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With the heightened awareness and public concerns regarding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), as well as the ongoing seasonal flu virus, common cold and allergy season, WDRBmedia wants to assure you that the health of our staff, independent contractors and the public is of uttermost importance to us.
WDRBmedia is following the guidance of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the appropriate manner to disinfect and sanitize high traffic and public touch points using approved disinfectants.
The following precautions are being taken to secure the safety of our staff and customers, while presenting quality service to our broadcasters and listening audience:
- Comprehensive daily cleaning of all restrooms and various touch points (doorknobs, handles, counter tops)
- Continual cleaning that takes place after every studio use, sanitizing equipment and surfaces.
- Hand sanitizer is available in all common areas and recording studio
- Staff is required to wash their hands after restroom use and contact with the public.
- Those that are ill or may not feel well are encouraged to stay home and may reschedule services or appointments.
We recognize that with the constantly changing COVID-19 situation around the world, this is an unprecedented time for everyone — a time that, for many, is filled with uncertainty. Our hearts and prayers go out to each and every one of you.
For years, WDRBmedia, The Voice Of The Community, has focused on our vision:
“That we may prosper and be in health ... prosperity in our faith, family, and finances ... Healthiness in spirit, mind, and body.”
This enduring vision guides us as we closely monitor, assess and respond to this situation.
Our organization business model is predicated on "Appointment Only" and does not cater to public walk ins or large group gatherings. We have implemented practices that comply with ongoing state, national and international recommendations for public and workplace safety. Under the guidance of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we have committed to continued sanitizing any and all areas, practice social distancing, hosting meetings with under 10 people in any area, and suspension of events, large gatherings, & travel.
These precautionary measures have been taken to limit the potential spread of the virus, to support our staff, radio show hosts, & advertisers during these challenging times while ensuring we maintain our ability to serve you & the world for the long term.
Make no mistake in that we are a media source that is committed to delivering our messages of help and hope. Through our 70+ radio show hosts...
We will inspire and encourage.
We will inform and educate.
We will pray and fast.
We will love and give light.
We will serve and give.
We will be vigilant
We will be steadfast and immovable.
We will have faith for our future.
If not us, then who?
If not now, then when?
If not for this cause, then what cause?
Who to Follow
N.C. Division of Public Health (NCDPH)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ncpublichealth
Call the NCDPH Helpline toll free at 1-888-892-1162 with questions or concerns or get updates by texting COVIDNC to 898211
Mecklenburg County (NC) Public Health (MCPH) department’s webpage for updates
https://www.mecknc.gov/news/Pages/Update-on-Novel-Coronavirus.aspx
Call the MCPH information line at 1-980-314-9400 with questions
Sign up for CharMeck Alerts, the region’s emergency and non-emergency alert system
The City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County on Twitter
Additional Resources
Charlotte-Mecklenburg is coming together in a unified response to the COVID-19 Crisis under the leadership of the Department of Emergency Management. Those interested in volunteer opportunities can call the volunteer hotline at either (704) 432-4127 or (704) 432-4187. Learn more about volunteer and giving opportunities at https://charmeckresponds.org/.
NCrapidRecovery.org
DisasterLoan.sba.gov for small businesses
Dial 211 or text 898211 for help related to covid-19
NC childcare resource and referral network 888-600-1685
NCchildcare.ncdhhs.gov
FEMA Coronavirus Rumor Control: https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus-rumor-control
CDC Resources for Travelers & Travel Frequently Asked Questions: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html
CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES
COVID-19 is a national public health crisis affecting North Carolina and Charlotte. See below for information and ideas on how you can support the local community.
What You Need to Know
The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA) has closed its venues, including the Charlotte Convention Center, NASCAR Hall of Fame, Bojangles' Entertainment Complex and Visitor Info Centers in the best interests of our employees and in compliance with national, state, and local orders and recommendations regarding mass gatherings, teleworking and social distancing.
