We love celebrating Father’s Day—not only to honor and encourage all the new young dads we get to serve, but also to applaud the noble fathers parenting daughters who are of child-bearing age. There’s one particular dad I have in mind today… the dad who came along with his daughter to her ultrasound appointment with…

Aubrey was pregnant. Her boyfriend kept telling her, “You need to take care of this now before it gets any bigger.” She was also afraid of what her family would think. She came to us abortion-minded, needing someone to talk to. We listened, talked with her about each of her options, and told her about the services…

Recently, one of our directors asked her client advocate volunteers to be prepared to lead a time of worship, scripture, and prayer at the beginning of their shifts. A few weeks later, one of the advocates shared a beautiful devotional on motherhood and it generated lots of good interaction. Feeling encouraged, that…

“I’m so disappointed,” Emily said with tears in her eyes. “We’re moving out of the area, and it’ll be too expensive to drive here each week.” Emily had been taking our parenting classes for several months. When she first came to us, she was completely overwhelmed. But through our teaching, encouragement,…

Jack had a difficult childhood. He began using drugs in his early teens and was in  rehab during his senior year of high school. He also had a girlfriend and a baby boy. His rehab counselor called to see if we could equip Jack to be a responsible father. We said, “Absolutely!” and told him about our parenting…

Trevor was at the grocery store, gazing at the shelves of diapers. Which size did his baby need again? He wasn’t sure. He was also trying to be careful about pricing. Why did diapers have to cost so much? A grandmother named Eleanor walked by and noticed Trevor’s consternation. She wondered if he was a new young dad. Someone…