Walking with Moms in Need is a process through which Catholic parishes and communities "walk in the shoes" of local pregnant and parenting women in need. Everyone should know how to help moms in difficult circumstances. While not trying to turn Catholic parishes into pregnancy centers, we can support local pregnancy centers where they exist, and we can also find and share other resources with pregnant and parenting women.
Below are several resources for pregnant women, mothers, and families.
Click here to download a pdf of the list.
1-800-712-HELP
We believe every child deserves to be safe, loved, and connected through family. Bethany is a global nonprofit that supports children and families with world-class social services, all designed to help families thrive.
Services Include: Support for pregnant women seeking adoption
Website: bethany.org
Phone: 724-940-2900
Address: 10521 Perry Highway
Wexford, PA 15090
Birthright is committed to providing confidential, non-judgmental support to any woman who is pregnant or thinks she might be pregnant, no matter her age, race, circumstances, religion, marital status or financial situation.
Services Include: Guidance, free pregnancy tests, adoption, insurance assistance, childcare, infant clothing, continuing education, employment, housing/shelter, community resources, advice on telling parents, and prenatal care
Website: birthright.org
Phone: 1-800-550-4900
412-621-1988
Address: 160 N Craig Street, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Roselia Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services
Catholic Charities supports women who are pregnant, possibly pregnant and mothers and fathers with children under two years old. We provide free and confidential services at each of our county offices. Call 412-456-6999 for general information or the county office where you live.
Services Include:
Counseling - Providing free, confidential help and emotional support to women concerned about unplanned and crisis pregnancies
Pregnancy Testing - Offering pregnancy testing and options that are in the best interest of both the mother and child, including information on parenting and adoption choices. We do not provide abortions, nor do we refer any woman for an abortion.
Life Skills Education - Teaching the skills to decrease stress and promote healthy lifestyles through time management, budgeting, cleaning and cooking
Baby Care Items - Supplying parents in need with diapers, formula, clothing and baby hygiene products
For Separated or Divorced Parents: Co-Parenting and Trans-Parenting Education - Teaching parents how to help their children adjust to new family situations following separation or divorce
Website: www.ccpgh.org/services/pregnancy-and-parenting-support-services
Phone: 412-456-7219
Address: 212 Ninth Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Choices is a medical clinic that provides confidential, cost-free medical services including pregnancy testing and ultrasound for early pregnancy confirmation, STD testing and treatment for men and women, and education and support. We follow HIPAA guidelines and adhere to medical confidentiality practices.
Services Include: Guidance, free pregnancy tests, ultrasound, parenting classes, infant supplies, vitamins, diapers for a year for those in Parenting University, formula, new clothing up to 18 months, car seats, strollers, bath items, sippy cups, gift cards (when appropriate), pack n plays, parenting programs.
Website: pregnancychoice.org
Locations:
Coraopolis
626 5th Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108
Call: 412-264-0200
Text: 412-444-7696
Pittsburgh
2429 East Carson Streeet, Suite 301, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Phone: 412-785-07156
Text: 412-444-7696
Beaver Valley
110 Christy Dr, Monaca, PA 15061
Call: 724-728-5550
Text :412-444-7696
Mobile Clinic
Call: 412-248-7353
Text: 412-444-7696
Genesis of Pittsburgh is a social service agency dedicated to providing life affirming programs and services to pregnant women, children and adoptive families.
Services Include: Pregnancy testing, support, housing during pregnancy, labor - must be 18, Zoom Classes and Bellevue Classes, Bellevue Distribution Program, Adoption, Parenting Services, Grandparent Parenting Program
Website: genesispgh.org
Phone: 412-766-2693
Address: 550 California Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Discovering that you’re pregnant is an exciting time in your life. Genesis offers resources to help you understand the physical and emotional changes occurring. One of the best ways to prepare for a healthy childbirth experience is to learn about those changes and challenges.
Through The Learning Center at Genesis, expectant parents and parents with a child under the age of one can attend free classes to learn about pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting in a supportive environment.
Our instructors are knowledgeable and friendly. We offer a wide variety of educational opportunities, including newborn care, CPR and first aid.
Services Inlcude: Earn Baby Bucks for each class you attend. These can be used for new baby items such as a crib, mattress, and car seat. Baby Bucks can also be used to purchase gently used baby equipment, supplies, and furniture.
