Resources for UM Caregivers

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Our program has compiled a list of resources for those students, staff, faculty, and friends who are caregivers (or know a caregiver). We welcome you to broswe our webpage, and hope you enjoy the resources provided.

Our Child & Teen Caregivers Group

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  • Outschool.com

    This website contains courses and extracurricular activities for kids. 

    Click here to visit the website.

  • South Florida Music

    This website offers online/Zoom music lessons (including piano). 

    Click here to visit this website.

  • Lindamood-Bell Learning Center

    This website is geared towards parents of children with Individualized Education Program (IEPs).

    Click here to visit this website.

  • Fairchild Tropical Garden

    Fairchild Tropical Garden is open for timed visits with plenty of space to explore and socially-distance.

    Click here to visit the website.

  • Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems

    Sponsored by the Kennedy Center, children's author/illustrator Mo Willems, guides viewers through drawing activities.

    Click here to visit the website for The Small Works Project with Mo Willems. 

    Click here to visit Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems on YouTube.

  • Mis Amigos Languages

    This website offers Spanish and French classes online for children.

    Click here to visit the website.

  • Caribu

    This is a children's version of FaceTime that allows you to share screens, draw together, and play games.

    Click here to visit the website.

  • Elysian Stables

    Elysian Stables is home to the UM Equestrian Team, and also provides horses for scheduled private riding lessons.

    Click here to visit their Facebook page.

  • Whispering Manes

    Whispering Manes is a therapeutic riding center that offers equine assisted therapy for individuals with varying exceptionalities.

    Click here to visit their website.

  • Caregiving.com

    A national website with resources and articles for caregivers.

    Click here to visit the website.

  • Organizing Childcare During COVID-19

    This website provides videos and resources on creating child care communities, sponsored by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative (NY-14).

    Click here to visit the website.

Suggested Resources and Ideas for Activities

AAUW - The Simple Truth About The Gender Pay Gap

Center for American Progress - The Child Care Crisis Is Keeping Women Out of the Workforce

Ms. Magazine - Race and Isolation in the Time of Corona

Nature - Are Women Publishing Less During The Pandemic? Here's What The Data Say

Senior Living - Selecting a Caregiver or In-Home Nurse for Hard of Hearing

Slate - Women Are Overburdened With Their Families "Mental Loads"

The Atlantic - The Coronavirus Is A Disaster for Feminism

The Conversation - Dads Are More Involved in Parenting, Yes, but Moms Still Put In More Work

The New York Times - Young Men Embrace Gender Equality, but They Still Don't Vacuum

The Washington Post - An Old Story Made New Again: Why Students of Color Are Primed To Be Left Behind In The Corona Virus Crisis

Times Higher Education - Pandemic Lockdown Holding Back Female Academics, Data Show