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Applied in 2004

Life Choices

Abel Crisis Pregnancy Center

Program Facts

  • Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 1
  • Program Participants Last Year: 50
  • Meets about 1 time(s) with each participant per month
  • Participants remain in the program for 12 months

Volunteers

Volunteers per month: 10

Volunteers are trained:

Volunteer Training
AlwaysRarely

Volunteers are actively recruited:

Volunteer Recruiting
AlwaysRarely

Board Activities

  • Formally approves the budget.
  • Receives, at least quarterly, the organization's financial statement.

Outcomes & Measures: (self-reported)

Outcome 1
For fathers and mothers to choose to give birth to their unborn baby rather than choose to abort him/her

Measure
Through the relationships that our volunteers build with each individual client and follow-up contacts with them, we find that at least 50% of those clients that we are able to keep in contact with will decide to give birth to their babies.

Outcome 2
Clients who are sexually active out-of-wedlock will choose to remain abstinent until marriage.

Measure
We have not developed a good measure for this area of our ministry. Usually the way we know if a client has decided to refrain from sexually activity is just to accept her verbal pledge.

Change Process: (self-reported)

Our participants change through the prayers and counsel of our dedicated volunteers and prayer partners. As clients meet one-to-one with a volunteer, they are treated with respect and compassion. Through a process of communicating biblical truth about the sanctity of human life and God’s plan for each mother and child and the affect that going against that plan will have on her and her child, women are often impacted by this truth. Also, as the Gospel is communicated to our clients, some have become Christians, which has brought about change.

Through sharing the scriptures, communicating truthful information, building relationships, praying and treating others with respect and compassion, God continues to change hearts. To Him belongs the glory!