Website: genesispgh.org/learning-center
Phone: 412-761-1845
Address: 141 North Fremont Avenue
Bellevue, PA 15202
Mary's Place is a home for pregnant and parenting women that provides support in an environment of reverence and love. We welcome women of all faiths and strive to empower them with stability and independence, while promoting the inherent dignity of both mother and child.
Services Include: Housing and care for pregnant women and new moms
Website: www.marysplacepgh.org
Phone: 412-207-8805
Address: 2905 Castlegate Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
Website: www.alleghenycounty.us/Health-Department/Health-Services/Family-and-Child-Health/Family-and-Child-Health.aspx
Phone: 412-687-2243
The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program offers a variety of health and nutrition services for medically or nutritionally at-risk mothers and children.
Services Include: Free food and infant formula, breast feeding help, nutrition help
Website: www.wicprograms.org
Phone: 412-922-5312
Address: 955 Rivermont Drive
Carnegie, PA 15207
For more than three decades, Angels’ Place, Inc. has provided exceptional family support and quality early childhood education to help parents in need and their children become lifelong learners and create a brighter future.
Services Include: Free and low-cost childcare and early education, family support
Website: angelsplacepgh.org
Email: [email protected]
Locations:
Northside
2615 Norwood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
412-321-4447
Swissvale
2538 Woodstock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
412-271-2229
The mission of Cribs for Kids® is to prevent infant sleep-related deaths by educating parents and caregivers on the importance of practicing safe sleep for their babies and by providing portable cribs to families who, otherwise, cannot afford a safe place for their babies to sleep.
Services Include: Providing cribs to babies whose mothers cannot afford them and educate mothers about the dangers of unsafe sleep environments.
Website: cribsforkids.org
Phone: 1-888-721-CRIB
Address: 5450 Second Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15207
Focus on renewal’s programs and partnerships connect children, adults, and families with relationships, resources, and opportunities to develop and sustain a thriving community.
Services Include: Food, Diapers, Parenting Classes
Website: forstorox.org
Phone: 412-331-1685
Address: 420 Chartiers Avenue
McKees Rocks, PA 15136
Food is a basic human need, yet every day thousands of our neighbors struggle to have enough food on their plates. At Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, we work to ensure that anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one.
Website: findfood.pittsburghfoodbank.org
Phone: 412-460-3663 x655
The Archangel Gabriel Parish Food Pantry:
Website: ArchangelGabrielParish.org/FoodPantry
Phone: 412-787-2140
Address: 5718 Steubenville Pike
McKees Rocks, PA 15136
Hours: Saturday 9:00 - 10:00 AM
Local St. Vincent de Paul conferences provide various kinds of assistance throughout the Pittsburgh area. Assistance can include, food, clothing, furniture, rent, utility and medical assistance.
Website: svdppitt.org/services/assistance
Phone: 412-787-2140 (AGP Parish Office; Call for assistance)
Chain store that buys and sells gently used items for children, including clothes, shoes, and toys at low prices.
Website: www.onceuponachild.com
Phone: 412-788-8000
Address: Robinson Town Center
1925 Park Manor Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
Provides used maternity and infant clothing.
Phone: 412-330-0958
Address: 951 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Their mission is to ensure babies in need are clean, healthy, and dry. They provide resources for diaper needs, incontinence, and period poverty.
Services Include: Diaper Distribution
Website: wpadiaperbank.org
Phone: 412-373-3074
Many locations are available locally, inlcuding:
Rachel's Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Weekend retreats offer you a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the process of restoration, renewal and healing.
Services Include: Post-Abortion Counseling
Website: www.rachelsvineyard.org
Phone: 412-456-3167
244-544-CARE
The right to life is unalienable. We speak for—and act in defense of—all innocent human life threatened by abortion, infanticide, & euthanasia, and educate on the dangers of artificial contraception.
Website: www.pcuc.org/need-help/pregnancy-help-centers
Phone: 412-531-9272
Address: 3050 Pioneer Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
Human Coalition is a champion of life, committed to an audacious mission: to transform our culture of death into a culture of life—to end abortion in America. Human Coalition is building a pro-life, holistic, comprehensive care network to help rescue these women and their children from abortion.
Website: www.humancoalition.org/cities/pittsburgh
Phone: 412-833-7445