Pregnancy Resources

NOTE: These resources are presented for your information,
and do not constitute an endorsement by the Diocese of Trenton.

Pregnancy Resources

There are many resources available to assist women who may need them during a pregnancy and for their babies. This resource list is a starting point with essentials but there are even more local possibilities which can provide help.

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• Local Pregnancy Aid
  • Birthright Freehold – 732-462-2888, birthright.org/freehold 
  • Birthright Toms River – 732-349-0154, birthright.org/tomsriver
  • Birthright Red Bank – 732-747-7600, birthright.org/redbank
  • Choice One, Lawrenceville – 1-800-497-TEST; text 267-217-3430 (discreet reply), www.mychoice.org
  • 1st Way Burlington – 609-871-1431, 1stwaylifecenter.com 
  • Options for Her Cherry Hill – 856-795-0048, optionsnj.org
  • Options for Her in Trenton - 732-362-2256, optionsnj.org
  • Open Door Pregnancy Center, Toms River, 732-240-5504, theopendoor.com
  • Good Counsel Home, Riverside – 800-723-8331, help.goodcounselhomes.org/
  • Madonna House, Neptune, NJ 732-775-1140, themadonnahouse.com
  • Solutions Health and Pregnancy Center, Two locations: Shrewsbury and Freehold, 732-747-5454, solutionshpc.com
• Catholic Charities
  • Help and Information Center for help with essential services like food, housing, etc. 1800-360-7711
  • Domestic Violence Services: Confidential 24 hour hotline: 1-877-871-7551
  • "For My Baby and Me" - for pregnant women suffering from addicaiton; call 24 hotline 609-256-7801

• Department of Social Services
  • Your county Department of Social Services can provide help with many needs. Programs can include Emergency Housing & other Housing Assistance, Food Stamps, Work First, Child Care Programs or referrals, Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid for Pregnant Woman.
  • Burlington 609-261-1000
  • Mercer 609-989-4320
  • Monmouth 732-431-6000
  • Ocean 732-349-1500

• Food WIC
  • Provides food to pregnant & breast-feeding mothers, food and formula for children to age 5.
  • Burlington 609-267-4304
  • Mercer 609-498-7755
  • Monmouth 732-471-9301
  • Ocean 732-341-0122

• Food Stamps
  • Food stamps are available through your Dept. of Social Services. See Department of Social Services for more information in your county.

• Food Pantries
  • There are many local food pantries. Some may require referrals. Call for your nearest location, hours, and requirements.
  • Burlington 856-764-6940
  • Mercer 609-498-7755
  • Monmouth 732-918-2600
  • Ocean 732-918-2600
  • Search for food pantries at http://www.foodpantries.org/st/new_jersey

• Shelter
  • For emergency housing and other housing assistance call your local Dept. of Social Services. If help is still needed call the local Pregnancy Centers or the 24/7 Hotlines listed above.  Good Counsel Homes-South Jersey in Riverside provides housing for pregnant women and their children, call  800-723-8331 for assistance.

• Healthcare
  • New Jersey Care Family Care 1-800-701-0710. Local Hospitals can advise about prenatal health care.

• High Risk Pregnancies & Births
  • Saint Peters University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine, 732-745-8549
  • Infant & Perinatal Loss Evaluations, Infant Prematurity Assessment & Prevention

• Legal Center
  • If you need more information and free legal advice to pregnant mothers being coerced into abortion, call 973-984-0725.

• NJ Safe Haven Law - Don't panic, your newborn can be surrendered safely and leagally
  • 24/7 Toll-Free Crisis Hotline, 1-877-839-2339, allows a parent or designee to surrender their unharmed infant to staff at any hospital emergency room, police or fire station, ambulance or rescue squad staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Safely-Leagally-Anonymously

Adverse Prenatal Diagnosis Resources

If you have been given an adverse prenatal diagnosis there are resources available to you at:

High Risk Pregnancies and Births – Saint Peters University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ –http://www.saintpetershcs.com/ – 732-745-8600

Michael’s Feat – Helping Seriously Ill Newborns – http://www.Michaelsfeat.org – 732-239-7887, located in Matawan, NJ

Joan’s Reach – Support for a Difficult Prenatal  Diagnosis –  http://www.joansreach.org – 732-788-6001, located in Middletown, NJ

Isaiah’s Promise – Support for Families Carrying to Term after a Severe or Fatal Diagnosis –http://isaiahspromise.net – [email protected]

Be Not Afraid – http://www.benotafraid.net/ – Provides comprehensive, practical, and peer-based support to parents experiencing a prenatal diagnosis and carrying to term –http://www.benotafraid.net/ContactUs.aspx
 

Abortion Pill Reversal

Many women change their minds about medical abortion soon after taking that first pill. IT MAY NOT BE TOO LATE TO SAVE YOUR PREGNANCY. If you act quickly you may have time to reconsider and save your babies life.
Please click HERE for more information about abortion pill reversal. All inquiries are strictly confidential.