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Jeff and I have decided to join our church in supporting the Pregnancy Support Services of Wake Forest (PSSWF). I've posted some information about this program below:

PSSWF offers the following free and confidential services:
  • Medical Clinic:  Pregnancy Testing and Ultrasound confirms the pregnancy and “age” of the baby and is followed by a consultation with a nurse and a patient advocate for education on fetal development and the options for the pregnancy decision: abortion, adoption, and parenting.  The woman participates in 1 or more sessions to identify her obstacles and to obtain resources and solutions for her pregnancy decision.

  • “Next Steps”:  an ongoing program that provides support to the woman and her family throughout her pregnancy and until the baby turns 1-year old. 
o   Mentors and classes teach them about healthy pregnancy, labor & delivery, infant care, parenting past the first year, financial management, & healthy relationships. 
o   Mothers get to earn the material items she needs (diapers, wipes, toiletries, car seats, crib, etc).
o   Community Connections provide her with her baby shower, shopping for maternity clothes, post-delivery work clothes, and other items.  The caring community connections are intended to give her more relational support that last past the Next Steps program.

Post-Abortion Care:    With the fact that 1 in 4 women in the US will have at least 1 abortion by age 45, PSSWF is commited to providing post-abortion healing to women and men.  Whether the woman leaves the PSSWF clinic, aborts and comes back the next week or had an abortion 20 years ago…all are welcome to come for help healing. 



We are walking 4,000 steps on April 28th. We would greatly appreciate you praying about supporting Jeff and myself in this walk. Our individual websites to donate are listed below. The donate button is on the right side of the screen in the green box if you are able to support us!


Alison's Site-
http://psswf.convio.net/site/TR/Events/General?px=1007001&pg=personal&fr_id=1080


Jeff's Site-
http://support.psspartners.com/site/TR/Events/General?px=1007002&pg=personal&fr_id=1080

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