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Below find information on Pregnancy Resource Centers, Post-Abortion Counseling organizations, Maternity Homes, Pro-Life Networks and Legal Services that operate in the New York area.

Project REACH networks with all of these groups in the fight to provide meaningful help to those most at risk for abortion. If there are other organizations that you think might benefit from our services, please contact us at info@projectreach.org.
 

Pregnancy Resource Centers

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Boro Pregnancy Counseling Center
(Flushing) Boro Pregnancy Counseling Center is a Christian ministry whose function is to defend life by supporting women in crisis pregnancies; bring healing and wholeness to lives which have been traumatized by abortion; bring them to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ; and challenge our community to adopt a Godly view of sexuality and the Sanctity of Human Life.  We provide: free pregnancy tests; peer counseling; educational resources; sexual integrity options; material assistance; baby clothes & diapers; post-abortion counseling; and a telephone help-line. We also provide the following referrals: Housing/ Maternity Homes; Medical Insurance; Prenatal Care/ Ultrasound; Churches / Small Groups; Community Resources; Social Services; Foster Care & Adoption; Public Assistance All services rendered by BPCC are at no cost to the client and are given regardless of age, ethnicity, marital status, or religion. Please Contact Us!  Call: 718-961-HELP (4357). E-mail: bpcc4you@earthlink.net. Website: www.bpcc.org.

Bridge to Life
(Fresh Meadows & Astoria)
The Bridge to Life, Inc. offers women and men the resources needed to Choose Life. In addition to clothing and baby furniture and referrals for medical and legal help, we have a home for pregnant women and post-abortion healing. www.thebridgetolife.org

The Care Center

The Care Center  
(Long Island)  
If you are pregnant and unmarried, you are facing a lot of difficult decisions regarding the future of your baby, the Northport Care Center can give you the time and help that you need to give life to your baby. Our center is dedicated to offering you and your unborn baby unconditional love and the tools you need to make the important decisions that are facing you. The situation facing you can cause you to feel confused, hurt, and frustrated. You may be unsure of yourself. Only you can decide what is best for your future. We are here to help. We offer the following services: free pregnancy tests; education on pregnancy and abortion alternatives; counseling; mom's mentoring program; infant clothes; referral to resources; medical care; social agencies; maternity homes; adoption. All our services are free and confidential. Call: (631) 266-3220 E-mail: www.freepregnancyhelp.com

Cross-Road Foundation
Cross-Road Foundation is a non-medical, Staten Island Organization that provides a comprehensive program of support, information, and health care services to expectant women who are in need due to a "crisis pregnancy". All services are strictly confidential. Free Pregnancy Tests arranged and Free Sonogram Referrals are made. For more information call 718 667-6035.

Expectant Mother Care
(Manhattan, Brooklyn & Bronx)
Expectant Mother Care is the oldest and largest of the New York City based pregnancy resource center organizations, serving over 4,200 different women and girls per year, currently in five locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx. Besides providing pregnancy self tests, pro-life/pro-abstinence counseling and education on abortion, pregnancy, motherhood, and adoption, and material supplies, EMC has arrangements with physicians to provide and supervise free on-site blood and urine pregnancy tests, STD testing, sonograms, gynecology, and full nine month pre-natal care programs, currently at three of their five locations in Brooklyn and in the Bronx. By late spring of 2002, all location should have NY State approval as part-time satellite licensed clinics. www.expectantmothercare.org

The Life Center
(Nassau and Suffolk)
The Life Center provides free sonograms to abortion-minded women; crisis intervention counseling, post-abortion counseling, hope alive counseling, pregnancy tests, emergency shelter; information on employment, housing and continuing education, baby items such as cribs, car seats, clothing and diapers, maternity clothes. Call: (631) 243-2373 www.lifecenterli.org

Midtown Pregnancy Support Center
(Midtown Manhattan)
MPSC began in 1992 with four women who were deeply concerned about the lack of genuine care and practical help available in New York City for working and professional women faced with unplanned pregnancies or affected by abortion. The center was founded to provide resources, support and abortion alternatives. All services are free and completely confidential and are delivered in a caring, professional and non-judgmental atmosphere. Services include: pregnancy tests; education on pregnancy; abortion alternatives; pregnancy support counseling; maternity and baby clothes; single parenting groups; referrals for medical care, maternity homes, adoption and social services. In addition, we provide individual Post-abortion counseling as well as facilitate Post-abortion Bible Studies and Recovery Groups. Se habla español.
Call: (212) 689-1705 or visit us on the web at www.mpsc.org.

Maternity Homes

Good Counsel Inc., founded by Christopher Bell and Father Benedict Groeschel, operates five pro-life homes for mothers and children in the greater New York City area.

