www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape/
• Highlights Kids: https://www.highlightskids.com/
• Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
• National Geographic Kids: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
• PBS Learning: https://whyy.pbslearningmedia.org/
• Scholastic:  https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
• Story Online: https://www.storylineonline.net/
• TedEd: https://ed.ted.com/lessons?content_type=animations+talks&direction=desc&sort=publish-date&user_by_click=student

• Codecademy:  https://www.codecademy.com/
• edX: https://www.edx.org/
• MIT Open Course Ware: https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
• Links to 450 On-line Ivy League Courses: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ivy-league-free-online-courses-a0d7ae675869/?fbclid=IwAR1AgtXrfkXg0S4fTeZjLrlRI8UHf_ijmABjC0VHmk8iY--iVJxAJpn5Qrs

Practice Social Distancing

Virtual Fieldtrips:

    Aquariums and Zoos:

• Georgia Aquarium: https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/ocean-voyager/
• Philly Zoo at 2 (via Facebook, live videos at 2 PM): https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiazoo/
• Road trips from home: https://www.titlemax.com/articles/road-trip-from-home-virtual-field-trips/
• San Diego Zoo: https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
• Tropical Reef Aquarium: https://explore.org/livecams/oceans/pacific-aquarium-tropical-reef-camera

    Parks:

• Great Wall of China: https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
• Yellowstone:  https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm

    Museums:

• British Museum (via Google): https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
• The Getty Museum: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-j-paul-getty-museum?hl=en
• Louvre: https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
• MetKids: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
• Rijksmuseum in Holland: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/research/online-collection-catalogue
• The Ufffizi (via Google): https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffizi-gallery?hl=en
• US National Gallery (via Google): https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-gallery-of-art-washington-dc?hl=en
• Van Gogh Museum: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en

    Other Planets:

• Mars:  https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/

Kids' Fitness:

• Roblox Fitness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-C-4uQhn10
• Marvel Avengers' HIIT Fitness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqZFz44AB78
• Go Noodle: https://www.gonoodle.com/blog/gonoodle-games-movement-app-for-kids/

Entertainment:

• Stories for kids read aloud (free from Audible): https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
• Philadelphia Orchestra:  https://www.philorch.org/performances/special-performances/live-stream/
• Google Arts & Culture: https://artsandculture.google.com/
• Broadway musicals:  https://www.playbill.com/article/15-broadway-plays-and-musicals-you-can-watch-on-stage-from-home?fbclid=IwAR0cSMzqxCbwndURg3AKWzvkgfz1ZNpwgy40nWKS6yD_mhqGRCAlfCrYUU0
• Metropolitan Opera:  https://www.metopera.org/user-information/nightly-met-opera-streams/

Here's a list of restaurants that are opened (beginning Friday 11/20/2020, indoor dining has been suspended until January 1, 2021)