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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Title IX protects her housing through her pregnancy.

The Housing office can help with housing after that.

She will qualify for WIC and SNAP.

I assume you were planning on paying room and board while she is in college. Off campus housing could be cheaper and she can apply for WIC/SNAP, all of that money can go towards her child's food and diapers.

[b]As a single mother she can supplement WIC/SNAP with local food banks.[/b]  (https://www.foodpantries.org/)

The school can help her find cheap/subsidized daycare or she can check this website for subsidized daycare (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/resource/ccdf-grantee-state-and-territory-contacts#M)[/quote]

Yes, although I was on SNAP when my son was very young, and we were in a liberal state with VERY generous benefits. We had plenty to eat just using SNAP, no WIC. As a mom with a child she will qualify for SNAP for a family of 2, even when baby doesn't eat much. My state at the time was VERY generous and we ate very well (I mean, no lobster and I had to budget, but we had enough and could buy fresh fruits - although not organic - and veggies).[/quote]

Yes— once upon a time, you could survive on SNAP.   But, in case you missed it, there have been a lot of cuts to SNAP under the R controlled Congress. In 2018, the average family of 2 gets $252 in SNAP benefits, with even more cuts in the pipeline.   Could you feed yourself and a child healthy food on less than $50/week?
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