We are working diligently in partnership with others to support the local restaurants, shops, attractions and other hospitality-related businesses that are essential to the quality of life we all know and love in the Queen City.
Educational Resourceful Links & Information
190+ Free Online Learning Resources for Teachers and Parents https://www.weareteachers.com/free-online-learning-resources/
The Academy of Active Learning Arts and Sciences and the Flipped Learning Global Initiative have published the "Rapid Transition to Online Learning," a roadmap for making the rapid shift to online learning during school closures. The resources include a checklist for administrators, another for IT managers, a transition plan and video tutorial for teachers and access to an international team of volunteers who have stepped forward to answer questions. The organization is continuing to seek volunteers for the program. http://aalasinternational.org/rtol/
Achieve3000 is offering free access to resources for differentiated literacy instruction. Educators can access three different programs. Achieve3000 Literacy at Home offers access to non-fiction articles at three reading levels with topics covering science, social studies and current events. Premium licenses for Actively Learn, for grades 6 -12, provides thousands of texts, including contemporary and classic literature, with collaboration and discussion tools to facilitate interactive remote instruction for English language arts, science and social studies. For students without internet, the company is offering "Literacy Printable Packets," a set of text sets with 20 printable articles and questions. The company said those text packets add up to a month's worth of content differentiated for students who are at-, below- and above- grade-level in their reading abilities. Lessons can be downloaded and sent home by email or printed out. https://achieve3000.com/community-resources/remote-learning-2020/
Addigy, a cloud-based Apple device management platform, has announced free 60-day access for schools. The program helps organizations deploy, manage and track new and existing Apple devices from a single console; automate IT tasks and implement IT policies related to deploying software, updating security settings, running scripts, managing groups of users and distributing and updating software; and troubleshoot problems for users remotely and in real-time. https://addigy.com/covid-19-addigy-60/?utm_content=covid-19-addigy-60
Adobe is offering free access to Creative Cloud tools through May for home use by students attending schools that currently only provide lab access through May. https://helpx.adobe.com/enterprise/kb/covid-19-education-labs.html
Age of Learning is offering families at affected schools free at-home access to ABCmouse, a learning resource for ages 2 to 8; Adventure Academy, is open for students ages 8 to 13; and ReadingIQ, a digital library and literacy platform is available for children 12 and under. https://www.ageoflearning.com/
Amazon Future Engineer is providing free access to sponsored computer science courses in the United States, intended for independent learners in grades 6-12 and teachers who are remotely teaching this age group. Parents can also access the curriculum. The organization is also offering a virtual robotics program through partners CoderZ with a sequenced course that shows learners how to code; early learners use block-based coding; older learners use text-based coding. And Amazon Future Engineer is providing access to Georgia Tech's EarSketch, a free program that helps students learn to code through music. Grammy-award winning artists Ciara and Common have both provided studio-quality music "stems" that students can remix from home using code. Everything will be available for free at least until fall 2020. https://www.amazonfutureengineer.com/free-courses
Amplify has assembled resources to help those using the program to implement remote learning plans. Coverage encompasses mCLASS, Reading, Science, Fractions and English language arts. https://amplify.com/remotelearning
Babbel is offering three months of free language learning to U.S. students through mid-June 2020 in any of its languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Indonesian, and English. https://welcome.babbel.com/en/student-discount/
Bloomz is opening the premium version of its communication service for free to all schools through Jun. 30, 2020. The software allows users to communicate updates in real-time to parents and students; and share lessons, student work and feedback. https://freetrial.bloomz.com/coronavirus-schools/
BombBomb is making its software free for teachers. The program lets users record and send video messages, such as feedback on homework, through email, text and other communications, including Schoology, Google Classroom and Infinite Campus. https://bombbomb.com/education/
