# Communicate About COVID-19

## Communication with Families

Here is an [example letter from Maine](https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/documents/covid-19/OCFS%20Letter%20to%20Resource%20Families.pdf) to communicate about COVID-19 with foster parents.

Here are sample hand-outs for [foster parents](https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/sites/default/files/pubs/CWP_0049.pdf), [caregivers](https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/sites/default/files/pubs/CWP_0045.pdf), and [birth parents](https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/sites/default/files/pubs/CWP_0048.pdf) with tips on remote visitation with children of all ages, from Washington State.

## Communication with Foster Youth

* The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created some [guidelines on how to talk with children about coronavirus](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/talking-with-children.html).
* [Sesame Street](https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/foster-care/) has developed good materials, available in English and Spanish, to help with language to use with young children in foster care.

### Host an online town hall with foster youth

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[host-a-virtual-town-hall](https://thinkofus.gitbook.io/command-center/resources/agencies/communicate-about-covid-19/host-a-virtual-town-hall)
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### Communicate with folder youth via text

{% content-ref url="communicate-about-covid-19/communicate-with-older-foster-youth-via-text" %}
[communicate-with-older-foster-youth-via-text](https://thinkofus.gitbook.io/command-center/resources/agencies/communicate-about-covid-19/communicate-with-older-foster-youth-via-text)
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### Conduct community outreach virtually

{% content-ref url="communicate-about-covid-19/how-to-effectively-conduct-community-outreach-virtually" %}
[how-to-effectively-conduct-community-outreach-virtually](https://thinkofus.gitbook.io/command-center/resources/agencies/communicate-about-covid-19/how-to-effectively-conduct-community-outreach-virtually)
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