Peer support
\nStudents Cherishing Life at Hope: 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.
\nPregnancy Options
\nOption Line: Free confidential help via text, online chat, or phone
\nPositive Options: Free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, confidential counseling, abortion information, parenting support, community resources, and more in Holland.
\nBethany Christian Services: Wondering what your options are? This organization will walk you through your 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
\nHope College Housing: Hope College is committed to helping you explore your housing options. Contact the Housing Department at housing@hope.edu or by calling 616-395-7800.
\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.
\nUnited Way: A list of resources for housing assistance in Ottawa County depending on your need.
\nChild Care
\nChild Care Assistance: Resources to find quality child care and payment assistance if you cannot afford child care.
\nHead Start of Ottawa 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.
\nPositive Options: Do you need help after an abortion? Positive Options provides abortion recovery help and support at no cost to you.
\nFinancing Your Education
\nHope College: Contact the Financial Aid Office if you need assistance. They will guide you through the process and help you fill out the appropriate paperwork.
\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.
\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.
\nCity on a Hill Health Clinic: Free medical care for minor illnesses and injuries for those without insurance.
\nCommunity Clinics: Women\u2019s clinics in Kent & Ottawa County that may be able to help you depending on your need.
\nIntercare: A community health network that provides services for pregnant women.
\nPregnancy & Parenting Classes: Holland Hospital offers different classes to prepare parents for childbirth, parenting, and more.
\nStudent Rights
\nAlliance Defending Freedom: ADF provides free legal support to help you understand your rights as a student.
\nTitle IX Benefits at Hope College: Contact this office 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
\nPositive Options: Receive material assistance for you and your child as well as referrals for other services in the community.
\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.
\nAdditional Resources
\nHope for Single Moms: This organization provides community, offers academic, financial & spiritual mentoring, assists mothers to finish higher education, and more. Contact them if you need help with childcare, housing, etc.
\nSingle Moms: This website is full of resources for single mothers on housing, parenting, education, relationships and more.
\nAbortion Pill Reversal: If you change your mind after a medical abortion, you can receive help.
\nHelp Me Grow: This website connects families to local resources to help children grow up healthy.
\nHope College: Contact Sara Dorer as your guide for pregnancy & parenting resources at Hope College. She will help you find any assistance that you need whether it\u2019s housing, financial aid, disability, class schedule, accommodations, etc.
\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\/83"}],"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=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}