Learn more about the powerful ways that Berkeley Schools Volunteers (BSV) is working in collaborative response to the COVID-19 crisis in Berkeley Unified.
- Task Runners are dispatched by BSV to pick-up and deliver urgently needed meals, groceries, school supplies, and technology for students and families who are not otherwise able to access them centrally. Learn more HERE.
- Ed Hub volunteers run BUSD’s centralized, drive-through distribution center where families can pick up needed supplies three times every week. Learn more HERE.
- Tech Wellness team is being trained this fall to answer student and family tech questions via BUSD’s help desk ticketing system. Training provided. Flexible scheduling. Learn more HERE.
- Books team launched a book drive out of BUSD’s Ed Hub over the sumer. Expert members help sort, level and bag books for students while non-expert literacy enthusiasts collect book donations and distribute book bags to students. Learn more HERE.
- Grocery Drivers do just that – they drive hundreds of bags of groceries every other Friday from the Berkeley Food Network to 1 of BUSD’s meals distribution sites for families in need. Learn more HERE.
- Laptop Refurbishment team accepts community technology donations and supplies BUSD teachers and staff with newly refurbished tech tools to improve the remote learning experience for all. Learn more HERE.
- Art Team puts their artistic passion and know-how to work in ways that support creative learning and response efforts district-wide. Learn more HERE.
- Garden team worked in collaboration with BUSD’s garden, cooking & nutrition program to assemble 800 take-home seed planting kits for students early in the crisis. Learn more about this and other projects HERE.
- Spanish speakers support BUSD’s Spanish-speaking families in better accessing the curricular resources and supplies available in our district. Learn more HERE.