We encourage all students to visit the Counseling Center for support services. Counseling services are free and confidential.
Pregnancy and Parenting Resources
Campus Resources
Students and employees may request accommodations for pregnancy-related conditions through the Disability Services Office. You can contact, Cheryl Worley, Manager of Disability Services by phone at 361-570-4287 or worleyc@tamuv.edu. Our Parenting Student Liaison is Madison Rosalez and you can contact her via email or call at (361) 485-4408.
Lactation Spaces
A&M-Victoria sets out specific requirements for lactation breaks and spaces that include:
- Reasonable time and space to express breast milk in a location that is private, clean, and reasonably accessible.
- Bathroom stalls do not satisfy this requirement.
- Within reasonable distance of the person’s location and be available for up to a year following childbirth.
- Break time should be adjusted to account for the distance to the nearest lactation facility.
As a community built on care and compassion, our lactation room in University West provides a private and relaxing space with new furnishings and individual card access for privacy. Students and employees can request card access to the space by contacting Disability Services.
Off-Campus Resources (interactive programs)
Family Connects Victoria County is an evidence-based nurse home visiting program for families with newborns 3 to 12 weeks old. All families have the opportunity to have a registered nurse provide a home visit within the first three weeks. Research shows that when families use Family Connects mothers feel less anxious, they learn about quality child care options, and their babies need less emergency care at hospitals. The program can be contacted at 361-575-0681
Mid-Coast Family Services in Victoria, Texas, provides FAYS family services (formerly known as STAR) to help families navigate the waters of parenthood and childhood. Per information from their website, Mid-Coast Family Services caseworkers join a family and through evidence-based practices and curriculum, provide skills classes, individual sessions for support, and family sessions to better equip each client to face struggles like anger, truancy, behavior problems at school, and much more. Caseworkers provide services in school and at the home as needed by each individual situation.
- FAYS hosts online parent groups on Thursdays at noon which can be joined by texting “JOIN” to “FAYSZOOM” or 361-489-0970.
- For more information about FAYS, contact Allen Tippit or call their main office at 361-575-7842.
Navigate Life Texas is a project supported by the Texas Health and Human Services to inform and empower parents of children with disabilities or special health care needs. The model includes four components: one-on-one home visits, monthly group meetings, developmental screenings, and a resource network for families.
Parents as Teachers is a free program in Victoria, Texas, designed to provide parents with information and to help build their children's intellectual, language, social, and physical development from birth to age five. The program can be contacted at 361-788-9653.
Right at School after-school programs are available in Victoria ISD and provide discounts for families on Free & Reduced Lunch.
The Texas Home Visiting Program educates parents and caregivers, at no cost, on how to properly use their children's car seats. Technicians provide free personalized instruction about how to properly install a car seat in a vehicle, as well as how to properly secure a child in the car seat. Appointments can be scheduled online or by calling 361-578-6281 ext. 3008
Online Resources (available long-distance)
The Office on Women’s Health is a national resource with health-related online information including topics such as pregnancy, labor and childbirth, medical recovery from birth, breastfeeding and newborn care.
Parents Helping Parents is a non-profit organization that provides a 24/7 Parent Stress Line at 800-632-8188 as well as virtual parent support groups.