UNM Resources

WRC offers a number of resources for single mothers including: advocacy, family-friendly computer pod, nursing space, peer-support groups, and referrals. 277-3716.

Association for NonTraditional Students (ANTS) http://www.unm.edu/~antsunm/

General Resources

Broad Shouldered Mamas Are you a woman independently raising a family? Do you ever feel like you carry the weight of all things on your shoulders? A network is forming to share our gifts with each other to help lighten the load. Call Cristina 242-2032.

Displaced Homemakers The Displaced Homemakers / Women in Transition Program is dedicated to providing women in transition and displaced homemakers with the skills and confidence to help them achieve economic and emotional self-sufficiency for themselves and their families. 841-8920. http://www.state.nm.us/womenscommission/dho.htm

Women Infants and Children (WIC) is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy. 1(800) 280-1618 or 897-5700. http://www.health.state.nm.us/phd/wicsite/index.php

Catholic Charities provides services that strengthen and support individuals and families (you do not have to be Catholic). 247-9521 or 247-0442 http://www.catholiccharitiesasf.org/cc-abq.htm

Jewish Family Services provides needed social and human services to individuals and families in the community (you do not have to be Jewish). 291-1818 http://www.jfsabq.org/

MomsRising has a goal of bringing millions of people, who all share a common concern about the need to build a more family-friendly America, together as a non-partisan force for 2008 and beyond
www.momsrising.org/

Financial Resources

Sabrina Single Mother's Scholarship

Food Stamp Program serves as the first line of defense against hunger. It enables low-income families to buy nutritious food with coupons and Electronic Benefits Transfer cards. http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/

Housing Resources

UNM Student Family Housing consists of 200 apartments located in the 900 block of Buena Vista S.E., just a three-minute drive south of the main university campus. 277-4265. http://www.unm.edu/~reshalls/cr_family_housing.shtml

SAFE (Formerly Women's Community Association) Shelter from Domestic Violence and Family Program provides emergency shelter and counseling services for victims of domestic violence. (505) 247-4219

Women's Housing Coalition Provides affordable housing through a two year housing program to very low income and homeless women. (505) 884-8856

Department of Housing and Urban Development guide to finding a house or apartment. http://www.hud.gov/renting/index.cfm

Health and Wellness

Women's Health links to the WRC webpage on women's health.

Addictions links to the WRC webpage on addictions

Planned Parenthood provides quality reproductive and complementary health care services that are affordable and accessible. 265-3722 http://www.plannedparenthood.org/

New Mexi-kids offers no or low cost health coverage for kids. 1-888-997-2583. http://www.state.nm.us/hsd/mad/OtherDocs/NewMexikids.htm

New Mexico Midwives Association http://www.cfmidwifery.org/

Breast Feeding

Lactation Assistants University of New Mexico Hospital 272-4075

Promotion of Mother's Milk, Inc. (ProMoM) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and public acceptance of breastfeeding.
http://www.promom.org

Child Care

UNM Children’s Campus for Early Care and Education provides the children of UNM's student, staff and faculty parents with a high quality early childhood experience. 277-3365. http://www.unm.edu/~weecare/

YWCA Cariño provides childcare referrals in Albuquerque. 265-8500.

Office of Child Development:Children, Youth & Families Department has information about child care programs. http://www.newmexicokids.org/Family/