Free Services Provided
Free Pregnancy Tests
If you do test positive, we have a special gift bag just for you to help you feel special.
Confidential peer counseling
Accurate information on:
all options, abortion procedures and risk, fetal development,
sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence
Community referrals for:
financial aid, medical needs, pre-natal and child birth classes, teen parenting classes and mom’s groups
Adoption referrals
Material aid for our clients maternity clothing, infant clothing up to 24 months, gently used items such as car seats, strollers, monitors etc. and new mom’s baskets or bags with items you will need for your baby
Learning for Life Program
allows you to earn a new item, such as a crib and matress, pack and play, strollers or high chair seat while you learn about your pregnancy, delivery and what happens next!
Few women faced with an unplanned pregnancy are told of the marvelous development of the life growing within them, even at the early stages. The feet pictured below are at only 11 weeks along!
Don't make a quick decision. This is an important time in your life. You deserve the care and support of our trained peer counselors to help you explore your options. We can help you find resources to create positive solutions in a gentle, caring setting.
Single Parenting
Consider these questions:
Can I be a good mother?
Will I be able to finish school?
Where will I live?
What does a child cost?
Will I be able to get a job?
Who will help?
Single parenting is not an easy choice to make. Many young women find answers to these questions and more. Be encouraged to know that many clients in the same situation have found the help and resources to make positive choices and realize their dreams.
Marriage
Marriage should be a lifetime decision
This is sometimes an option to consider with an unplanned pregnancy. Getting married because you're pregnant is a poor reason to make this lifetime commitment. We can help you and the baby's father understand this option more fully.
Adoption
Making an adoption plan can be a good decision.
Choosing adoption is a loving and unselfish choice for your baby. There are many reasons to consider this option. Each year 50,000 women in
Did you know?
Making an adoption plan allows you to continue to make decisions throughout your pregnancy.
Open adoptions allow ongoing visits with your child.
Many agencies allow you to choose the adoptive parents.
We can provide you with referrals to adoption agencies who are committed to you and your child.
Fathers
We have male peer counselors as well as DVDs and information specifically for you. We encourage you to participate, either as a couple, or by yourself. Our center is there to help you in this process as well in whatever capacity makes you and the mother comfortable. A pregnancy changes many lives and we are there to help everyone involved.
Your Pregnancy, Week-By-Week
The American Pregnancy Association has launced a free "week-by-week" health newsletter. You can register for the newsletter by clicking on the link below and entering your due date. The program will automatically calculate which week you are in and will send you a weekly newsletter telling you :
*how your baby is growing
*changes occurring within you
*how to plan each week of your pregnancy
*ideas for enhancing your pregnancy experience
*tips for your partner or support person
Click here- The American Pregnancy Association - to sign up for a weekly glimpse into what is going on with your pregnancy and developing baby.
