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District-wide supports and access to free educational apps: The District 1 Superintendent’s Family Support Staff have added additional information to our District 1 website at http://www.district1nyc.com/. Please check this site frequently.

Information about P-EBT – meal money for each public school child
Click here for information in English
Click here for information in Spanish
For additional updates as they are available you can view the Community Food Advocates page here.

Access to ABCmouse, Adventure Academy, and ReadingIQ: Here you can view a letter with a code for free access to ABCmouse, Adventure Academy, and ReadingIQ. https://www.ageoflearning.com/school_closure_pdf/ParentLetter_AofL_SCHOOL5836.pdf

Free meals for all: NYC is providing three free meals per day for all New Yorkers, regardless of age or any other factors. No documentation or identification is required to pickup meals. No one will be turned away. Vegetarian and halal meals are available. Visit this link for more information and to find the location closest to your home: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/free-meals
District 1 pickup locations include:

 New Design High School
  350 GRAND STREET MANHATTAN, NY 10002
 New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School
  111 COLUMBIA STREET MANHATTAN, NY 10002
 P.S. 019 Asher Levy
  185 1 AVENUE MANHATTAN, NY 10003
 P.S. 034 Franklin D. Roosevelt
  730 EAST 12 STREET MANHATTAN, NY 10009
 P.S. 064 Robert Simon
  600 EAST 6 STREET MANHATTAN, NY 10009
 P.S. 142 Amalia Castro
  100 ATTORNEY STREET MANHATTAN, NY 10002
 P.S. 184m Shuang Wen
  327 CHERRY STREET MANHATTAN, NY 10002
 The STAR Academy – P.S.63
  121 EAST 3 STREET MANHATTAN, NY 10009

Resources from Families Thriving: Here is a one-stop link with a wide range of information for families, put together by our friends at Families Thriving. There’s information ranging from housing evictions to mental health services. 
Resources Link: https://bit.ly/FT-COVID

Food Pantries: Families can go to the website below and type in their address to find the nearest one to their home!
https://www.foodpantries.org/st/new_york

CEC1 Parent Support Hotline: Community Education Council 1 is a group of elected parents from the district. They have decided to launch a family support education text and call hotline at (917) 830-7536. You can text or call and leave a message in your native language. A person will help direct you to the information you need ranging from education to food within 24 hours.