Category: supportive services
Against All Odds, Student Mom Chooses Life (PHOTOS)
Brenna Lewis | February 23, 2021
Last year, San Diego State University Students for Life walked with a student mom as she chose life after two prior abortions, and the baby, Ollie, was born on September 23rd, 2020. Sarah, Ollie’s mom, recently decided to share her and Ollie’s story in the hopes that it can inspire other young parents who find themselves in the same
Students for Life Leader Creates NEW Scholarship for Pregnant Peers
Jessica Nardi | December 21, 2020
The philosophy that “students should never have to choose between their college education and motherhood” drives the Empower Her Scholarship endowment fund for college students in Lincoln, Nebraska. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded annually and is open to pregnant or parenting female college students in the Lincoln area. The project seeks to financially support student moms through pregnancy and
Our Top 10 Inspirational Stories of Babies Saved & Moms Helped in 2020
Brenna Lewis | December 18, 2020
2020 was a challenging year for everyone – and moms facing unplanned pregnancies were certainly no exception. Students for Life works to help moms and babies every year, but the COVID-19 pandemic meant we had to get innovative and work that much harder to make sure young mothers knew they had support and options. As always, Students for Life groups
Texas Pro-Life Students Raise Over $15k for Mothers Despite COVID
Brenna Lewis | December 15, 2020
Pro-life students in Texas have been busy this semester! The Students for Life groups at Texas A&M (Corpus Christi campus), Texas A&M (main campus), University of Texas, and University of Houston have a reputation for being all-star support systems for women facing unplanned pregnancies. This turns out to still be true even in the midst of a pandemic… which
New York Student Starts Foundation to Help Pregnant & Parenting Peers
Brenna Lewis | December 15, 2020
Click here to donate! A Students for Life leader in Queens, New York was feeling called to help pregnant & parenting peers in need. So she started a foundation that will provide a grant to one student per semester! Josephine Rose is a shining example for anyone wishing to lend a helping hand so that no student feels they
Students at Boston College are Distributing 500 of These!
Mary Briganti | December 3, 2020
Max Montana, a Boston College student and SFLA Wilberforce Fellow, recently spearheaded a project to help pregnant & parenting students on his campus. His idea was to develop Pregnant and Parenting Resources pamphlets that list out the campus resources available to them at Boston College. The group has printed over 500 pamphlets and will distribute them all over campus
Mom and Baby Saved from Abortion in Toledo, Ohio!
Brenna Lewis | November 17, 2020
A few weeks back, to help women during this pandemic, Toledo Students for Life in Ohio were sidewalk counseling outside a local abortion facility. A woman from the community who was with their group was able to speak with one of the women leaving the facility and got her information. The sidewalk wasn’t crowded that day, so the students felt
Developmental Psychologist: The Turnaway Study Does Not Accurately Represent Women’s Abortion Experiences
SFLA Staff | July 17, 2020
Dr. Priscilla Coleman, a professor of human development and family studies at Bowling Green State University, has spoken out against the deeply flawed Turnaway Study now that the findings have been published in a book. Initially released by Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), a pro-choice research group, the Turnaway Study was hailed as a “groundbreaking” analysis of post-abortive women. According
This School Year, Pro-Life Students Raised OVER $100,000 to Help Families Choose Life
Brenna Lewis | June 16, 2020
This school year has been full of ups and downs, but one thing that has remained the same is that the Pro-Life Generation is committed to making abortion unthinkable by changing their campuses to be supportive communities for pregnant and parenting moms in need. The Students for Life groups who participate in the Pregnant on Campus Initiative transform their schools and their
Pro-Life Students Raise Over $700 in Donations & Supplies for Pregnancy Centers During COVID-19
Mary Briganti | June 16, 2020
Three students from the 2019-2020 William Wilberforce class adapted their fellowship projects to help Pregnancy Help Centers in Nebraska, California, and Texas during the pandemic. By hosting online item drives and Facebook fundraisers, these students raised over $700 in monetary donations and item donations combined. One student collected almost 50 items for her local center in Rio Grande Valley,