Parenting

Are You Considering parenting?

While many women regret getting an abortion, almost no mom could imagine life without their child once he or she is born. Being a parent is an ongoing process of learning and adjusting. Every parent stumbles from time to time, but if you love your child and are trying your best, you will do fine.

Choose Hope Women’s Center will walk with you throughout this journey. We can offer you the support you need and direction for what is available in the community.

We offer a free Pregnancy Education Program, tailored to your needs to help you prepare for the baby’s arrival. We will walk alongside you with emotional and material support. We even have a Men’s Mentoring Program where male volunteers help your partner to be a support to you and your baby.

You are stronger than you think you are.

Parenting Support & Resources

Material Resources

Choose Hope Women’s Center offers practical support and help during your pregnancy and beyond. We offer free monthly material assistance to our clients. All of our resources are completely free. There is no qualification to receive our help. Some of the resources we can offer include:

Maternity Clothes, New or Gently Used
Books on Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting
Baby Clothing sizes premie to 24 months, New or Gently Used
Diapers
Baby Wipes
Baby Wash and Shampoo
Formula
Baby Food
New Infant Accessories (rattles, teethers, etc.)
Welcome Home Baby Basket

All our material assistance is donated to us by individuals or organizations so it can vary as to availability. At Choose Hope Women’s Center, we do our very best to give you the help that you need to feel supported and encouraged as a parent.

Choose Hope Women’s Center Pregnancy Program

The Choose Hope Women’s Center Pregnancy Program is designed for the client who is pregnant for the first time but is available to any woman looking for more guidance during pregnancy. The program is not a substitute for regular doctor visits or prenatal classes.

The curriculum is educational and is meant to enrich your pregnancy experience. Each free session is one on one and tailored to your needs. Sessions include a 20 to 30-minute video followed by a discussion with your Choose Hope Women’s Center volunteer.

How far along you are in your pregnancy when you begin the program will determine how many sessions your program will include. Our main curriculum focuses on pregnancy and birth but we also offer alternative video options that address additional topics of interest to a first-time parent.

Video topics include:

Prenatal care
Fetal development
Nutrition and exercise
Discomforts and hazards
Emotions
Labor & birth
Comfort techniques
Newborns & postpartum

We hope the Choose Hope Women’s Center Pregnancy Program will encourage and empower both of you as you make life-affirming decisions for your family.

Call us today to speak to one of our volunteers and schedule your first session.

Talk More About Parenting

While we do not pressure any woman into making a certain pregnancy choice, we are here to better inform you about all of your choices.

Talk today in a non-judgmental and caring environment to learn more.

I was ashamed when I called Choose Hope Women's Center. My daughter had run off and left her baby with me. I didn’t know what to do and I’ve never had to ask for help from anyone. You never treated me bad. You never judged me. I’m so glad I called.

-Diane

I was scared, alone and saw no way out of this mess. Then I found Choose Hope Women's Center. I wasn’t alone anymore. They walked with me and held my hand. They gave me hope that things would get better. Thank God for Choose Hope Women's Center.

-Danielle

You don’t just help people, you reach out to the hearts of the people you help and that is really special. Thank you for improving my life!

-Sarah

I came to Choose Hope Women's Center 9 months pregnant and living in my car. Choose Hope Women's Center took me in when no family or friends would. It has taken me years to get my act together. I could not have done it without Choose Hope Women's Center being at my side the whole way.

-Rachel

My son would not be alive today if it wasn’t for Choose Hope Women's Center. I didn’t have to sacrifice my education or career to have him either. Choose Hope Women's Center helped me through the initial crisis and continued to help until I was on my feet again. The volunteers of Choose Hope Women's Center treated me like I was family.

-Darlene

I wanted my wife to have an abortion. I was out of work, we already had two kids and we were late on our mortgage. My wife didn’t want the abortion but I didn’t see any other way. Choose Hope Women's Center showed us the way. My son is five and I can’t imagine life without him.

-John

I didn’t want to get an abortion but I felt I had no other choice. Choose Hope Women's Center offered me the support and resources I needed to have my baby.

-Brittany

Thank you for always being just a phone call away. You’re the only one who seems to mean it when you say you will help.

-Diane

When my parents found out I was pregnant, they threw me out on the street. Choose Hope Women's Center was there to pick me up and help me find a place to stay and materials to have my baby.

-Maggie

How did you know? How did you know to call just when I needed you? My husband beats on me, my family turns away from me, but you are always there. You are more than Choose Hope Women's Center. You are my friend. I love you.

-Tammy

I thought I was completely alone in the world – and then I called Choose Hope Women's Center. The hope you gave me that night, and in the coming months, turned my crisis into joy.

-Janet

I was one of your first clients. My son is grown now and a very fine man. Thank you.

-Susan

Seventeen years ago I was in a crisis pregnancy and there were caring people at Choose Hope Women's Center to help me get through it. Now I feel God calling me back to Choose Hope Women's Center to pay it forward and help others.

-Carol

Thinking you might be pregnant is the scariest feeling in the world. I felt paralyzed and had nowhere to turn. hen a friend told me about Choose Hope Women's Center. I got a free pregnancy test right in their office and was so relieved that it was negative. The volunteer never judged me, she was supportive and kind.

-Janet

I am 28 years old, happily married with my own child. Each day I realize that my very existence and destiny once depended on the decisions of a frightened teenager. I’m so proud of my mom for having me.

-Doug

I have never forgotten how Choose Hope Women's Center help me through my crisis. Now two years later I am a single mom of a beautiful little girl. I hope you will pass these clothes on to let others know there is always hope.

-Lynn

It feels so good to know that there are wonderful people like Choose Hope Women's Center in this world that help others. You don’t know how much you are appreciated. Things have been financially stressful but we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

-Amber

I just want to say thank you so much for caring. I praise God to have Choose Hope Women's Center in my life. Thank you for all the gifts and for coming to my house when my son was sick.

-Ruth

Thanks for always being just a phone call away. You’re the only one who seems to mean it when you say you’ll help.

-Ashely