• Childcare Services – Help finding on-campus and community childcare options.
• Lactation Rooms – Comfortable, private spaces available to nursing parents. view map
• Peer Support Groups – connect with other student parents.
• Financial Assistance Programs – help accessing emergency funding and parental leave.

• Understand Your Rights – Learn how Title IX protects pregnant and parenting students.
• Request Accommodations – Get help with class flexibility, medical leave, and exam scheduling.
• Advocacy Support – We work with faculty to ensure your needs are respected.

Pregnancy

If you are pregnant and need guidance regarding your options, it is important to speak with professionals who will answer your questions accurately, provide non-judgmental information, and offer support for your decision, no matter what it is.  Please be aware there are certain nonprofit organizations known as Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) whose primary goal is to prevent women from having abortions.  Most CPCs in the U.S. are affiliated with national religious organizations who oppose abortion and have policies against promoting and providing contraception.  Use this link to identify where these are located to ensure you are aware of what information you will or won’t be provided.

Adoption

There are three primary resources in West Virginia for adoption.

• WV Bureau for Family Assistance – dhhr.wv.gov
• Burlington United Methodist Family Services, Inc. – bumfs.org
• Childrens Home Society of West Virginia – childhswv.org

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, opening the door for states to ban abortion.  Abortion is completely banned in West Virginia with very limited exceptions because of a new West Virginia law that went into effect September 16, 2022.  If you’re in West Virginia, you’ll need to travel out of West Virginia to get an abortion unless you qualify for an exception. Exceptions are very limited and include:

• To save the pregnant person’s life
• To preserve the pregnant person’s physical health
• If the fetus is not expected to survive the pregnancy
• If the pregnancy is a result of rape and/or incest.

It’s legal for you to leave West Virginia and get an abortion out of state. Keep in mind that some states require a waiting period. This means you may have to schedule one appointment for a counseling session, then wait a required amount of time before having your abortion appointment.

• Plan C Pills – abortion pills by mail. Plancpills.org
• iNeedAnA – regularly updates data base for abortion providers and access. Ineedana.org
• Abortion Finder – abortion care across the country. Abortionfinder.org
• Holler Health Justice – local funding for abortion care. Hollerhealthjustice.org
• National Network of Abortion Funds – funding for abortion care. Abortionfunds.org
• Self-Managed Abortions, Safe & Supported (SASS) – WV Free hosts SASS events designed to share information safely and legally. Wvfree.org/sass

• WV Perinatal Partnership – prenatal care and parenting education.
• Moms Mental Health Matters – resources for maternal mental wellness.
• WV Birth to Three – early intervention services for children up to age three.
• MomsRising Together – WV collective of mothers advocating for their needs.