Looking for fun and interactive ways to bring Social Emotional Learning to your youth and families? Bright Promises Foundation has an online FREE Resource Hub to check out!
Free SEL Resources via the SEL Access Exchange
1. The website offers lots of easy-to-use tools to help children, teens, and adults build strong social and emotional skills. You’ll find things like short videos, simple activities, helpful articles, story times, and other guides that support mental health and everyday learning in your family.
2. Resources are easy to access—no account required—and fully mobile-friendly. The site works on computers and phones, with no login or registration needed, allowing you to download and share materials without barriers.
3. Materials are available in English and Spanish and organized by SEL skill areas. Resources are sorted by five core skills, including self-awareness, positive behavior, healthy relationships, conflict resolution, and learning support.
4. The resources were created together with community organizations that know children and families well. They are designed to reflect the cultures, strengths, and real experiences of the families who use them, so everyone can feel seen, respected, and supported.
5. New resources are added all the time so families always have fresh, helpful tools to use. Experts who work with children regularly share new activities and guides, so you can trust that the information is up-to-date and based on what really works.
Available in English and Spanish- Click Here to go to the secure site.
Social Emotional Learning Online Resource Manuals
The Illinois AfterSchool Network and the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership were funded by the Bright Promises Foundation to support the After School Parent Engagement and Social Emotional Learning Project. The collaborative project focused on providing support to After School and Family Child Care Providers through the use of mental health consultation.
It is essential that program staff and families collaborate and connect to support the social and emotional development of their youth, which leads to academic success and the development of career and life skills. The manuals offer resources, ideas and activities to support programs and families in this process. Also, we included an electronic form for program staff and families to fill out for additional resources not included in the resource manual to ensure that we have captured resources from across the state.
Special thanks for Linda Delimata (Mental Health Consultant), Tajuana Rice (Mental Health Consultant) and Julianna McHale (Program Coordinator/ICMHP), for their work on the manuals.
Access the Parent Resource Manual
Access the SEL Parent Activity Guide
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