The unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19 will both directly and indirectly affect this generation’s children. The economic consequences in the short and long term will set back countless families who already may be struggling to make ends meet. These health and economic stressors also affect the systems that help raise, educate, and nurture our children. The RCRC Initiative aims to provide actionable information through a series of webinars directed to child-serving institutions, policymakers, and other child advocates to help inform response and recovery activities.
NCDP, in collaboration with Children’s Health Fund, has launched a new two-part webinar series titled Building Up Communities & Breaking the COVID-19 Divide geared toward health care providers and child-serving institutions. The COVID-19 pandemic, much like other disasters, exposes the systemic cracks of inequality and inequity in our communities which ultimately affect children and their future. This period of time should serve as an opportunity to further explore and proactively address these issues. Webinar participants will hear from leading experts who aim to provide practical tools, backed by evidence, to manage the unprecedented challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NCDP, in collaboration with the Institute for Youth Development (IDJ) and the Puerto Rico Children and Youth Task Force (CYTF), will host a series of discussions focused on the impacts of COVID-19 as a public health emergency and how the children of Puerto Rico may be affected by the compounding effects of poverty and prior disaster exposure.
A full seven-session webinar proceedings document has been compiled. It includes an executive summary of all sessions, presentation summaries, session takeaways, participant contact information, and a topical resource list. Click the images below for the English and Spanish versions of the proceedings. These items are also available in the RCRC Toolbox.
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¿Entregarán certificados de participación luego de los seminarios?
Sí. Estamos enviando certificados de asistencia a quienes se registraron y asistieron a una sesión en vivo. No entregaremos certificados por ver una grabación. Si se conectó por llamada telefónica solamente, y no por la aplicación Zoom, y desea recibir un certificado, comuníquenos el número de teléfono desde el cual llamó, y verificaremos su asistencia en nuestros registros. Si tiene preguntas adicionales, contacte a Antonia Samur.
¿Se compartirá la información de las presentaciones?
Todos los materiales, incluidos las grabaciones de cada sesión, las presentaciones y recursos compartidos serán subidos a esta página más arriba dentro de 48 horas luego de cada evento.
¿En qué idioma serán los seminarios web?
Algunas sesiones han sido una combinación de presentaciones en inglés y español, y otros solo en español. En cualquier caso, tenemos disponible un servicio de interpretación simultánea durante los seminarios, al que puede acceder desde el menú inferior de la pantalla Zoom una vez esté conectado a la sesión. Las grabaciones de las sesiones anteriores estarán disponibles con subtítulos en español e inglés.
¿Cómo puedo participar durante los seminarios?
Cualquier persona que se registra puede participar escuchando los seminarios, y preguntas haciendo a los panelistas por el espacio de Q&A (Preguntas y Respuestas) de Zoom. También está disponible el Chat para hacer preguntas o comentarios generales, y para que los asistentes se presenten.
¿Debo registrarme para cada sesión que quiera asistir?
Sí. Cada seminario se accede a través de un enlace que es enviado a su correo electrónico al momento de inscribirse a cada sesión.
Will you provide certificates of participation after the seminars?
Yes. We are sending certificates of attendance to those who registered and attended a live webinar. Certificates will not be provided for viewing recordings. If you connected by phone only and not through the Zoom app and wish to receive a certificate, let us know which sessions you attended and the number phone number used and we will check our records to verify attendance. For additional questions please contact Antonia Samur.
Where will the information from the presentations be shared?
All materials, including the session recording, presentations and shared resources will be uploaded to this page within 48 hours of the session.
What language will the webinars be in?
Some sessions have been a combination of presentations in English and Spanish, and others only in Spanish. In any case, a simultaneous interpretation service is available during all the seminars, which can be accessed from the bottom menu of the Zoom screen. Recordings from previous sessions will all be available with subtitles in Spanish and English on this page.
How can I participate during the sessions?
Anyone who registers can participate by listening to the seminars and asking questions to panelists through Zoom’s Q&A space. The Zoom Chat is available for general questions and comments, and for individual introductions.
Do I have to register for each session I want to attend?
Yes. Each seminar is accessed through a link that is sent to your email when you register for each session.
On April 28th, NCDP and the Putnam County, NY Community Resilience Coalition co-hosted a webinar titled, “Children of Putnam County and COVID-19: Community Resilience Coalition Actions” where a panel presented on the community’s actions to help address the needs of children in the community.
Panelists & Moderators
Slides are available for the following presenters: Shanna and Michael, Jeff, and Jonathan. View webinar below and download the transcript here (note: transcript may contain errors due to audio issues during the presentation). English subtitles are available.
Download a compiled resource list for Putnam County based on presenter suggestions.
In response to COVID-19, many organizations have been thrust into response mode developing and implementing continuity of operations policies and procedures on-the-fly. Watch this webinar, recorded on 3/19/2020, to receive a formal introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) specifically for child-serving and community-based organizations. The principles presented in this training can be applied to the current environment as well as for your formal planning process.
The webinar and planning tools (available in English and Spanish) can be accessed from the RCRC Toolbox by clicking here. The webinar can also be viewed below with English and Spanish subtitles.
