Let’s Grow In Leadership Together
When I came into leadership in pregnancy center ministry, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I learned a lot quickly, mostly by trial and error! Those were hard years because I was trying to lead to the best of my ability, but I was still trying to...
Courage – The Cynthia Carter-Smallwood Story
This is a supplemental chapter to the book Leading for Life, by Sue Fultz, a Care Net Center Services Specialist. Sue's book delves into the "God stories" of leaders in the pregnancy center movement.Leading for Life is now available for purchase as an ebook on Amazon...
Miami Valley Women’s Center Receives President’s Award from Care Net in Recognition of Holistic Client Care
Lansdowne VA - Care Net's president and CEO Roland Warren presented the 2020 Guy Condon Presidential Award to Miami Valley Women's Center of Dayton, Ohio on September 11, 2020. Miami Valley Women's Center co-founder and Board Member Jo Anne Rohrer accepted the award...
From Foster Care to Successful Parent: Regent Scholarship Empowers Mother to Realize Big Dreams for her Miracle Baby’s Future
Lansdowne, VA - Hillery Martin and her son Kai are both miracles. In December, 2017 Hillery was in the hospital recovering from a near-fatal car accident when doctors discovered she was pregnant - something Hillery never expected since she was told she could not have...
Care Net Pregnancy Centers Saved Their Communities More Than $84 Million in 2019
Every day, Care Net affiliated pregnancy centers empower women and men to choose abundant life for their families by providing Christ-centered services and support. In 2019, Care Net's network of more than 1,100 pregnancy centers served 786,785 individuals and...
Catching Up With the 2018 Regent Scholarship Winner
In September 2018, Care Net awarded a full tuition scholarship for Regent University to Lizzie Burton, a 19-year-old woman from Georgia who'd been a client at Options Now when pregnant with her daughter. Thanks to the scholarship, Lizzie was able to graduate from...
Come Take a Course With Me!
Joan Boydell, MA is the Instructor of Care Net's Connecting Conversations Instructor Certification course. As I was finishing up my MA in Counseling Psychology and searching for a job in 1989, I visited a pregnancy center and was drawn by the mission and vision of...
3 Ways Pregnancy Centers are Innovating Through COVID-19
Reading is a big part of my role: nonprofit trends, news stories, state and local laws and regulations, and recently, a whole lot about COVID-19. The entire nonprofit sector is somewhat nervous right now. Most nonprofits are preparing for a significant economic...
Webinar – Navigating Through COVID-19 Federal Mandates and Beyond: Nonprofit Staffing, Operations, and Finances Confirmation
This webinar will help you identify next steps by learning about the key provisions of the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), including paid sick leave requirements,...
Coronavirus Pandemic – What Pregnancy Centers Need to Know
Updated 3/27/2020 to reflect enhanced screening recommendations for all clients and center personnel and to add additional sample policies and forms. Sample Policies and Forms - To edit these sample policies and forms, download them and edit them on your own...