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May's FAMILY FUN Guide
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
SAGINAW ISD - Community Resource Guide

As students, families, and communities head into uncharted territory, several local supports for engagement activities, food distribution, and other services are readily available. Below are free resources for you to explore.

GREAT LAKES BAY PARENTS CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

Local BUSINESSES offering Virtual Programming: 

• Classes
• Outdoor Ideas and Activities
• STEM resources
• Virtual tours
• Story Times
• Mindfulness

STORY TIME with the SAGINAW PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Join Miss Maureen & Miss Beth for online story time.

Hartley Live with Hartley Outdoor Education Center

Join Hartley Outdoor Education Center for a weekly action-packed, outdoor education, nature series over Facebook Live Fridays at 10:30 AM. Build forts, find earth's creatures, go bird watching, and much, much, more! 

LITTLE FREE LIBRARY

Little Free Libraries are book-sharing boxes where  free book exchanges   take place . Anyone can take a book or bring a book to share. Our boxes inspire a love of reading, build community, and spark creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges.

IS MY CHILD ON TRACK

Track your child's development with these FREE tools:
Developmental Screening
Social Emotional Screening

TALKING IS TEACHING

"Talking Is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing" Family Staycation Kit! Includes 10 fun ways you can talk, read, sing and play your way throughout the day - with things you might already have at home.

LOVE SCREEN FREE TIME

We are dedicated to promoting screen-free time and we have created a campaign that promotes activities that helps you unplug and connect. Sign-up to the TEXT MESSAGE NETWORK and follow #LoveScreenFreeTime on social media for ideas and resources.
Sign up for FREE text messages at this link: https://www.remind.com/join/f93akk
CHIPPEWA NATURE CENTERS

Patterns in Nature
Explore an outdoor space near your home and help your child discover these patterns and shapes in nature.

MATH IN THE MAIL

Facebook Activities
Follow Math in the Mail Facebook page for screen-free activities.

TINKERGARTEN

Orange You Glad We Made This Feeder?
Outdoor classes that are play-based learning.

MINDFULNESS CLASSES
Free Online workshop. During this workshop we will explore mindfulness techniques to help children (and those who care for them) manage stress.

Develop your toolbox of strategies to deal with stress so that it does not get the best of you. Free and online. (Morning sessions are available in a separate event.)

Learn to find bliss amid all of this!
Free and online.

Develop your toolbox of strategies to deal with stress so that it does not get the best of you. Free and online.

COVID 19 RESOURCES
DO YOU NEED INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19?

For up-to-date and credible information about the COVID-19 and our region check the Great Lakes Bay Regional website.

DO YOU NEED FOOD?

Michigan's Meet Up and Eat Up Map
If you are in need of food, please check it out for a organization that is providing free meals near yo u.

DO YOU NEED HELP?

211 is here 24/7/365 to connect you with help of all kinds, like housing support to financial assistance.

DO YOU FEEL ALONE?

If you’re experiencing anxiety during these times, you’re not alone. Crisis Text Line offers free, confidential, and 24/7 crisis counseling that anyone can reach with just a text. They have trained Crisis Counselors to take on hard conversations about anxiety, abuse, and more.

Text BELONG to 741741.
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