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A graduate assistant may seek a leave of absence from their assistantship duties for the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a minor child.  A graduate assistant granted leave under this policy will continue to receive 100% of their assistantship stipend and their existing benefits remain in place (e,g., Graduate Student Health Insurance, enrollment status) for the duration of the leave, if the graduate assistant maintains their eligibility as set forth in this policy.

The Women's Center is part of the Identity & Inclusion unit within Student Affairs. They are committed to the personal and professional growth of women and gender non-conforming students by facilitating action toward intersectional gender equity, promoting social justice, and fostering connections for all students. They strive to challenge gender inequities and advance the rights of women and gender non-conforming people by elevating student activism and leadership through innovative and transformative programming. 

The Women’s Center has collaborated to create a resource guide for student parents (pdf) accessed through Google Drive. (To view this document, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free download.) This guide contains helpful information, such as UC and local resources, childcare, scholarships, and more.

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Visit the Pregnant and Parenting Students and Employees webpage for information about your rights as a pregnant and/or parenting student, lactation rooms (towards the bottom of the page), and FAQs.  

In addition to food and professional clothing, BCP has a variety of products for parents, including diapers and wipes.

Recognizing the need many students have outside of school, the BCP created the Family First Program:

  • When you enroll in Family First you can receive a supply of diapers and wipes on a monthly basis. Family First participants also have access to other donated supplies, including formula, bottles, clothing, toys, and more subject to availability.
  • Go to the Bearcats Pantry website, click on the “Resources” tab, and scroll down to Family First. 

Visit UC Health’s website for information on Parenting and Children’s Health, Emotions and Behavior, Development, and more. 

Empower Learn Create exists to provide quality family-centered childcare for children of students, staff, and faculty of the University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University with additional spaces made available to the community at large. For more information, visit the Empower Learn Create website. 

CPL offers many options for Parents and Caregivers such as events for children and students, access to Kanopy which provides free access to thousands of movies with your library card, Homework HelpNow, and more! 

Towards the end of the school year is the time to start looking for Cincinnati summer camps for children. These structured activities in the Queen City allow kids to make friends outside of school, gain more self-confidence, manage new situations involving teamwork, and develop a sense of independence through supervised camp activities. Learned skills from camp programs have been known to help children with their schoolwork and other social situations.

Pet Owners

Lack of access to information, advice, and direct animal care services produces hardships and heartaches for many pet owners in underserved communities.

OAA works to advance policy efforts to provide additional resources for financially challenged families and their pets. Please see the Statewide Resource Directory for low-cost spay and neuter clinics, pet food pantries, and humane society programs that provide assistance for seniors and low-income families. The key goal: keep pets with their families in their homes.

Pets In Need (PIN) believes that everyone deserves the joy of a pet and helps to provide low-cost veterinary care to those going through hard times. 

Their services include:

  • Basic wellness and preventative care
  • Treatment and management of chronic conditions such as diabetes or renal failure
  • Spay/neuter surgeries
  • Other surgeries, including mass removals and enucleations
  • Dental services, including routine prophylaxis, digital x-rays, and extractions
  • Treatment of heartworm disease
  • Compassionate end-of-life care and humane euthanasia

To schedule an appointment for your pet, call Pets In Need at (513) 761-7387. Phones and voicemails are answered live Monday – Friday, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Their call volume is huge. If you leave a voicemail, please allow up to 48 hours for a return call.