We believe a woman has the right to know the facts about all the options available so she can make the best decision for herself. Every woman we will see and her unborn baby are important, valuable human beings, with unique individual needs.
Center of Hope is a new regional faith-based pregnancy care center that will provide women and men with support related to unplanned pregnancies, parenting, adoption, post-abortion care and educational resources.
Plans to open the Center began in 2007 with the establishment of a board of directors, steering committee and volunteers. Recently a building has been made available and a director has been hired. This is a community project that is being conducted through collaborative effort of over a dozen area churches. The Center will serve Uniontown, Pa and surrounding areas and plans to open by the end of January 09.
· 24 hour nationwide hotline: Clients have access to a hotline where a trained counselor is available to provide guidance and assistance to pregnant woman, fathers, and parents of infants and toddlers in crisis situation.
· Ongoing support and peer counseling: Trained peer counseling volunteers are available at the center to provide ongoing support and resources during the pregnancy and calm the potential fear and anxiety that often occurs in an unplanned pregnancy.
· Earn while you learn program: An educational program that gives clients the opportunity to earn credits, (such as baby-bucks), that can be used to purchase materials like baby clothes, blankets, diapers, formula and other such supplies.
· Post-abortion counseling: help clients, women and men, who are struggling with a past abortion. The counselor will provide compassion, understanding and hope that can lead to the healing of the client(s).
· Referrals to local social service agencies: refer clients to appropriate service agencies to empower them to be good parents and providers.
· Bible studies for men and woman: offer bible studies to clients and share the salvation message