Family Resources
Home and Employment Support
Temporary housing for homeless families and individuals
State unemployment assistance for those who lost work
Search for low cost internet providers in your area
Economic support for businesses, non-profits, and independent contractors
Food Security
All lunches served in our new lunch program are free for the 2021-2022 school year.
Food Bank of Larimer County, still open and providing updates
Vindeket Foods, drive up pay-what-you-can grocery service
877-877, text “Food” or “Comida” for a meal location site near you, sponsored by No Kid Hungry
Internet Access
Emergency Broadband Benefit, FCC
Free WiFi Map of Fort Collins
Red Feather Lakes Library, free public internet
Poudre Canyon Fire Protection District Station 2, Rustic, 32510 Highway 14, free public internet
Horsetooth Area Information Center, 4200 W. County Road 38E, free public internet
Larimer County buildings, free public internet
Comcast Internet Essentials, reduced cost or free options
AT&T, reduced cost or free options
Verizon Innovative Learning, reduced cost or free options
T-Mobile, reduced cost or free options
HughesNet, reduced cost or free options
TDS, reduced cost or free options
Everyone On website, reduced cost or free options
Food Delivery
Pig and Plow: Northern Colorado Local Food Resource, delivery offered
Colorado Rootz Market, a Facebook group with delivery
NoCo Nosh, a locally owned and operated food delivery alternative to Grubhub and the like
Movement and Exercise
Yoga Bliss with Shelly, family yoga and stories with parent Shelly Bond
Virtual PE recommendations from Mr. Ludolph
YMCA 360, wide variety of free classes
Yoga for Your Nervous System, join by Zoom
Down Dog, use your child's MSCS email address for access
Core Power Yoga, livestream yoga classes for free
Orange Theory, daily workouts on YouTube
Mental Health Support
Behavioral Health Referral Line: 2-1-1 has recently become the state's Behavioral Health Referral Line. Anyone can call 2-1-1 and get appropriate referrals to mental health providers based on their situation. It's entirely confidential and free.
Larimer County Connections or call 970-221-5551 for free support
Colorado Crisis Services or call 1-844-493-8255
National Crisis Line, or call 1-800-273-8255
SummitStone Community Crisis Center, call 970-494-4200 or text TALK to 38255
Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Connections, or call 970-221-3308
Safe2Tell or call 1-877-542-7233
Social-Emotional Supports, from Sarah Moffit, School Psychologist
Mindfulness and Meditation section of the Enrichment Guide
20 Social and Emotional Support Books, from Poudre Library
Building Resiliency tips from Poudre School District
Mindfulness and Meditation
Daily "meditOcean" by Monterey Bay Aquarium on Facebook
Headspace, meditation and sleep support
Lotus Learning Pond, meditation, relaxation, and more for kids
Mindful Schools, free classes for kids
Summer Deavers Podcast, weekly mindfulness class
Social-Emotional Supports, from Sarah Moffit, School Psychologist
20 Social and Emotional Support Books, from Poudre Library
Inspiration and Connection
How to Make the Most of a Difficult Time by Ms. Albert, MSCS Handwork and Practical Arts teacher
A Verse for Our Time by Rudolph Steiner
Mountain Sage Family Community group on Facebook
Poudre Wellness group on Facebook
Talking with Children About This Time
5-part series on handling Coronavirus with kids and teens from Simplicity Parenting (podcasts)
Quaranteenagers: Strategies for Parenting in Close Quarters from the New York Times
Answering Kids Questions About COVID-19 (video)
Coronavirus and Parenting: 8 Tips from NPR
Talking to Kids about Coronavirus from the Child Mind Institute
Facebook Groups
Mountain Sage Family Community, a private group for currently enrolled families
Poudre Wellness, a page for workouts, resources, recipes and more
Activity and Educational Resources
Meta List Websites
The websites listed in this section have a multitude of offerings for children of all ages.
Common Sense Media: virtual story times, drawing lessons, music classes and performances, educational activities and lesson plans, arts, film, and music lessons and resources, audiobooks, virtual tours, and other fun stuff
Think Indigenous Online: a Facebook page with everything from stress management to online classes from indigenous mentors and educators
National Geographic Kids: videos, brain teasers, games, and educational resource for animals
Ranger Rick: games and jokes, videos, magazines, crafts and activities, and a photo contest
Highlights Kids: activities, jokes, games, and more
Storytelling and Books
M. Black Tells Stories, a series of recorded stories
Twelve Little Tales storytelling support from parent Marna Widom
12 Ways to Support Literacy at Home by Ms. Scott
Old Firehouse Books, thousands of books and free shipping
Poudre River Library, get a digital library card and so much more
Audible, extensive offering of free audiobooks
Storyline Online, actors reading favorite children's books
Operation Story Time, authors reading their stories
Classes and Programs
"Daily Discovery" blog from Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and Science
Digital Learning classroom from History Colorado
Science and Cooking blog from Club SciKidz
Virtual Tours and Live Streams
Monterey Bay Aquarium live cams and educational information
Zoo to You safaris with the Denver Zoo
Home Safari tours with the Cincinnati Zoo
Explore Mars with NASA's Curiosity Rover
Livestream Activities Calendar, a Google Sheet list with a wide variety of livestream opportunities
Music Learning and Experiences
Mobile Music Connections for those with disabilities
Kids Jam Zone, learn music and song writing, record and play songs
Chrome Music Lab, learn music through fun experiments
Activities
Cabin Fever Math activities from Bedtime Math
Printable activity sheets from All Kids
Gardening and Outdoors
Kids Gardening Activities, recommended by Ms. Jackson
Help the MSCS Garden request from Ms. Jackson
50 Bird Species and Sounds from AAA State of Play
Outdoor Activities from Outdoor Kids
Handwork and Crafting
Free knitting patterns to MSCS families, from Ms. Anderson (5th grade+)
Bluprint, free crafting classes and tutorials for the whole family
Updated October 29,2021
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