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Grand Rapids Community College

Pregnancy and parenting don't have to mean the end of your education, dreams, or goals.

We're here to connect you with the resources needed to support and empower you to succeed.

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Pregnancy Options
  • Option Line: Free confidential help via text, online chat, or phone

  • Help Crisis Pregnancy Aid:  Free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, confidential counseling, abortion information, parenting support, community resources, and more in  downtown Grand Rapids. 

  • Pregnancy Resource Center:  Free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, confidential counseling, abortion  information, parenting support, community resources, and more.

  • Bethany Christian Services:  Wondering what your options are? This organization will walk you  through your pregnancy options, give you free counseling and offer many  resources including financial assistance.

  • Abortion Pill Reversal: If you change your mind after a medical abortion, you can receive help.

Learn More:

Peer Support

Grace’s Table: Single  mothers are welcomed here each week to become part of a family where  they receive advice, friendship, resources, and love.

Housing
Child Care
  • GRCC Child Care Award: Offers childcare on campus to single parents who show financial need.

  • GRCC Laboratory Center: GRCC also offers childcare services for all parenting students, with programs for children from six weeks to six years of age.

  • Baxter’s Child Development Center: Watches children from infancy to age 12, allowing parents to freely attend work or school.

  • Head Start of Kent County:  Provides free learning and development services to children ages birth  to 5 from low-income families. Some also provide prenatal services. 

  • YMCA: They provide infant, toddler, and preschool care with an engaging curriculum to reach developmental milestones.

Post-Abortive Care & Support
  • Project Rachel: Find hope and healing through confidential phone lines, individual counseling, support groups, and retreats. 

  • Pregnancy Resource Center: Do you need help after an abortion? Pregnancy Resource Center provides abortion recovery help and support at no cost to you.

  • Garden of Hope: Free & confidential counseling for those struggling with a past abortion.


Financing Your Education
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Healthcare
Student Rights
  • Alliance Defending Freedom: ADF provides free legal support to help you understand your rights as a student.

  • Pregnant Scholar:  Learn about your rights as a pregnant or parenting student. This  resource covers accommodations, leaves & absences, breastfeeding,  and working on campus.

Material Assistance
  • GRCC Student Food/Snack Pantry: This program offers free food and snacks to students in need.

  • In the Image Store: This store provides clothes, houseware, furniture, and appliances to individuals in financial need.

  • St. Alphonsus Food & Clothing Store: This store distributes free food and clothes on a regular basis to individuals in need.

  • NECM Client-Choice Food Pantry: Supplies 3-4 days of food and personal care products each month.

  • Pregnancy Resource Center: Assists new families with material needs as well as many other resources.

  • WIC:  This program provides food assistance, nutrition education,  breastfeeding support, and health care referrals for pregnant and  parenting women & their 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. 

Additional Resources
  • 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.

  • Single Moms: This website is full of resources for single mothers on housing, parenting, education, relationships and more.

  • 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.

  • Abortion Pill Reversal: If you change your mind after a medical abortion, you can receive help.

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Disclaimer:

The contents of the Project Rosie website are for information purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

In no event shall Project Rosie or Protect Life Michigan be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on the content of the Project Rosie website.

We strongly recommend that you seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.”

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