Book Creator is offering a free 90-day upgrade to its premium service, which lets teachers allow their students to collaborate on creating books. The company is also providing daily webinars to help educators and parents work with the program. https://bookcreator.com/2020/03/support-for-schools-affected-by-coronavirus/
Boston Children's Hospital has produced free professional development for educators on social-emotional learning and behavioral health in schools. Each course is self-paced and includes tools and strategies to be used in the classroom and overall school environment (because face-to-face school will be back in session at some point). https://www.childrenshospital.org/taponline
Calvert Homeschool is providing three months of homeschool curriculum free of charge to families. Coverage is available for grades 3-12. In addition to videos and interactive activities, the company is also offering placement tests free of charge, to help parents and students benchmark growth. To sign up, use "calvert90" in the "promo code" field. https://www.calverthomeschool.com/freetrial/enterpromocode
Carnegie Learning iCulture, a cultural immersion resource for Spanish, French and German language learners, is available free through the end of the school year. The program includes travel videos, day-in-the-life videos, current news articles and songs that are age and school appropriate for students in grades 6-12. https://discover.carnegielearning.com/iculture-for-at-home-language-learning.html
Carnegie Learning's LONG + LIVE + MATH has compiled a free blend of textbook and software resources to help with math classes. These include math lessons, skills practice and learning videos for students in grades 6-12. The company is also offering free access to its math coaching software, MATHia, until the end of the school year. https://www.carnegielearning.com/help-center/at-home-resources/at-home-resources-for-teachers/long-live-math-at-home/
Carnegie Mellon has reiterated availability of "Computer Science Academy," a free, online, interactive high school CS curriculum. CS1 is the year-long flagship course, with 120 hours of instruction and a "robust introduction" to coding with Python through graphics and animations. This course is available to educators with teacher accounts. CS0 is a "lite" version, which includes about 40 hours of instruction and is intended for middle school, out-of-school programs and summer camp settings. This course is available for both mentor and teacher accounts. https://academy.cs.cmu.edu/coronavirus2020
CatchOn is offering a "COVID-19 service package" for 60 days for free. The software will let school systems track student usage on applications being run through district-owned devices, giving the IT organization visibility into what software is really being used and to what extent. https://www.catchon.com/covid-response/
The Character Tree is giving teachers a way to share character education videos and downloadable resources with parents to use at home. Free access will last through Jun. 30, 2020. This program provides videos for first and second graders, with discussions, examples from history and role modeling to teach "character development" and emphasize positive character traits, including kindness, curiosity and integrity. All lessons are standards-aligned and come with printable resources. Parents can also sign up for their own free accounts. https://go.charactertree.com/free_home_access_for_students
CharacterStrong is offering free K-12 social-emotional learning resources that can be used for remote instruction, including a virtual toolkit, digital student assemblies, a virtual Whole Child Summit (taking place Apr. 13-14, 2020) and a "30 Days of Kindness Journal." Access to resources requires registration. https://characterstrong.com/
Curriculum Associates has made printable at-home activity packs available for students that include self-directed and practice exercises. Reading and math packets are available for each grade from kindergarten through grade 8. Teacher guides have also been made available. https://www.curriculumassociates.com/supporting-students-away-from-school
Echo360, an education video platform is allowing individual high school teachers to access the software for free. Starting in April, they'll also be able to access free live video streaming capabilities. https://blog.echo360.com/echo360-instructor-edition
Food Bank COVID-19 Precautions & Response
https://foodbankcenc.org/food-bank-covid-19-preparedness/
NC families can now text to find free meals for children during COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.wbtv.com/2020/03/27/nc-families-can-now-text-find-free-meals-during-covid-pandemic/
Food banks, soup kitchens helping people affected by COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19 PANDEMIC: AN ONGOING LIST OF RESOURCES
https://equalitync.org/news/coronavirus_pandemic_an_ongoing_list_of_resources/
Food System Resilience in a Time of Crisis: Considerations and Resources for the Community
https://www.ssawg.org/ssawg-blawg/2020/3/18/food-system-resilience-in-a-time-of-crisis
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