Wrc Pregnancy Center Of Ellis County

WRC PREGNANCY CENTER, DBA FIRSTLOOK, IS A SEXUAL HEALTH AND PREGNANCY CENTER WITH A FOCUS ON COMPASSIONATELY REAFFIRMING LIFE THROUGH WHOLISTIC CARE FOR EVERY CLIENT. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.

PEER COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT RESOURCES SERVICES PROVIDED IN 2021 INCLUDED PREGNANCY OPTIONS COUNSELING PREGNANCY, PARENTING, AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES CO-PARENTING CLASS PEER-TO-PEER FATHER SUPPORT ABORTION HEALING SPIRITUAL SUPPORT COMMUNITY REFERRALS CARE MANAGEMENT FOR ON-GOING SUPPORT DOULA SERVICES THROUGH DELIVERY AND POST-PARTUM AND MATERIAL RESOURCES FOR A PARENTS BABY. FIRSTLOOK IS A COMMUNITY PARTNER WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND AS SUCH IS ABLE TO ASSIST THE CLIENT IN THE MEDICAID APPLICATION PROCESS. MOTHERS AND FATHERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN ALL EDUCATION PROGRAMS UNTIL A CHILD REACHES 36 MONTHS. FIRSTLOOK BEGAN TRANSITIONING BACK TO IN-PERSON CLASSES DURING 2021. THE NEW FACILITY INCREASED THE CAPACITY TO SERVE MORE CLIENTS IN COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT RESOURCES AS WELL. IN 2021 THERE WERE 1108 CLIENT VISITS FOR ONGOING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

MEDICAL CLINIC SERVICES PROVIDED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS INCLUDED PREGNANCY TESTS, NURSE CONSULTATION, ULTRASOUND FOR PREGNANCY CONFIRMATION, STI TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR WOMEN AND MEN, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SCREENING, CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION, AND ABORTION PILL REVERSAL. ALL SERVICES IN THE CLINIC ARE PERFORMED BY REGISTERED NURSES SUPERVISED BY A PHYSICIAN WHO IS THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR. IN 2021, FIRSTLOOK PERFORMED 449 PREGNANCY TESTS, 349 ULTRASOUNDS, AND 230 STI TESTS. THE MOVE INTO THE NEW FACILITY DOUBLED THE CAPACITY TO SERVE, WITH 4 EXAM ROOMS 2 EQUIPPED WITH ULTRASOUND AND A STAFF OF FOUR REGISTERED NURSES.

THRIFT STORES FIRSTLOOK OPERATED A THRIFT STORE SELLING CLOTHING FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS. ALL ITEMS SOLD IN THE STORES ARE DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION. NET PROCEEDS FROM THE STORES WERE USED TO SUPPORT THE OVERHEAD COSTS OF THE FACILITIES, STAFFING, SUPPLIES, ETC., FOR THE MEDICAL CLINIC, EDUCATION AND RESOURCE ACTIVITIES. ALSO, SOME CLOTHING, HOUSEHOLD, BABY ITEMS IN THE STORES WERE AWARDED TO CLIENTS WHO RECEIVE REWARD POINTS THAT MAY BE SPENT AS CASH THROUGH THE PREGNANCY AND PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAM. WHEN THERE WAS A NEED IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS, FIRSTLOOK THRIFT STORES PARTNERED WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO MEET THOSE NEEDS.