Pregnancy & Parenting Off Campus Resources

Off-Campus Pregnancy and Parenting Support Resources

• • Health Services
    • Covenant Emergency Room - 3615 19th St. Lubbock, TX 79410 - 806-725-2233
      • Emergency health care and forensic examinations within 96 hours of sexual assault. 
    • UMC Emergency Room - 602 Indiana Ave. Lubbock, TX 79415 - 806-775-8462
      • Emergency health care, children's emergency care, neonatal intensive care unit, and forensic examinations within 96 hours of sexual assault. 
    • Lubbock Health Department - Same-day appointment- 806-775-2933
      • Provides different clinical and behavioral health support such as vaccines for children. Also, they provide free STI/HIV testing. 
    • Planned Parenthood - appointments online or call 806-696-3436
      • Men & Women's Health Care, Pregnancy Testing and Counseling, Birth Control, and STI/HIV Testing.
    • Heartline: M-TH 9-5:30pm; 2309 Broadway; 806-788-0500
    • Grand Expectations: M-F 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.; 2602Q; 806-761-0611
    • Parkridge: M-Th 9-5;5203 79th Suite A; 806-794-8555
    • Nurturing Center: M-Th 9-3 & F 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 3303 66th St; 806-780-6853  
  • Childcare Support
    • Center for Early Head Start
      • a federally funded program that provides child development and family support services to approximately 100 Lubbock families with children from 0-3 years
    • Workforce Solutions South Plains Child Care Services
      • subsidizes childcare for eligible low-income families.
    • Early Learning Centers Lubbock
      • Provides options for low-cost childcare and support
    • Communities In Schools
      • Provide support for children in grades K-12
    • Texas Child Care Solutions
      • Connects Texas parents with up-to-date parenting information, ideas, and resources.
  • Parenting Education and Resources
    • The Parenting Cottage
      • Provides education, resources, and encouragement.
    • Talking to Your Children about Consent
      • A quick video on talking to your child, teen, or college student about consent.
    • Consent Conversations
      • Discussing consent with your student is one of the most important conversations you can have, even if it seems uncomfortable.  Watch our webinar, Consent Conversations, with representatives from the TTU Title IX Office, Parent & Family Relations, and the Office of Student Conduct for more information and tips on how to have this crucial conversation. 
  • Family and Protective Services
    • Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
      • The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) works with communities to promote safe and healthy families and protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. We do this through investigations, services and referrals, and prevention programs.
    • Women's Protective Services - Domestic Violence Crisis Helpline: 806-747-6491
      • A shelter for survivors of family violence. 
  • Financial Education and Support Resources
    • Budgeting for a Baby: Pregnancy, Infancy, & Fertility Treatment - information on how to manage costs each step of the way from conception through your baby's first year.
  • Legal Resources
    • • Legal Aid Society of Lubbock
        • A nonprofit organization that can provide protective Orders and other assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence; Child custody/child support; Modification of child custody or child support; Enforcement of child custody or child support.

• • Resources for TTU Graduate Assistantships, Staff & Faculty
    • Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
    • FLSA Protections to Pump at Work

Resources on Title IX and Pregnancy and Parenting. 

• US Department of Education: Supporting the Academic Success of Pregnant & Parenting Students
• US Department of Education, October 2022: Discrimination Based on Pregnancy and Related Conditions
• The Pregnant Scholar - Title IX Basics