• Home
  • About
    • Staff
    • COVID-19 Information
      • COVID-19 Webinars
  • Resources
    • A-C Resources
      • Assistance to the Families of Incarcerated (AFI)
      • Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD)
      • Caring for the Whole Person
        • Caregiving
          • Caregiving
        • In the News
        • Care and Prepare
      • Catholic Healthcare
        • Catholic Healthcare
      • Catholic Relief Services
      • Census
      • Creation
        • Service Opportunities
    • D-G Resources
      • Death Penalty
      • Dobbs
      • Domestic Violence & Abuse
      • End of Life Care
      • Fertility Awareness
      • Foster Care & Adoption
        • Foster Care Adoption Organizations
      • Gender & Sexuality
    • H-O Resources
      • Healing After Abortion
      • Homelessness & Poverty
      • Human Trafficking
      • LA for Dreamers
      • Merciful Companions
      • Mental Health
      • OneLife LA
    • N-P Resources
      • Parish Leaders Resources
      • Pregnancy & Parenting Resources
      • Pornography & Digital Safety
      • Pregnancy & Infant Loss
      • Pregnancy and Parenting Resource Page
      • Pro-Life
    • R-Z Resources
      • Racism
        • 2021-2023 Plan of Action
      • Respect Life Month
        • What Binds the Racial Justice and Prolife Movements Together?
        • Dignity & Justice: Welcoming the Stranger at Our Border
        • How do Americans think and feel about Abortion?
        • Addressing Mental Health Challenges During the COVID 19 Pandemic
        • Care, Prepare, and Connect
        • Care, Prepare, and Connect
        • Respect Life Evening of Remembrance
        • Hope for Post-Election Politics: Hospitality and Encounter
        • Hope After the Pandemic: Building Solidarity, Resisting Throwaway Culture
        • Hope for the Holidays- Grief and Resiliency in a Time of Covid-19
        • Abortion
        • Economic Justice
        • Faithful Citizenship
        • Forgiveness and Mercy
        • Mental Health and Loneliness
      • Resources for Forming Faithful Citizenship and Voting
      • Sex Education & Information for Parents
      • Special Needs & Disabilities
      • Unplanned Resources
      • Youth Sexual Integrity
  • Events
    • LA Catholics Make an Impact/Serving Our Community
    • OneLifeLA
    • Respect Life Week
  • Stay Connected
  • We Were Born Ready
    • Home
    • Get Support
    • Get Involved
    • About Us
    • Vision
    • Mission
    • Resources
  • Homeless Persons’ Memorial
    • In Memory of
    • Resource Fair
    • Host a Drive
    • Community Partners
    • Media
|||
Office of Life, Justice and Peace

Stay Connected:
Join our Weekly Newsletter

Phone Email Facebook Instagram Twitter
Search
  • Home
  • About
      • Staff
      • COVID-19 Information
  • Resources
    • A-C Resources
      • Assistance to the Families of Incarcerated (AFI)
      • Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD)
      • Caring for the Whole Person
      • Catholic Healthcare
      • Catholic Relief Services
      • Census
      • Creation
    • D-G Resources
      • Death Penalty
      • Dobbs
      • Domestic Violence & Abuse
      • End of Life Care
      • Fertility Awareness
      • Foster Care & Adoption
      • Gender & Sexuality
    • H-O Resources
      • Healing After Abortion
      • Homelessness & Poverty
      • Human Trafficking
      • LA for Dreamers
      • Merciful Companions
      • Mental Health
      • OneLife LA
    • N-P Resources
      • Parish Leaders Resources
      • Pregnancy & Parenting Resources
      • Pornography & Digital Safety
      • Pregnancy & Infant Loss
      • Pregnancy and Parenting Resource Page
      • Pro-Life
    • R-Z Resources
      • Racism
      • Respect Life Month
      • Resources for Forming Faithful Citizenship and Voting
      • Sex Education & Information for Parents
      • Special Needs & Disabilities
      • Unplanned Resources
      • Youth Sexual Integrity
  • Events
      • LA Catholics Make an Impact/Serving Our Community
      • OneLifeLA
      • Respect Life Week
  • Stay Connected
  • We Were Born Ready
      • Home
      • Get Support
      • Get Involved
      • About Us
      • Vision
      • Mission
      • Resources
  • Homeless Persons’ Memorial
      • In Memory of
      • Resource Fair
      • Host a Drive
      • Community Partners
      • Media
  • “No woman should ever face a pregnancy feeling alone, or desperate, or like she has no other options. These are our sisters. We cannot be indifferent to their fears. We need to be near to them, to help them in every way that we can.”-Archbishop José H. Gomez
    “No woman should ever face a pregnancy feeling alone, or desperate, or like she has no other options. These are our sisters. We cannot be indifferent to their fears. We need to be near to them, to help them in every way that we can.”-Archbishop José H. Gomez
    • Resources

