Peer support
\nProtect Life at Aquinas College: 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 baby shower, and connect you with helpful resources both on and off campus.
\nGrace\u2019s Table: Single mothers are welcomed here each week to become part of a family where they receive advice, friendship, resources, and love.<\/p>\n
Pregnancy Options
\nPregnancy Resource Center: Free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, confidential counseling, abortion information, parenting support, community resources, and more.
\nOption Line: Free confidential help via text, online chat, or phone
\nBethany 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.
\nAbortion Pill Reversal: If you change your mind after a medical abortion, you can receive help.<\/p>\n
Housing
\nAquinas College Residence Life: Questions about housing options for pregnant & parenting students at Aquinas College? Contact Residence Life.
\nU.S Department of Housing and Urban Development: Find rental assistance programs for low-income families.
\nHome 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.
\nCo-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.
\nDwelling Place: Offers affordable housing in the greater Grand Rapids region
\nSafe Haven Ministries: They offer residential and non-residential services to women and children who are experiencing domestic abuse.<\/p>\n
Child Care
\nChild Care Assistance: Resources to find quality child care and payment assistance if you cannot afford child care.
\nHead 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.
\nYMCA: They provide infant, toddler, and preschool care with an engaging curriculum to reach developmental milestones.<\/p>\n
Post-Abortive Care & Support
\nGarden of Hope: Free & confidential counseling for those struggling with a past abortion.
\nProject Rachel: Find hope and healing through confidential phone lines, individual counseling, support groups, and retreats.
\nPregnancy Resource Center: Do you need help after an abortion? Pregnancy Services provides abortion recovery help and support at no cost to you.<\/p>\n
Financing Your Education
\nSaints for Life Scholarship: This scholarship is based on financial need of pregnant and\/or parenting traditional age students with custody of their child. This award is available to men and women who are enrolled at least part time at Aquinas College.
\nFinancial Aid at Aquinas: For help finding financial aid information through Aquinas College contact Darcy Kampfschulte.
\nMichigan Student Aid: Numerous programs that are available to provide financial assistance for postsecondary education depending on eligibility.
\nMichigan Tuition Grant: This program is available for undergraduate students in financial need for their postsecondary tuition.
\nFederal Student Aid: If you are a pregnant or parenting student, update your FAFSA information in order to receive more financial aid.
\nFederal 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.
\nScholarships4Moms: This organization has awarded over one million dollars in scholarships to mothers seeking higher education. You can easily apply for scholarship funds on their website.
\nP.E.O. Sisterhood: Looking for grants, scholarships, or loans? P.E.O. Sisterhood has the resources you are looking for and have helped countless women achieve their educational goals.
\nPatsy 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.
\nA 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.<\/p>\n
Healthcare
\nFederally 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.
\nHope for Single Moms: This organization provides financial assistance, as well as academic, emotional, and spiritual mentoring to student parents who have more than 50% custody of their children, while they complete their college education.
\nMaternal 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.
\nState of Michigan Health Care Information: Receive more information about healthcare options for pregnant women. This includes: Medicaid, MIChild, and Maternity Outpatient Medical Services.
\nAmerican Associate of Pro-life Obstetricians & Gynecologists: Find a physician to help you through your pregnancy.
\nNurse Family Partnership: First-time mothers who enroll before their 3rd trimester qualify for intensive, home-based services to assist with pregnancy and parenting.
\nCommunity Clinics: Women\u2019s clinics in Grand Rapids that may be able to help you depending on your need.
\nPregnancy & Parenting Classes: Spectrum Health offers different classes to prepare parents for childbirth, parenting, and more.<\/p>\n
Student Rights
\nAlliance Defending Freedom: ADF provides free legal support to help you understand your rights as a student.
\nTitle IX Benefits at Aquinas: File a report if you believe your rights as a pregnant or parenting student have been violated.
\nTitle IX Benefits: Learn about your rights as a pregnant or parenting student in regards to class attendance, homework, activities, and more.
\nPregnant Scholar: Learn about your rights as a pregnant or parenting student. This resource covers accommodations, leaves & absences, breastfeeding, and working on campus.<\/p>\n
Material Assistance
\nFood Assistance Program: Temporary food assistance for eligible low-income families and individuals
\nWIC: This program provides food assistance, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health care referrals for pregnant and parenting women & their children
\nCash Assistance: Temporary cash assistance is available for pregnant women and low-income families with children
\nMIBridges: 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.
\nChild Support: Set up a child support case so that you can receive assistance from the father of your child.
\nFood Assistance: Use this website to find more information about food assistance in Kent County.
\nThe Salvation Army: They offer food assistance, energy assistance (for electric and natural gas), and housing assistance.
\nFirst Steps for Life: Receive love, encouragement, referrals for other services, as well as material assistance (formula, diapers, food, cribs, etc) at no cost. <\/p>\n
Additional Resources
\nWomen 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.
\nCampus Ministry: If you need help with anything whether it is financial aid, housing, accommodations, class schedule, etc. contact Campus Ministry and they will help you based on your needs.
\nJob Information: If you are looking for a job on campus, contact Brigid Avery at the Advantage Center and she will assist you in finding a job that fits in your schedule.
\nSingle Moms: This website is full of resources for single mothers on housing, parenting, education, relationships and more.
\nBright Beginnings: This organization offers personal home visits to overcome parenting challenges, playgroups & field trips, and developmental screenings all for free!
\nAbortion Pill Reversal: If you change your mind after a medical abortion, you can receive help.
\nFamily Futures: This organization provides support to families through parent-coaching, education, and prevention-based programming.
\nMomsBloom: This organization matches parents with young children to volunteers to offer support and offset the challenges of early motherhood.
\nPregnancy & Parenting Classes: Spectrum Health offers different classes to prepare parents for childbirth, parenting, and more.
\nHealthy Families: A program that gives expectant mothers and fathers in-home support and education through skill building and community resources.
\nAdoption 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectrosie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/schools\/74"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectrosie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/schools"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectrosie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/schools"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projectrosie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}