Pregnant & Parenting Student Resources
Bringing Children on Campus
The College has recently updated its policy about the presence of minors on campus. Children must remain supervised at all times, be in a safe environment, and not disrupt the learning experience of others.
National Protections for Student Parents
Title IX
Title IX is a national law that protects students from sex-based discrimination, which includes discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, false pregnancy, and recovery. Title IX grants students who fall under any of those categories the right to medically excused absence and access to accommodation. If those rights are violated, Title IX also protects your right to register a complaint and mandates that the College takes corrective action.
Learn more about Title IX protections.
Nursing and Lactation
In the workplace, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers to provide reasonable break time and a private, non-bathroom place for nursing parents to express breast milk during the workday for up to one year after the child’s birth. Title IX similarly protects your right to pump or nurse at school. Learn more about your lactation rights.
In accordance with these protections, CCP provides four lactation rooms. See our CCP Resources section below for more information.
CCP Resources
Title IX Coordinator
Students needing additional information regarding Title IX protections for pregnant and parenting students may email the Title IX Coordinator at titleix [at] ccp.edu or visit the Mint Building, 2nd Floor, Room 7.
Roary’s Cubhouse
Roary’s Cubhouse is a semi-private study space in the Library and Learning Commons for students who have a child with them on Main Campus. The space is equipped with a desktop workstation and Wi-Fi, as well as toys, games, crafts, books and child-friendly furniture. It is located in the Bonnell Building, Room L1-15.
Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center exists to support the academic, social, emotional, and personal development of women and LGBTQIA+ students. Staff are able to help student parents and caregivers connect with resources, support services, and coaching. The office also sponsors events and programs to support and build community among student parents.
Lactation Pods
Main Campus
Winnet Student Life Building, Room S1-09A Doorpad code: 2001#
Points of Contact: mfogg [at] ccp.edu (mfogg[at]ccp[dot]edu)/klake [at] ccp.edu (klake[at]ccp[dot]edu)
Bonnell Building Lobby (near the Counseling Center)
If you don’t have cell phone, please see the Counseling Reception Desk or the Bonnell Security Desk for assistance
Northeast Regional Center
Near the Bookstore on the First Floor
Point of Contact: ccollins [at] ccp.edu
If you don't have a cell phone, please see the Security Desk for assistance.
West Regional Center
Near the Chestnut Street Lobby
Point of contact: Corrine Miller, cnmiller [at] ccp.edu
If you don't have a cell phone, please see the Security Desk for assistance.
Community Resources
Resources through the Philadelphia Health Department's Division of Reproductive, Adolescent, and Child Health, including safe sleep programs that provide free Pack n’ Plays, community doula programs, home visitation programs, and postpartum mental health support.
Provides a wide range of services including home visits, child care, parenting education, mental health care, reproductive health resources, and a community doula and lactation program.
Philadelphia Alliance for Labor Support
Provides trained labor and birth support doulas, free of charge, to those who would otherwise be unable to access doula care. They offer a Prenatal Match-Up Program for people in the greater Philadelphia area and an on-call program for people giving birth at HUP.
Outreach program for families of infants diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Services include free supplies, mental health and recovery support, and employment assistance.
Publicly funded, free preschool programs, available to those who qualify.
Helps families pay for child care expenses who have a documented household income below the federal poverty level, receive TANF, SNAP, or SSI benefits, or who have children in foster care. The KEYS Program at CCP, located in the Winnet Building, Room S1-20, offers assistance with Head Start applications.