Campus Resource Directory
Childcare
Housing
Single Parent Support & Networking Resources
As an incoming freshman student through CHANCE please contact your CHANCE Counselor for more information on support services: (815)753-0201.
The groups below provide students who are parents with the opportunity to work together with other students who are single parents to create a network of support. These groups also provide parents with the opportunity to go to (family) friendly activities and social events.
- College Parents' Support Group,
University Resources for Women, 753-0320 or SSS Student Support Services, 753-1142
The College Parent Group meets every Monday at 6:00pm at the University Resources for Women.
- Mu Omicron Mu (MOM), 753-9999
Sorority - Support Group for Student Mothers. Mu Omicron Mu is a community of mothers on campus who bond together to share resources & support one another.
University Counseling Resources
Other Campus Resources
- Center for Black Studies, 753-1848
- NATIONS, niunations@yahoo.com
- Women's Resource Center, 753-0320
- DeKalb Area Women's Center, 758-1351
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Ally Resource Center, 753-LGBT
- NIU Affirmative Action, 753-6000
- Asian American Center, 752-1177
- Center for Latino and Latin American Studies, 753-1531
- Latino Resource Center, 753-1987
- Student Legal Assistance, 753-1701 *free for NIU students
- Student Financial Aid Office, 753-1395
- Bursar's Office, 753-1885
- Registration & Records, 753-0681
- Job Location and Development, 753-1152
- Huskie Bus Schedule, 758-6900
- The Northern Star Newspaper, 753-0105
- NIU Directory Assistance, 753-1000
- NIU Subject Index
Academics and Scholarships
Recreation
Tips for Success
The process of coming to college and setting your family up in a new place can be challenging, to say the least! This page is meant to assist you with this task. Below are several tips that you may find helpful:
- Make multiple copies of birth certificates, social security info. and related paperwork that you turn in when you apply for housing, childcare or subsidies. This will help you in the long run.
- Be persistent! Keep in mind that you may have to contact rental agents, subsidy counselors or other service providers a number of times to get the information you need. Don't be afraid to actively follow up and seek out the assistance you need.
"I am calling to make sure that you got my application for..."
"I am calling to check on the status of my application..."
"I am calling to check and see when my application was sent out..."
- Get a notebook & write down the names of the people you talked to in the various offices, make sure to make a note about what you were told and then date your entry. This can save you a great deal of time.
- Be as polite and patient with the people you work with even if it seems that they are having a bad day because they may be the individuals who process your paperwork.
- Keep in mind that your CHANCE Counselor is available to support you as you go through this process. Please don't be shy about getting the support and encouragement you need from your CHANCE Counselor. We are only a phone call away (815) 753-0201.
Created by Diane Hennin. Last updated 03/06/06.
Special thanks to NIU's Women's Resource Center for allowing us to use their resource listing for completing some of this website. For Questions please email cmaher@niu.edu
*All phone numbers listed here begin with an (815) area code unless otherwise indicated.
