Students for Life at CMU: This group of students will provide friendship, support, and help as you walk through life as a pregnant and parenting student. They are eager to do things like drive you to appointments, throw you a babyshower, and connect you with helpful resources both on and off campus. You can also reach this group on
Facebook.

• Life Choices of Central Michigan: Free pregnancy testing, STI testing and treatment, ultrasounds, confidential counseling, abortion information, parenting support, parenting classes, community resources, and more.
• Option Line: Free confidential help via text, online chat, or phone
• Bethany Christian Services: Wondering what your options are? This organization will walk you through your pregnancy options, give you free counseling and offers many resources including financial assistance.
• Abortion Pill Reversal: If you change your mind after a medical abortion, you can receive help.

• Family Housing at Central Michigan University:  Learn about housing rates for students with children and call Residence Life at 989-774-3111 for rental details.
• Listening Ear Crisis Center: located in Mount Pleasant, Listening Ear provides citizens with human services and affordable housing, including housing counseling, that satisfy, support, and promote the dignity and well-being of those in need.
• Joshua’s House Maternity Home: Contact Life Choices of Central Michigan to be connected to this housing resource in Clare, MI.
• U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development: Find rental assistance programs for low-income families.
• Home Ownership Services: If you need help paying for energy and weatherization costs, you may be able to get help from state programs that uses federal money to assist low-income families with energy costs.
• Co-Abode: Co-Abode connects single mothers with similar interests to share a home, allowing their families to live in safer areas and diminish the financial burden of rent.

• Students for Life at CMU: This student organization provides regular babysitting nights to parenting students on campus. You can also reach this group on
  Facebook.
• Child Care Assistance: Resources to find quality child care and payment assistance if you cannot afford child care.
• Head Start: Provides free learning and development services to children ages birth to 5 from low-income families. Some also provide prenatal services.

• Life Choices of Central Michigan: Do you need help after an abortion? Life Choices provides abortion recovery help and support at no cost to you.
• Project Rachel: Find hope and healing through confidential phone lines, individual counseling, support groups, and retreats. Life Choices of Central Michigan will pay for you to attend a Project Rachel retreat.

• CMU Financial Aid: Contact the university to learn about the financial aid available to pregnant and parenting students.
• Michigan Student Aid: Numerous programs that are available to provide financial assistance for postsecondary education depending on eligibility.
• Michigan Tuition Grant: This program is available for undergraduate students in financial need for their postsecondary tuition.
• Federal Student Aid: If you are a pregnant or parenting student, update your FAFSA information in order to receive more financial aid.
• Federal Pell Grant: This is a federal grant available for students that demonstrate financial need. Your FAFSA application will be reviewed to see if you qualify.
• The Little Bundle Supermom Scholarship: This scholarship was created to help single moms fund their education. Current high school seniors, undergrad, and graduate students are all eligible to apply. Awards are $2,000 each.
• Bethel Foundation Grace Scholarship: This scholarship is available to women who identify as single and the head of household with at least one child under the age of 18. They must be pursuing an associate’s or bachelor’s degree and must be a recipient of the Pell Grant. Funding per student is up to $1,500 or $750 for the summer semester.
• Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award: Applicants must be the primary financial support system for themselves and at least one other dependent. They must be enrolled in a vocational/skills training program or pursuing their first undergraduate degree. Funding runs from $1,000 at the club level to $10,000 at the international level.
• Custody X Change Single Parent Scholarship: Applicants must have primary custody of at least one child under the age of 18. Awards are for $1,000 each.
• Kopfler & Hermann Overcoming Adversity Scholarship: Though this scholarship is not directed at single parents, it asks all applicants to submit a 500-1,000 word essay describing a time that they overcame adversity. Applicants can be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate level degree. The award is $1,000.
• Kickass Single Mom Stimulus Grant: This grant can be used for anything, and the application process only takes a few minutes! The only qualification is that the applicant must be a single mother. Each award is $500.
• TopProducts Single Mother Scholarship: Applicants must be a female single mom with at least one child under the age of 18. The award is for an undisclosed amount.
• Bernal-Mora & Nickolaou Annual Single Parent Scholarship: This scholarship is open to both single mothers and single fathers. The award is $1,000.
• Women’s Independence Scholarship Program (WISP): This scholarship is for women who are survivors of intimate partner violence. The average award is about $2,000 per semester.
• Patsy Takemoto Mink Foundation: This organization provides funding to low income mothers who are pursuing education beyond high school. The foundation will provide grants of up to $5,000 each.
• Scholarships4Moms: This organization has awarded over one million dollars in scholarships to mothers seeking higher education.
• P.E.O. Sisterhood: Looking for grants, scholarships, or loans? P.E.O. Sisterhood has the resources you are looking for and has helped countless women achieve their educational goals.
• A Single Parent’s Financial Guide to Returning to School: This comprehensive guide offers strategies on budgeting, receiving financial aid, finding child care resources, and minimizing debt.

