Baby Steps at UCF
Baby Steps empowers pregnant and parenting college students facing an unplanned pregnancy at UCF to have their education and their baby by providing housing, support, and community.
Help us bring a life-changing organization to University of Central Florida.
Once we raise the necessary funds, we will provide housing, support, and community to Student-Moms at UCF.
Explore our website to find out how you can get involved.
To see the impact these resources make in the lives of Student-Moms, take a look at Baby Steps at Auburn University.
The Need
Statistically, we know that the most amount of unplanned pregnancies happen between the ages of 18-29. This group is primarily college-aged students. According to this statistic, it should be much more common to see pregnant students walking their campuses. Why is this not the case?
Judgment, stigma, and lack of resources leave them feeling isolated and unsupported with no safe place to turn. Simply put: They do not believe they can have both their education and their baby.
The Solution
Baby Steps. We empower pregnant and parenting college students facing an unplanned pregnancy to have their education and their baby by providing housing, support, and community.
Housing + Community
Baby Steps is more than a house close to campus. It is a place where Student-Moms are not defined by their circumstances but are empowered to thrive as both mothers and students. They are met with compassion, love, and support, not only from the Baby Steps team but also from their community as a whole.
Our Vision
To create a culture of empowerment that changes how universities, communities, and society as a whole respond to and support Student-Moms. Young women facing unplanned pregnancies should not be defined by their circumstances but empowered to thrive We are diligently working to bring Baby Steps to Student-Moms across the nation. This is just the beginning.
Meet the Planters
Baby Steps Planters desire to empower pregnant and parenting college students facing an unplanned pregnancy by helping establish Baby Steps Sites near a local college/university. Planters are eager to volunteer their time, talents, hearts, and connections to reach and serve Student-Moms by building the foundation of Baby Steps in their communities.
Jim Hutcherson
Maureen Hutcherson
“Baby Steps allowed me to raise my daughter in a peaceful and stable environment, something I couldn’t have done otherwise. I didn’t have to worry about how I was going to afford rent, bills, and daycare while going to school full-time. They gave me the ability to focus on school so that I could build the future my daughter and I deserve.
They also provided a place where I felt supported, loved, and understood. I truly could not have done it without them!”
- Sidney // Baby Steps Graduate
Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Enterprise Management, Business Minor
There are students at University of Central Florida who will find out they’re pregnant today and will not have access to housing, support, or community.
Help us establish Baby Steps at UCF and provide crucial resources that will leave a generational impact in the Orlando community.