External Resource Links for Students

Scholarships & Financial Resources

Scholly: Apply to receive $200 in cash assistance to help cover expenses during this global crisis. Application takes less than two minutes.
Ascend: Learn new skills by participating in short challenges each week. Through the completion of the challenges, students earn points that give them the chance to win $$$ for college scholarships.

Student Resources

Best Colleges: Blog post with information if you’re considering an online degree.
JSTOR: Free access to online journals and textbooks.
Internet Connectivity: Information on access to free or reduced cost internet connectivity.
Student Guide to Working During College: A guide from Study.com that aims to help students working during college to find a balance between their careers and education.

Food Resources

No Kid Hungry: Enter your address to find free, healthy meals being served by organizations in your community.
FoodFinder: Find free food assistance near your zip code.
WhyHunger: Call 1 (800) 5-HUNGRY, text your zip code to 1-800-548-6479 or go to whyhunger.org/find-food to locate a local emergency food provider and other support services.
211.org: For assistance finding food, paying housing bills and other essential services dial 211 or visit 211.org.

Free Online Courses & Career Exploration

LinkedIn: Free LinkedIn Learning courses to help you navigate the impact of COVID-19.
Ivy League Online Courses: Free online courses from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale.
Harvard: Free Harvard online courses in health and medicine, social sciences, humanities, programming, art and design and more.
Bank of America: Better Money Habits—financial literacy resources and courses
CareerVillage: Free advice from professionals.
Roadtrip Nation: Explore career pathways and advice.
C2C-U: A self-paced, online curriculum, mentorship program, and intern placement hub to help college students and recent graduates secure and succeed in paid internships on Capitol Hill.

Health & Wellness

Teen Mental Health and Wellness Guide: In July 2023, Live Más Scholars nationwide teamed up with It Gets Better to develop teen mental health and wellness activities as part of the Taco Bell Foundation’s Summer of Connection. Fifteen Scholars, with mentorship from Active Minds and CoLabL, completed paid internships to finalize the activities, gathering feedback from school-based and community-based program staff and peers.
Free Meditation: Headspace Meditation.
Vibrant: Supporting your Emotional Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Outbreak.
Mindful: Free list of mindfulness resources to help cope during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Science of Wellbeing: Free online course that is designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits.
Unbreak Yourself: College Students Guide to Ergonomics
Free Virtual Fitness Classes
- Nike Training Club: Free workouts crafted by professional trainers.
- Planet Fitness: Daily in-home workouts streaming live on Facebook, starting at 4pm PT.
- CorePower Yoga: Free online Yoga classes.

Resources from Our Partners

Junior Achievement: Junior Achievement is supporting students, parents and teachers by providing access to learning experiences and resources focused on financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship.
CoLabL: Guide with resources about virtual challenges and field trips, virtual volunteerism, online courses and career exploration, emotional wellness and support, conversation starters, and social games and activities.

Games & Activities

Taco Bell Coloring Pages: Free downloadable coloring pages, good for children and adults.
Free Virtual Cooking Classes: Michelin star chef, Massimo Bottura, is offering free virtual cooking classes on Instagram.