In addition to providing the basics of food, clothing and shelter, Good Counsel offers childcare, teaches chastity, nutrition, offers counseling and vocational assistance. We also have an outreach to the mentally ill and to those suffering from post-abortion syndrome. www.goodcounselhomes.org

MOMMAS House is dedicated to insuring that any pregnant young woman can have a realistic opportunity to choose life for her child even in the most difficult circumstances. The three homes offer a loving, safe environment for young mothers, age 17 - 21 and their babies. For two years, these young mothers can continue their education and learn living skills, so that they are prepared to support themselves and their children.
Our mission is to reach out with compassion to the distressed pregnant woman and man, help them deal with their concerns and assist them in the continuation of her pregnancy and the care of their child. Our goal is to nurture responsible parenthood by providing counseling (pregnancy, relationship, post-abortion), material and emotional support, ultrasound and a residential program for mother and child. All services are free & confidential. Call 914-235-9535 or 800-640-0767.Spanish spoken. www.mommashouse.org.

Pregnancy Center of Rockland
(Rockland County)

Care Net Pregnancy Center, (CNPC) has been serving Rockland County and the surrounding areas for 17 years. We are here to serve women in unplanned and unwanted pregnancies and those who may suffer from post-abortion stress, by offering educational information so they can make an informed decision. We offer peer counseling on all the options for women and others in their lives, which have been affected by an unplanned pregnancy.  Our post-abortion support program helps women and men who are having trouble dealing with their loss to explore their feelings and come to grips with their decision. Other services include, free pregnancy tests, maternity and baby clothes and supplies, onsite medical referrals for STD testing and ultrasound to confirm pregnancy and adoption referrals.  Check out our website for more information www.carenetrockland.com.

Pregnancy Care Center
(Westchester County)
Our mission is to reach out with compassion to the distressed pregnant woman and man, help them deal with their concerns and assist them in the continuation of her pregnancy and the care of their child. Our goal is to nurture responsible parenthood by providing counseling (pregnancy, relationship, post-abortion), material and emotional support, ultrasound and a residential program for mother and child. All services are free & confidential. Spanish spoken. Call: 800-640-0767 or 914-235-9535 www.pregnancycarecenter.net

Pregnancy Help, Inc.
(Manhattan)
Pregnancy Help is a non-profit counseling and pregnancy resource center committed to providing women and men with accurate, up-to-date information in order to make informed decisions about pregnancy, sexual health, and relationships. Because everyone should have access to this information, all of our services are free of charge. All communication is confidential. If you have questions or would like to talk to a counselor please call (212) 243-7119. www.pregnancyhelp.com


Natural Family Planning
and Fertility Awareness

The St. Augustine Foundation is a Catholic non-profit organization which promotes Natural Family Planning. It offers instruction in the Creighton, FertilityCare System. It has a certified FertilityCare Practioner on staff trained by the Pope Paul the VI Institute in Omaha Nebraska. These are pro-life gynecology services in that it includes an Ovulation-based method of Natural Family Planning in addition to offering alternatives to the Birth Control Pill as a means of treating many gynecology issues such as PMS, irregular cycles, painful menstrual cramps, cysts, fibroids, endometriosis, polycyctic ovarian disorder etc. It offers a moral alternative to IVF in that it treats the underlying fertility problem rather than bypassing it. The St. Augustine Foundation also speaks and presents to any organizations that are interested in Natural Family Planning and the Creighton FertilityCare System. For more information on The St. Augustine Foundation contact Dorothy Dugandzic, CFCP, Managing Director, 538 Riverdale Ave, Yonkers, NY 10705, (914) 476-4858 or toll-free (877) 554-4637. Other helpful links: Pope Paul VI Institute in Nebraska www.popepaulvi.com; www.naprotechnology.com; and Creighton Model FertilityCare System www.creightonmodel.com.
 

Post-Abortion Services

LUMINA "In a region where millions of men and women have been deeply wounded by an abortion experience, Lumina, a post-abortion referral network, was established to bring healing to those suffering their pain in silence. Through a growing network of local post-abortion outreaches, Lumina provides referrals for post-abortive men and women to licensed therapists, counselors, priests, ministers, healing services and peer groups within the Greater New York area.
Lumina will also offer post-abortion training to religious, lay and professionals who wish to understand post-abortion trauma to help those wounded by abortion. As more post-abortion services are developed, Lumina will expand its network to help more post-abortive men and women find peace. Lumina is a program of Good Counsel, Inc. www.postabortionhelp.org

Academic Resources

University Faculty for LifeUniversity Faculty for Life was founded in 1989 to promote research, dialogue and publication among university and college faculty members who respect the value of human life from its inception to natural death. UFL's three basic issues (abortion, infanticide and euthanasia) have many dimensions -- political, social, legal, medical, biological, psychological, ethical and religious. UFL provides an interdisciplinary forum in which scholars can discuss these issues. UFL encourages and disseminates scholarly research by means of conferences, symposia, published proceedings, newsletters, book notices and reviews to educate the community about life issues and the reasons behind pro-life positions. For further information please visit www.uffl.org

Legal Resources

Alliance Defense Fund.  The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF)  is a unique servant legal organization that defends religious freedom, the sanctity of human life, and traditional family values.  ADF coordinates strategy with over 100 allied legal groups and ministries, trains volunteer attorneys, and provides funding for key cases.  ADF has been successful in 22 out of 29 Supreme Court cases, as well as 3 out of every 4 cases litigated to conclusion.  You can visit the Alliance Defense Fund at:  www.alliancedefensefund.org.

