Permian Basin Womens Resource Center Inc

THE LIFE CENTER IS AN ALTERNATIVE-TO-ABORTION, NON-PROFIT, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION IMPACTING THE WEST TEXAS REGION WITH PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCATING SEXUAL WELLNESS THROUGH THREE AREAS OF OUTREACH: PREVENTION EDUCATION, INTERVENTION AND RESTORATION. PREVENTION EDUCATION OFFERS IN-DEPTH SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE PROGRAMS ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR GRADES 4-12. THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED, FREE OF CHARGE FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT WEST TEXAS SINCE 1998. STUDENTS ARE EMPOWERED AND EQUIPPED THROUGH EDUCATION TO MAKE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS CHOICE IN 4TH-12TH GRADE. THE FOUNDATIONAL CHARACTER BUILDING EDUCATION PROGRAMS USE INTERACTIVE GAMES TO TEACH PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND INCLUDE PARENT/GUARDIAN PARTICIPATION IN 4TH-5TH GRADES. THE 6TH-12TH GRADE PROGRAMS INCORPORATE MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATIONS UTILIZING INTERACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES THAT EQUIP STUDENTS TO MAKE POSITIVE DECISIONS REGARDING THEIR SEXUAL HEALTH AND RELATIONSHIPS. ALL OF THE PROGRAMS ARE MEDICALLY ACCURA

THE LIFE CENTER'S INTERVENTION DEPARTMENT OFFERS COMPASSIONATE, CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATIONS FOR WOMEN AND MEN EXPERIENCING AN UNEXPECTED PREGNANCY. A TRAINED ADVOCATE ASSISTS THE INDIVIDUAL OR COUPLE THROUGH A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS THAT INCLUDE UNDERSTANDING THE RISK AND TYPES OF ABORTION PROCEDURES, MEDICAL HELP, NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE, PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANY OTHER RESOURCES SUPPORTING LIFE-AFFIRMING CHOICES THROUGH THE PREGNANCY AND BEYOND. THE PRENATAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE TEN WEEK PROGRAMS OFFERED AT ALL CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CLASS MEMBER ATTENDANCE AVERAGES 10-20 MOMS AND DADS WITH CONTINUING ONE-ON-ONE PARENT EDUCATION THROUGH THE CHILD'S 5TH BIRTHDAY. THE INTERVENTION SERVICES REACH OVER 4,000 INDIVIDUAL MOTHERS AND FATHERS ANNUALLY AND AVERAGE 6,300 APPOINTMENTS OR RETURN VISITS. OF THE PREGNANT CLIENTS, SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF MOTHERS CONSIDERING ABORTION CHANGE THEIR MINDS TO PARENT OR CONSIDER ADOPTION. LIMITED OBSTETRICAL ULTRASOUND EXAMS ARE PERFORMED MONTHLY FOR AN AVERAGE OF 250 SCANS PERFORMED AT FOUR LOCATIONS. THESE SERVICES ARE PART OF THE PREGNANCY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUS TO DETERMINE FETAL VIABILITY, RECOGNITION AND UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN LIFE AT CONCEPTION AND MATERNAL CONNECTION. FATHERS ARE OFFERED SUPPORT AND EDUCATION THROUGH THE DAD U PROGRAM. FATHERS LEARN BASIC LIFE-SKILLS SUCH AS CAR-SEAT SAFETY, BASIC BABY CARE AND UNDERSTANDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.

THE PREVENTION EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFERS IN-DEPTH SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WITHOUT CHARGE, FOR GRADES 4 THROUGH 12, INCLUDING PARENT/TEACHER PROGRAMS. THE SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, FREE OF CHARGE, THROUGHOUT WEST TEXAS SINCE 1998. THE PROGRAMS EDUCATE ON AVERAGE 15,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY AND INCLUDE PRE AND POST TESTING TO MEASURE ATTITUDINAL SHIFTS OF KEY HEALTH FACTS INCLUDING STD/STI'S, ABSTINENCE, CONTRACEPTION, AND BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. STI/STD TESTING AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS COMPLIMENT THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS BY PROVIDING FREE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS 15-25. THE PATIENT RECEIVES EDUCATION ABOUT DISEASE, RISKY LIFE-STYLE CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES ENHANCING THE PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM BY EMPHASIZING HEALTHY LIFE-STYLE AND RELATIONSHIP CHOICES.

THE LIFE CENTER'S GOAL THROUGH THE RESTORATION DEPARTMENT IS TO RESTORE THE HEART AND TO BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THEIR INDIVIDUAL UNIQUE PURPOSE. THROUGH PRACTICAL EDUCATIONAL TOOLS COMBINED WITH SPIRITUAL SUPPORT BASED ON BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES, CLASSES, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING HELP CREATE A PLATFORM OF STABILITY AND HOPE FOR THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD WHOLENESS. THE RESTORATION DEPARTMENT WORKS IN TANDEM WITH CLIENT SERVICES. THE RESTORATION PROGRAMS AVERAGE OVER 100 CLIENTS MONTHLY REQUESTING PRAYER AND/OR MENTOR PROGRAMS TO FURTHER FACILITATE HEALING. THE TEEN MOM MENTOR PROGRAM, M.A.R.Y. MENTOR PROGRAM (MOTHERING AS RESPONSIBLE YOUTH), IS A DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM IMPACTING OVER 45 YOUNG MOTHERS 15-23, ANNUALLY. THE FAITH-BASED, LIFE-SKILL AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL ISD'S AND CHURCHES TO EQUIP AND EMPOWER YOUNG MOTHERS TO MAKE POSITIVE DECISIONS FOR LIFE AND RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON THE WORD OF GOD. ALL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE.