A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Community-Based, School-Linked Programs

Crisis Pregnancy Center of Columbia, Inc.

Mission:

Help women in crisis pregnancies make an informed decision based on a Biblical standard encouraging them in purity, hope, and the sanctity of human life.

In existence since 1994, the Crisis Pregnancy Center operates from a community-based facility in a city locale. It provides a wide range of education and support services to approximately 100 pregnant teens, 50 adolescent mothers, and 20 teen fathers each year. The service population is white (65 percent), African-American (30 percent), and Hispanic (5 percent), 11 to 19 years old.

The center provides information and education about pregnancy and prenatal development, abstinence education in both churches and schools, and sexually transmitted disease education. The center also provides sex education in the school system conducted by Middle Tennessee Nurses for Health Education. A parenting class, My Baby and Me, is also offered.

Additional services include free pregnancy tests and supplies, including maternity clothes, baby clothes and furnishings, diapers, formula, and extensive referrals to community resources and information on medical, legal, and adoption resources.

Counseling and support groups provide emotional and personal support for grandparents and fathers, and recovery groups and individual sessions for post-abortion, rape, and incest provide support to teenage girls.

Success is indicated through records and follow-up questionnaires.

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