COVID-19 Resources and Ideas
Learn about the some of the Students with Dependents resources that may assists you during COVID-19.
During this difficult time of unrest and uncertainty, we recognize and commend students with dependents for managing various responsibilities, including, but not limited to being a student, a caregiver, an educator, a financial supporter, or so much more. As we continue to navigate through the Summer months and prepare for the 2021 Fall Quarter, we want to provide resources that may be most helpful as you continue to navigate this remote environment.
COVID-19 Testing
- On-Campus Students & Dependents
- If you are a student, you have free COVID-19 Testing and please make sure you complete the Student Symptom and Exposure Screening tool.
- If your dependents are living on campus, your dependents can acquire free COVID-19 Testing from UCSD. Check out this decision tree on whether you are eligible for testing. If you are eligible, then please contact the Health System COVID Testing Line (619-543-8260) to schedule a test.
- Off-Campus
Home School Resources & other academic resources
- California State PTA: COVID-19 Resources for Parents, Families and Educators: Curated list of resources from the California State PTA.
- Your Home School Coach, Springboard Collaborative
- How to Home-School During the Coronavirus (Free Resources), The Today Show
- Get Your Family into the Reading Habit, Our Children Magazine
- Make Learning Fun and Easy (Home Activity Guide), National Inventors Hall of Fame
- “Quarantined” Mom: Day 4, Learning Heroes
- Math Enrichment: Math Enrichment is an independent summer program for students entering Kindergarten through Grade 11. Math Enrichment was created in the summer of 2002 as a summer school with the goal of setting a model for teaching practices in mathematics that would allow students to excel at their own level while addressing individual learning styles.
Basic Needs
Since the launch of the UC Global Food Initiative in 2015, UC San Diego has taken strategic action to ensure students have access to a variety of resources to meet their Basic Needs. And the Basic Needs Center has continuously worked hard to support Students with Dependents during COVID-19. Please check out our Basic Needs webpage or the UCSD Basic Needs website for more information.
Child Care
During this remote learning environment, child care is even more critical and important. Therefore, we hope you visit our Child Care Solutions webpage for resources on identifying financial support and options for child care. Below we listed a few resources that have resulted from COVID-19.
- San Diego For Every Child: San Diego COVID-19 Children's Fund
- California Department of Education: Early Learning and Care Division Management Bulletins
- YMCA: Paying for Child Care
- UCSD Graduate Division: Support for Student Parents
- UCSD Recreation: Knock Around After-School Program
- Fall 2021: Knock Around After-School Program: Register Here
- Activities include swimming in our indoor Natatorium pool, practicing gymnastics, playing camp games in and around the Rec Gym, LEGO building, art, and time set aside daily for homework and reading.
- Parents must have current UCSD affiliation either as staff, faculty, or student
- Campers must be between the ages of 5 - 14 by the first day of the program
- If you have any questions about the Knock Around program, please email your inquiry to our Knock Around directors Fidget and Brick (aka Katie and Ben).
- If you are interested in learning about the safety measures, UCSD Recreation staff are taking, please review the Knock Around After-School Program Parent Handbook 2020.
- In addition, if you need financial support for this program, please fill out a Students with Dependents Assistance Form and set up a consultation. If you have already completed a form, then please reconnect with your case manager.
- Activities include swimming in our indoor Natatorium pool, practicing gymnastics, playing camp games in and around the Rec Gym, LEGO building, art, and time set aside daily for homework and reading.
- Fall 2021: Knock Around After-School Program: Register Here
Financial Support
COVID-19 has caused many financial impacts within the San Diego community. As we continue to navigate the challenges with bills, unexpected and expected expenses, and loss of wages, we hope the resources below will assist with overcoming some of the financial expenditures.
- City of San Diego COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program
- UCSD Medical Assistance Fund Offering
- Outside of San Diego County
Additional Information
- COVID-19 Staff Resources: Parent and Family Resources
- Although these resources are catered to Faculty and Staff, these resources may be accessible to Students with Dependents.
- Side note: Bright Horizons is only accessible and available to UC employees.
- Although these resources are catered to Faculty and Staff, these resources may be accessible to Students with Dependents.
As we get more information and resources, we will do our best to update this page as frequently as we can.