Parenting Resources

For your convenience, lactation rooms are located in:

Lytle Hall - Room 122, First Floor

Beekey Education Building - Room TWAC22A, Second Floor

Stratton Administration Building - Room TW12, Second Floor

Old Main - Room 221, Second Floor B Wing

McFarland Student Union - Room TWAC21, First Floor

In order to access lactation rooms, please reserve a room. 

Maps of the buildings and pictures of the lactation rooms are accessible through Human Resources.

Baby changing stations are conveniently located in various restrooms across campus.

North Campus

Boehm:

TWAC1-1	Women's	First Floor
TMAC1-1	Men's	First Floor
TWAC1-2	Women's	Second Floor
TMAC1-2	Men's	Second Floor

Grim:

TWAC1-1	Women's	First Floor
TMAC1-1	Men's	First Floor

Heritage Center:

No Room Number	Women's	Behind Library
No Room Number	Men's	Behind Library

Keystone:

TM21	Men's	Football Locker Room
TM31	Men's	Main Lobby

McFarland:

TUAC1-2	Family	Across from Info Desk
TWAC-4-1	Women's	First Floor, Auditorium
TMAC4-1	Men's	First Floor, Auditorium
TWAC2-1	Women's	First Floor, Central Stairs

Schaeffer:

TWAC1-1	Women's	Main Lobby
TUAC1-1	Family	Main Lobby

Sharadin:

TUAC1-2	Family	Gallery Lobby
TWAC1-2	Women's	Gallery Lobby
TMAC1-2	Men's	Gallery Lobby
TUAC3-1	Family	Lecture Hall 120
TWAC3-1	Women's	Lecture Hall 120
TMAC3-1	Men's	Lecture Hall 120

South Campus

Dixon (North):

TWAC1-1	Women's	Main Lobby
TMAC1-1	Men's	Main Lobby

Dixon (South):

TWAC2-1	Women's	Main Lobby
TMAC2-1	Men's	Main Lobby

Deatrick:
TWAC2-1 Women’s Main Lobby
TMAC2-1 Men’s Main Lobby

TWAC2-1	Women's	Main Lobby
TMAC2-1	Men's	Main Lobby

If you prefer using a single-stall restroom for any reason, many are located across campus.

Admissions Center - 1st, 2nd floor

Boxwood House - 1st, 2nd floor

DeFrancesco - Ground floor

Education House - 1st, 2nd floor

Lytle - 1st floor

McFarland Student Union - 2nd floor

Multicultural Center - 1st, 2nd floor

Old Main A Wing - Ground, 1st floor

Old Main B Wing - 3rd floor

Old Main C Wing - 2nd floor

President’s House - 1st floor

Recreation Center - 1st, 2nd floor

Rickenbach - 2nd floor

Rohrbach Library - Ground, 2nd floor

Schaeffer Auditorium - 1st floor

Sharadin - 1st, 2nd floor

Students interested in on-campus housing should call (610-683-4027) or e-mail the Housing office to schedule a meeting to discuss housing options and availability.

In accordance with the Attendance Policy (ACA-016), childbirth and pregnancy are both considered to be legitimate reasons for absence. If any problems arise with this policy, please contact Social Equity.

Shaynah Kinner Day Care Center

205 James Alley, Kutztown, PA 19530

Phone: (610) 683-5040

Hours: Mon-Fri, 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

St. John’s Day Care Center

201 East Main St., Kutztown, PA 19530

Phone: (610) 683-5402

Hours: Mon-Fri, 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Jolly Journeys Childcare Center

14953 Kutztown Road, Suite 5, Kutztown, PA 19530

Phone: (610) 426-0011

Hours: Mon-Fri, 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Friend, Inc. Community Services is a local community service center in Kutztown that can provide many services to pregnant or parenting students. They can help connect you with resources within the community, including Emergency Financial Assistance, Counseling, Food Stamp Benefits (SNAP), Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Child Care Works Program, and more.

Friend, Inc. Community Services is located at 658D Noble Street, Kutztown PA, 19530. They are open from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. daily on weekdays. To contact, call 610-683-7790, or email Cathy Dill.

Mary’s Shelter is a multifaceted comprehensive housing and social service agency that addresses pregnancy, parenting and youth homelessness through proactive preventative work, crisis intervention services and stabilization back into the community. They assist women and families throughout Reading and the Berks County area. For a full list of services, please visit their website.

Mary's Shelter is located at 615 Kenhorst Boulevard, Reading, PA 19611. To contact, call (610) 376-1973 or send an e-mail to their office.

Title IX can be hard to understand, but they break down the ways that it protects pregnant students. If you feel as though your Title IX rights are being violated, please contact the office of Social Equity. They also cover your rights in relation to breastfeeding and pumping on college campuses, as well as a whole host of other resources they've collected.

Nurse-Family Partnership is a nationwide program that pairs first-time mothers (and fathers) with trained nurses to support you through the process and provide education from the second trimester until the baby's second birthday. There are two participating locations within 25 miles of Kutztown, one in Reading and one in Bethlehem that serve the Lehigh Valley, Berks County, and Northampton County.