Support Hub
Providing families with resources to address barriers & enhance well-being.
The Support Hub serves as a place for families and community members to access information they may need for essential services. This support provides important information regarding crisis services, basic needs, mental health and well-being, physical health, social emotional learning and more.
Support Hub
- Important District Resources
- Community Resources
- COVID-19 Information
- Crisis
- Mental Health & Well-Being
- Physical Health
- Race, Justice and Trauma
- Social Emotional Learning
- Structure & Routine
- Technology
Important District Resources
Community Resources
- Adults & Seniors
- Child care
- Financial
- Food
- Health Insurance
- Housing
- Housing Essentials
- Parenting Support
- Resource Guides
Adults & Seniors
Child care
Financial
Food
Free school meals through June 2021
The USDA has extended free school meals through the school year.
Reasons why you should take advantage of the free school meals being offered:
- It extends your food budget and saves you time prepping meals
- It’s comforting and familiar to your kids to have food from school
- It’s confidential and not only for low-income families
- You’re helping the local food service program stay financially afloat
- You’re helping the food program use up food inventory = less waste
You are not taking meals away from someone who needs it more.
Please complete this Meal Order Form to sign up for take-home or distance learning meals.
On-site meals do not require sign up.
Free or reduced applications
Even though free meals are available to all for this school year, it is still very important that families who may qualify for free or reduced-price meals complete the meal application as soon as possible.
The meal applications not only qualify your family for free meal benefits, but also provide additional benefits that may include discounts for: internet access, college application fees, sports/activities fees, and AP test registration fees.
Please check out this flyer for more information. Contact the Nutrition Services Department at NutritionServices@isd624.org or 651-407-7524 with any questions.
Additional Food Resources
Health Insurance
Housing
Housing Essentials
Parenting Support
U Got This (FOR PARENTS) University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development is offering a free text messaging program that supports parents and caregivers of children birth to 18 years of age, called U Got This. Parents and caregivers are invited to sign up to receive two text messages a week throughout the school year on topics of health and nutrition, developmental affirmations, parenting and school engagement, mental health and well-being and financial capability. These text messages are designed to support you and your family as you are faced with making many and varied daily parenting decisions. You can choose to receive messages in English or Spanish. To sign up to receive U Got This text messages, go to https://z.umn.edu/ugotthis This program is free, but be aware some fees may apply depending on your cellphone service provider.
Resource Guides
COVID-19 Information
COVID-19 Hotline
Call the following numbers with questions regarding community mitigation, including schools, child care and businesses:
- Phone: 651-201-3920 or 1-800-657-3903
- Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Use the following numbers to learn more about health-related questions:
- Phone: 651-297-1304 or 1-800-657-3504
- Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
MN Black Community COVID-19 Hotline
This is a fully staffed hotline to support MN's African American community through the pandemic:
- Phone: 612-254-1145
- Hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week
This fully-staffed public information hotline will provide callers with information about virus testing sites and connect them with resources to support food security, physical and mental health, employment, housing, childcare, legal rights, and other issues stemming from the pandemic.
Crisis
Mental Health & Well-Being
Anoka County Mental Health
Adult Mental Health
- Phone: 763-324-1420
Children's Mental Health
- Phone: 763-324-1430
Crisis Response
- Phone: 763-755-3801
- Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Ramsey County Mental Health
Adult Mental Health & Crisis Response
- Phone: 651-266-7900
- Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Children's Mental Health & Crisis Response
- Phone: 651-266-7878
- Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Washington County Mental Health
Adult Mental Health
- Phone: 651-430-6484
Children's Mental Health
- Phone: 651-430-6484
Crisis Response
- Hours: After 4:30 p.m. & on weekends
- Phone: 651-275-7400
Crisis Text Line
Text MN to 741741 for the Minnesota suicide and mental health crisis text line. These services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Physical Health
Race, Justice and Trauma
- Resources
- Read Alouds/Children's Books
- Agencies specializing in African American therapeutic services
Resources
- Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup (Numerous Resources for parents)
- Discussing Traumatic Events with Youth - MACMH
- Discussing Difficult Situations with your Children
- Community Violence Reactions and Actions
- Restoring a Sense of Well-Being in Children after Disaster
- Coping with Grief after Community Violence
Read Alouds/Children's Books
- All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
- A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory
- Most People by Michael Leannah
- The Breaking News by Sarah Lynne Reul
- Come With Me by Holly McGhee and Pascal Lemaitre
- Let's Talk Race by Julius Lester
- Something Happened in Our Town by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard
Agencies specializing in African American therapeutic services
Social Emotional Learning
Structure & Routine
Creating structures and routines are especially important when people are experiencing stressful challenges, unpredictability and uncertainty. Many people learn best from repetition and predictability. Establishing routines can also decrease frustration and stress. When we create structure, people will understand what is expected.
Technology
For district-related technical support contact parenttechhelp@isd624.org or 651-407-7637. Messages are checked daily. Tech Dept. hours are from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. most business days.