Christian Legal Society, a national organization of Christian lawyers committed to protecting religious liberty and the sanctity of human life, has agreed to help defend pregnancy resource centers located across the United States which face disparate treatment because of their pro-life message. In recent years, CLS has worked to protect the rights of the unborn by opposing destructive embryonic stem cell research and cloning, protecting health care right of conscience, and defending New York pregnancy resource centers. For more information about Christian Legal Society, please visit www.clsnet.org.

Liberty Council is a nonprofit litigation, education and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of human life and the traditional family. Established in 1989, Liberty Counsel is a national organization headquartered in Orlando, Florida, with branch offices in Virginia and hundreds of affiliate attorneys in all 50 states. Liberty Council has an 83% win ratio. Many of the cases are unique and have never been tried in the history of our country. To learn more about Liberty Council visit www.lc.org.

Pro-Life Networks
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New York State Pro-Life Networks

New York State Pregnancy Care Fellowship is a network of pro-life centers and related organizations that provide alternatives to abortion for women who find themselves facing unplanned pregnancies. Contact Ruth Walker, President of NYSPCF, at rpcclife@aol.com for additional information. For a listing of Fellowship members click here.


New York State Right to Life Committee, Inc.

The New York State Right to Life Committee, Inc. through a network of local affiliates, helps to encourage communication among active pro-lifers, coordinate state-wide activities, provide educational programs and materials on abortion, abortion alternatives, euthanasia, infanticide and other subjects concerning the fight for life. We are committed to do whatever we can, with whatever we have, for as long as we are able - until the time comes when innocent human life once again respected and protected. Please visit us at www.nysrighttolife.org.

Pregnancy Services Network of Greater New York (PSN) seeks to support and encourage individual pregnancy resource centers in the Greater New York area by providing a forum to share experiences, offer mutual assistance and grow in confidence and knowledge of their work.

The PSN goal is to facilitate cooperative action among centers so that, with the help of God, they may encourage and empower pregnant women to make healthy life choices for themselves and their families. The ultimate goal is to serve as more effective witnesses for the culture of life in the Greater New York Area.

New Jersey Pro-Life Networks

LIFENET is a community-based, non-profit educational organization working to stop abortion by changing the culture in northern New Jersey. We regularly sponsor trainings on effective public speaking, how to make pro-life and chastity presentations, and how to raise your own salary in order to do full time-pro-life work. For more Information contact LIFENET at P. O. Box 1721, Morristown, NJ 07962-1721 or call (973) 509-8123.


National Pro-Life Networks

Care Net represents a network of 780+ pregnancy resource centers providing practical help to women facing sexually related crisis, such as unplanned pregnancy, questions relating to STDs, adoption and Abstinence Education. Care Net was incorporated on July 24, 1975 in Washington, DC. Established under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, Care Net was influenced by the evangelical leadership of Dr. C. Everett Koop, Dr. Francis Schaeffer and Dr. Harold O. J. Brown. The purpose of Care Net is to provide Training (through the Annual National Conference), Support (through Regional Consultants/National Headquarters), Professional Assistance (through Board/Volunteer Trainings), Client Materials (such as "Before You Decide") and Leadership to independent affiliated pregnancy resource centers and others involved in pro-life work. Please visit us at www.care-net.org

Additionally, Care Net promotes the nationwide work of pregnancy centers through TV ads, Billboards, Yellow Pages ads, Bus Shelters and Internet ads displaying the 1-800 toll-free Option Line, staffed by over 30 caring consultants, 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-aweek. Care Net instituted the National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday in 1985. Three U.S. Presidents have issued eight proclamations calling for the observation of Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.
 

The Gabriel Project is an apostolate of the Catholic Church. The Gabriel Project is the manifestation of God’s love through the Church to women experiencing a crisis pregnancy. The Gabriel Project is the parish-based crisis pregnancy intervention of the Catholic Church. For more please visit www.thegabrielproject.org.
 

 

Heartbeat International is an interdenominational Christian association of life-affirming pregnancy resource centers, medical clinics, maternity homes and nonprofit adoption agencies.

Heartbeat's mission is to create an environment where every human heart is cherished and protected-within the womb and within strong families.

Heartbeat currently serves over 700 affiliates within and outside the United States, including ten centers in the New York City area, providing them with the education, training and support they need to serve daily on the front-line of the fight for life.

Our newest training program, ConCert, was introduced first to the New York City centers in close collaboration with Project REACH. ConCert, a 14-week Consultant Certificate Training distance learning program provides one-on-one instruction covering topics, such as, Fetal Development, Contraceptives, STD's, Single Parenting and many more. Contact the Heartbeat office and ask for Denise for further information. This is just one example of the training programs and resources available.

Heartbeat International's Worldwide Directory, a listing of over 4800 pregnancy centers throughout the world, is available on the Heartbeat website along with other resources and information at www.heartbeatinternational.org. Or contact the Heartbeat International office through our toll-free number 888-550-7577 for additional information.

 

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