During the 2016-2017 school year, the Students for Life team and stu-

2016-2017
dent groups helped 34 women choose life (6 chose adoption) and as-
sisted 265 pregnant and parenting high school and college students
in 37 states. In addition, we are mentoring more than 200 Students for

i e s S a ve d Life groups participating in our Pregnant on Campus Initiative. These

Bab groups work hard throughout the school year to offer services such as:

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referrals to local pregnancy and parenting resource organizations, trans-

an d M ot h porting students to appointments, creating and fundraising for scholar-

ships, babysitting, collecting and donating baby items, hosting baby

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showers, organizing campus pregnancy resource displays, advertising
community resources, establishing lactation rooms and diaper decks on
campus, and more!

College Students choose Life
and Adoption
Students for Life of Americas college train-
ings, campus tours, and group projects have
successfully equipped our student leaders to
change minds and save lives!
In April 2016, a pregnant student
posted on the social media plat-
form, YikYak, asking for help. Our
student leader, Jessica, at Colorado
State University- Pueblo respond-
ed with a simple message and of-
fered to talk with her. This pregnant
student was considering abortion;
however, after messaging with Jes-
sica, she learned about her local
pregnancy resource centers free
ultrasounds. Jessica met with the
student several times, and they be-
came close friends. The student
chose Life, and her baby was born
in late Fall 2016!
While sidewalk counseling, Kasey,
a leader of the Students for Life
group at SUNY Geneseo, gave her
contact information to an abortion-
determined teen outside the abor-
tion facility. The teen girl contacted
to Kasey later to confirm that she
chose Life!
At Iowa State University, the
Students for Life club hosted a
lecture featuring MTVs teen
birthparents, Caitlynn and Tyler.
Three years later, a student cou-
ple contacted the student group
to tell them that this event was
instrumental in helping them
decide to pursue adoption. This
couple is now married with two
children.
Mississippi State Universitys
Students for Life served 20 stu-
dent parents and their babies at
their annual student baby show-
er. Additionally, one MSU stu-
dent leader has been critical in
assisting a mom who chose Life
despite an extremely difficult
situation of domestic abuse.
Tens of Thousands raised for
College Scholarships
More than 15 Students for Life groups have
taken on the task of organizing and
fundraising for scholarship funds for preg-
nant and parenting students. These groups
distributed between $750 and $20,000 to
students on their campuses.
SFLA William Wilberforce Fellow,
Alexa Birkel, set out on a mission to
establish an endowment scholarship
fund for pregnant and parenting stu-
dents. Leading the charge, Alexa and
her Students for Life group at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
fundraised over $25,000 in seven
months!
Another SFLA William Wilberforce
Fellow, Lindsay Langhals, has also
committed to fundraising $20,000 for
an endowment scholarship at Mon-
tana State University. Her fundrais-
ing currently exceeds $5,800.
Texas Students for Life at the Uni-
versity of Texas at Austin also coor-
dinated their first scholarship! They
provided a $750 scholarship and a
baby shower for new parents, Valerie
and Benjamin, on their campus.
Students for Life of America Staff
Change hearts and Minds
While tabling with a Pregnant on Campus free
speech board, Keri Landeche (Northeast Re-
gional Coordinator) spoke with a Concordia
University (NY) student who had just found
out that she was pregnant. The young girl was
abortion-minded and was panicking about her
future. Keri spent over an hour listening and
talking with the girl. She provided material
resources and assisted her with scheduling an
appointment with the Sisters of Life.
High School Leaders Pair Compassion
with Real Help
SFLAs Building a Better Future program is
creating new opportunities for high school stu-
dents to learn how to respond to and support
pregnant teens. Already, we have several ambi-
tious Students for Life groups leading the way:
Piedra Vista High School (NM) Stu-
dents for Life has assisted 5 teen par-
ents in choosing Life! In several cases,
our student leader not only informed
the abortion-minded students about
their local pregnancy resource center,
but she also joined these young moms
at their ultrasound appointments.
At Farmington High School (NM),
our student leaders assisted an abor-
tion-minded peer and encouraged her
to pursue adoption instead. When she
later miscarried, the student leader
helped her find a therapist to support
her through the grieving and healing
process. Another student leader at this
school used the skills and resources
that she learned through her Students
for Life group to help a family mem-
ber choose Life!
Caledonia Students for Life at Cale-
donia High School (MI) collected
over 200 items for a baby shower this
spring. These donations supported two
pregnant teens in their school.
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