• Life Choices of Central Michigan: Offering free healthcare to women in need in Mount Pleasant, including free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, STI/STD testing and treatment.
• Isabella Citizens for Health: Providing comprehensive healthcare to people of all ages in Isabella County.  Including a sliding scale fee program for low income families.
• Federally Qualified Health Centers: These are health centers that provide comprehensive healthcare to clients- even those without health insurance. You simply pay what you can afford. They offer checkups, treatments, complete pregnancy care, and immunizations. Some offer even more services.
• Maternal Infant Health Program: A home visiting program for Medicaid-eligible women and infants. It offers support and care coordination to pregnant women for regular prenatal and infant care.
• State of Michigan Health Care Information: Receive more information about healthcare options for pregnant women. This includes: Medicaid, MIChild, and Maternity Outpatient Medical Services.
• American Associate of Pro-life Obstetricians & Gynecologists: Find a physician to help you through your pregnancy.

• Alliance Defending Freedom: ADF provides free legal support to help you understand your rights as a student.
• CMU Title IX Coordinator: Contact this office if you believe your rights as a pregnant or parenting student have been violated.
• Title IX Benefits: Learn about your rights as a pregnant or parenting student in regards to class attendance, homework, activities, and more.
• Pregnant Scholar: Learn about your rights as a pregnant or parenting student. This resource covers accommodations, leaves & absences, breastfeeding, and working on campus.

• Life Choices of Central Michigan:
   This local organization allows parents to take parenting classes and earn credits to purchase diapers, clothing, formula, and baby equipment.
• Infant Pantry: The William Ellis Brockman Infant Pantry allows 120 babies each month to receive formula, baby food, diapers, and baby care products.
• Clothing INC: Free clothing to those in need in Mount Pleasant.
• CCN Mobile Food Pantry: This local resource provides meat, dairy, and fresh food to hundreds of individuals in Mount Pleasant.
• Food Assistance Program: Temporary food assistance for eligible low-income families and individuals
• WIC: This program provides food assistance, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health care referrals for pregnant and parenting women & their children
• Cash Assistance: Temporary cash assistance is available for pregnant women and low-income families with children
• MIBridges: Create an account here to see what other assistance you are eligible for in Michigan. There are multiple assistance programs available for pregnant and parenting women.
• Child Support: Set up a child support case so that you can receive assistance from the father of your child.

• Women Deserve Better: This website is a compilation of practical resources and inspirational stories. They focus on issues pertaining to work, home life, education, and relationships.
• Christian Counseling of Mid-Michigan: Providing counseling to individuals, including parents and families, on a multitude of issues. This organization offers a low cost plan for those who do not have insurance coverage.
• Single Moms: This website is full of resources for single mothers on housing, parenting, education, relationships and more.
• Abortion Pill Reversal: If you change your mind after a medical abortion, you can receive help.
• Adoption Associates: This organization will help you learn more about adoption as you consider your choices. Should you choose to make an adoption plan, they will stand by your side with support and counseling services. Adoption Associates wants you to feel empowered throughout the adoption process. Financial assistance may be available.