      For pregnancy help in California:
      Call Options United at 1-877-398-7734
      OptionsForPregnancy.com
      There are so many wonderful resources for pregnant and parenting families. Options United refers to all the pregnancy resource centers in Southern California. These centers can help connect pregnant women with medical care, insurance, housing, food, baby items, maternity clothes, childcare, and more.

      Find Resources for Moms and Dads
      WomenDeserveBetter.com
      This website has helpful tips for everything from health, housing, and materials to parenting, life hacks, education and career advice for moms.

      Get Involved
      A lot of parishes host a baby shower, diaper drive, baby bottle fundraiser, or a drive for pregnancy resource centers in their area. These are a good way to start, but here’s some more creative ways your parish can support pregnant and parenting families.

      Organize a Blessing for Pregnant Mothers and Unborn Children 
      Pray with the  Rite of Blessing for Unborn Children at the end of Mass to honor the sanctity of life. You can also organize a  Holy Hour for Life or a Rosary for Life.
       
      Visit Your Local Pregnancy Center
      Take your Respect Life Group, RCIA, confirmation class, youth group, or anyone who wants to the local pregnancy resource center for a tour! Many pregnancy centers need volunteers to sort baby items or share information, and this is a great way to introduce your parish to the center.

       

      Start a Pregnancy or Parenting Support Group

      Many moms and dads, especially those facing difficult pregnancies or single parenthood, are overwhelmed and looking for a welcoming community. Offer parenting classes, Mommy & Me classes, a mom’s walking club, summer reading program, or have your Respect Life Group meet at someone’s house and welcome kids to play while the parents talk.
      Visit  EmbraceGrace.com for a beautiful curriculum for pregnant/parenting moms.

       

      Educate Yourself and Your Parish with Angelus News Articles

      • Pregnant women find family at California shelter
      • Respect Life in Every Moment by Archbishop Gomez
      • Pro-woman, Pro-life: Toward holistic care
      • ‘A vision for society as God wants it to be’: An estimated 20,000 march for human dignity in Downtown LA
      • Pregnancy Help Center celebrates decades of making a difference
      • The miracle of life
      • There is no ‘me’ in maternity leave by Kathleen Domingo
      • ‘A hidden gem’ for abandoned pregnant women
      • When life can do more: Lianna Rebolledo, a rape survivor, becomes a pro-life advocate and voice for those suffering similar experiences
      • Americans agree: Moms and dads should have paid parental leave
      • Pope Francis to parents: teach your children the faith by example
      • Researcher: Study after study finding kids do best with married parents
      • My daughter the nun: How parents can influence vocations
      • Pope Francis to parents: Do you believe in the beauty of love?
      • Good parenting requires a little tough love
About

Office of Life, Justice, & Peace
3424 Wilshire Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90010

Stay Connected

Phone: (213) 637-7632 
[email protected]

 
Links

ByYourSideLA
OneLifeLA
About Us
 

Archdiocesan Links

Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archbishop
Angelus News
Catholic Schools
Catholic Cemeteries and Mortuaries

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
© 2023 The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, a corp. sole. All rights reserved.
Login
powered by eCatholic®