Pathways LA is dedicated to supporting the social and emotional needs of families, and early childhood educators during times of need. We understand many of our surrounding communities have been impacted by the LA wildfires and Pathways LA is here to help. Explore our comprehensive list of resources below, offering support with tips, tools and resources for families and early educators. For any additional resources needed, you may contact our Resource and Referral department at (213) 427-2700, we also invite you to fill out our Wildfire Damage Assessment Survey to best determine resources needed for our community.
Please note: Our team will continue to add resources as they become available. We encourage you to view the information and resources carefully, as details may change.
Resources for Early Childhood Educators:
- Register for Emergency Alerts for LA County
- Get Alerts of nearby wildfires and efforts through Watch Duty
- Wildfire Smoke and Ash Health Safety Tips
- County of Los Angeles Public Health: How to Clean Smoke and Soot from a Fire Fact Sheet
- County of Los Angeles Public Health: How to Clean Smoke and Soot from a Fire Fact Sheet in Spanish
- Water for LA County: Water Alerts
- Psychological First Aid Guide by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network & National Center for PTSD
- Article on how to help children and families respond to the psychological impact of wildfires
- Spanish: Como Platicar con Niños Sobre Incendios y 7 Pautas para Hablar con Niños Sobre los Incendios Forestales
- Spanish: Recursos para incendios forestales y tormentas de viento
- Zero to Three: Coping with Trauma and Stress in the Face of Wildfires: Tips for Early Childhood Professionals
- National Association of School Psychologists: Helping Children After a Wildfire: Tips for Caregivers and Teachers
Resources for Parents
- Help Kids Cope: A mobile app dedicated to support parents and how to best talk to their kids about the disasters they may face and know how best to support them.
- Sesame Workshop: Here for Each Other Family Printable Guide / Spanish: Guía para la familia Imprimible
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Parent Guidelines for Helping Children Impacted by Wildfires
Employment Assistance
- Disaster Unemployment Assistance: If you lost your job due or can’t work due to a natural disaster, you may qualify for unemployment, disability, or Paid Family Leave benefits.
Resources for Children
- Children Hospital Los Angeles: Coping with the Wildfires: 5 Tips for Supporting Kids with Developmental And Behavioral Health Issues / The Emotional Effects of Wildfires and Natural Disasters / How to Protect Kids From Bad Air Quality During Fires
- Parents: How to Talk to Children about the CA Wildfires and Natural Disasters
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Preparing Children after a Wildfire Damages Your Community
- Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (English) / (Spanish)
- Steps for Talking to Kids When Bad Things Happen Tips
- Nemours Children’s Health: What to Do in a Fire/ Spanish
- Free Mental Health Service through Soluna/Servicios de Salud Mental Gratis atravez de Soluna
- A Children’s Storybook: Birdie and the Flood
- Trinka and Sam: The Big Fire Storybook
- Once I was very very scared audiobook
- PBS SoCal: How to Talk to Kids about Wildfires
- LAist: 3 Tips for Talking to Kids about Emergencies and Natural Disasters
- Los Angeles Public Library Emergency Information and Resources
