The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department announces its slate of summer camp programs for 2021. The Department offers the most diverse selection of award-winning summer camps in Northeast Georgia including camps highlighting art, nature education, sports, and theatre.  Opportunities are available for children and teens.

Camp listings are available at www.accgov.com/myrec.  A Summer Camp Guide is available at www.accgov.com/camps that can be downloaded.  Online registration begins Saturday, April 10 at 9:00 a.m. for Athens-Clarke County residents.  Non-residents may register beginning Monday, April 12 at noon.  Online registration will take place at www.accgov.com/myrec.

CCSD Families can access SNAP, Medicaid or TANF information from home via Student Devices:

• Apply for benefits: gateway.ga.gov (verification documents and case status info is also available here).
• Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT): visit https://www.connectebt.com/gaebtclient/ or call 888-421-3281 for updates.

Boy Scout - Summer Camp Flyer

CARES ACT Intake Form for Utility Assistance

School Nursing Staff

• CCSD school nurses are available between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, for questions via email or phone call. Click here to view contact information for each school nurse.

Emotional/Mental Health Support

• What should I do if my child expresses an emotional or mental health need during school closure days?
  During the period of school closure, student support staff, including counselors, social workers, nurses, and psychologists, are available for phone and/or email consultation. You can find the email address for your school’s support staff on the school webpage. If your child experiences or expresses symptoms of an emotional or mental health crisis, you should contact the Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) at 1-800-715-4225. GCAL is a free resource provided to all Georgia Families that aims to provide immediate and qualified mental health assistance and referrals to families. You may also download the MyGCAL app at no cost from the app store. Of course, if you believe that this need is an emergency, contact 911 immediately.
• What should I do if I become aware of a child welfare concern? If you become aware of a concern for a child’s well-being, please contact the Department of Family and Children Services to make a report, 1-855-GA- CHILD. If you believe that a child is in immediate danger, please call 911. 

CCSD Speech-Language Resources

• CCSD Speech-Language Resources

Concrete Jungle is a non-profit that seeks to bridge gaps in our food system by transforming overlooked and underutilized fruit trees and land into a healthy food source for communities in need. Our mission is at the intersection of promoting health outcomes by increasing access to fresh food, reducing food waste, and fighting food insecurity; Concrete Jungle leverages a vast volunteer network to pick produce that would have otherwise have gone to waste from local farms and fruit trees and partners with community-based food pantries to donate the produce and provide nutritional education. Our food distribution partners in Athens include the Neighborhood Leaders of Family Connection-Communities in Schools, Campus Kitchen, the Food Bank of NE Georgia, the Shifa Clinic, and more. To get involved with Concrete Jungle, you can join us at a volunteer event! We post upcoming events on our GivePulse page as well as share them through our facebook group, instagram page, and newsletter. You can also make a donation to support our cause. If you are a fruit tree owner or know of a fruit tree that goes unharvested, you can also add it to our food map or get in contact with Jenny at athens@concrete-jungle.org or 678-756-2425. To date, Concrete Jungle has donated 3,669,822 servings of produce to food insecure residents of North Georgia.

Pre-K & 1^st Grade:

• Close Before You Dose
• Gear that Firefighter's Wear
• Sparky’s ABCs of Fire Safety

2nd-5th Grade:

• Fire Safety for Nighttime
• Fire Safety Around the House
• 911 the Emergency Number

6^th-12^th Grade:

• Home Fire Escape Plan
• Home Fire Escape Plan
• Burn Prevention
• ACCGov Smoke Alarms Save Lives
• ACCGov Kitchen Fire Safety

Click here to view free meal information.

The Clarke County School District and Athens Area County Chamber of Commerce have partnered to create a Free Wi-Fi Directory for students. This online directory provides a list of free Wi-Fi hotspots, sponsored by organizations and businesses in Clarke County. 

Message from the GA Office of Family Independence: We understand everyone wants to have their situations resolved and the staff is working as quickly as they can to process information, however, they are not going to be able to respond in a manner as they may have previously done. If families need information, please refer to the following information.

The state is working diligently to get all of our OSOP renewals processed and approved as quickly as possible. If you have a question or a concern about your case please call the Customer Contact Center at 1-877-482-3233. Here are some of the questions/issues that are handled by the customer contact center; telephone applications (for food stamps and Medicaid), unlocking gateway accounts, checking the status of renewals or applications, mailing paper applications for TANF and other general questions. Families can also still utilize the county office phone lines as they are still being answered by a staff member. The number for the Clarke County office is 706-227-7021.

• How to Apply for Benefits on Gateway
• How to Report Changes on Gateway

The Hilsman Health Center is open to serve as a wellness clinic to serve CCSD students and staff. Services include:

Enfermeras escolares de CCSD disponibles por teléfono y correo electrónico
Las enfermeras escolares de CCSD están disponibles de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a.m. a 1:00 p.m. para preguntas por correo electrónico o llamada telefónica. Haga clic aquí para ver la información de contacto de cada enfermera escolar.

Horario de Distribución de Medicamentos
Si su hijo(a) tiene medicamentos en la clínica de la escuela, la enfermera de la escuela hará todo lo posible por comunicarse con usted para ver si necesita el medicamento en casa durante este tiempo de cierre de escuela. Si aún no ha tenido noticias de la enfermera de la escuela y su hijo(a) necesita medicamentos de la clínica de la escuela, comuníquese con la enfermera de la escuela. Podrá ir a las escuelas para recoger medicamentos en estas fechas:

Miércoles 18 de marzo de 2020 │ 8:30 a.m. a 11:00 a.m.

Jueves 19 de marzo de 2020 │ 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Apoyo de salud Emocional/Mental

¿Qué debo hacer si mi hijo(a) expresa una necesidad de salud mental o emocional durante los días de cierre de escuela?

Durante el período de cierre de escuelas, el personal de apoyo estudiantil, incluidos consejeros, trabajadores sociales, enfermeras y psicólogos, estará disponible para consultas telefónicas y/o por correo electrónico. Puede encontrar la dirección de correo electrónico del personal de apoyo de su escuela en la página web de la escuela.

Si su hijo(a) experimenta o expresa síntomas de una crisis de salud mental o emocional, debe comunicarse con Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) al 1-800-715-4225. GCAL es un recurso gratuito proporcionado a todas las familias de Georgia que tiene como objetivo proporcionar asistencia de salud mental inmediata y de calidad, y referencias a familias. También puede descargar la aplicación MyGCAL sin costo desde la tienda de aplicaciones. Por supuesto, si cree que esta necesidad es una emergencia, comuníquese con el 911 de inmediato.

¿Qué debo hacer si me doy cuenta de un problema de bienestar infantil?

Si tiene alguna preocupación por el bienestar de un niño, comuníquese con el Departamento de Servicios para Familias y Niños para hacer un informe al 1-855-GA-CHILD. Si cree que un niño está en peligro inmediato, llame al 911.

https://www.unitedwaynega.org/

Online registration begins on April 19th for a variety of summer programs for youth and teens through the Athens YMCA! Financial assistance is available but must be applied for. Click on a flyer for details.

YMCA Summer Program Flyers