Huppertz Elementary

Week in and week out, the San Antonio Food Bank is helping those in their season of need across 16 counties of southwest Texas. The arrival of the coronavirus has brought a new season of need for many, and the Food Bank is ramping up additional service to meet that additional need.

Care for seniors, perhaps the most vulnerable population during this outbreak:

Supplying City of San Antonio’s senior centers with food boxes and supplies.
Adding extra food, supplies to the 10,000+ seniors who receive a Project HOPE box each month.
Adding extra food, supplies to the 500 homebound seniors who receive a home-delivered box.

Care for children out of school:

Medical and grocery distributions
Food Bank service navigators available for calls or to support families with children who need food and other support, 210-431-8326, or visit the Food Bank’s website to request help online:safoodbank.org/cvprep
PreK4SA: food and supply distributions at each Center for families.

Care for college/university students out of school:

Ensuring college-based food pantries are stocked for the extended closure.

Care for working individuals who are facing a loss of work hours due to business cut-backs:

Assisting displaced workers with additional food, supplies, and other services as needed. For assistance call 210-431-8326.

Care for individuals visiting a food pantry/distribution:

Recommending best practices to partner agencies for food distributions to include a drive-thru, grab-n-go model to minimize congregating and emphasize “no contact.”
Revised eligibility and documentation policies to supporting a “no contact” distribution model
Supplying extra product and supplies to pantries able to be open during the virus response effort

Internet Access

Spectrum: May qualify for 2 months of free Wi-Fi services to households with Pre-K through 12 and/or college students affected by this virus. Contact the Student Remote Learning Internet Offer at 1-855- 243-8892 https://www.spectrum.net/support/internet/coronavirus-internet-offer-students

Comcast: May qualify for Internet Essentials Program if you are eligible for public assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program, Housing Assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, SSI and others and do not have outstanding debt to Comcast less than a year old, live in an area where Comcast Internet service is available, etc. Apply on line for Internet Essentials Program and possibly receive 2 free months.https://www.internetessentials.com/Apply

AT&T: Offering low-cost wireline home Internet service with at least one resident who participates in the SNAP, in A&T 21 state service area, etc. Apply on line at: https://www.att.com/shop/internet/access/#!/

Online Login Guides

Digital Citizenship:

English and Spanish: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g1gSonnoBNSpHiBKT5YrPJV_JfMO_xAKnN1QOepBREU/edit?usp=sharing

Google Classroom Parent Guide:

English: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PDVZvie0DnFbFEVFB8U3j89o1mD5BCUXTE6ymbb9y_k/mobilepresent?fbclid=IwAR2kVjq87nVu49ic5k3ODdwMIgzMlNnh61ynEj1cNeOIIJI0DwMPqsprdbs&slide=id.g4f60ec15fb_1_0

Spanish: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cmlAsBTHaKyW0M0sp8BPhQSNCK2lzKyK/view?usp=sharing

Spanish Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd5E5ODa9WuyR4sRLRG8emOOKkM8xD8je

Parent Engagement

Region 20 Parent Engagement

https://www.smore.com/w4q0e-parent-trainings-webinars?ref=email

SAISD Family and Community Engagement Department

https://www.smore.com/p09hy-free-resources