Men and women who come to Hope Resource Center may feel alone, scared and hopeless. They may live in an environment that discourages them. They may have someone pressuring them to have an abortion. Those men and women find support and encouragement at Hope Resource Center. But when they leave, they go home to the same environment. That environment may include poverty, abuse and fear. They return to the same problems that brought them to our center in the first place. The question is, where do they go from here?
Give men and women the support they need to carry their child to term after they choose life for their unborn baby. Provide educational resources and material support through Hope Resource Center’s parenting classes and mentoring program, giving clients love, compassion and stability they might not otherwise have. In the last 15 years, Hope Resource Center has impacted more than 900 men and women through more than 2,400 hours of parenting classes and mentoring. With your help, we can impact even more. Make an impact now by giving a generous gift or signing up to volunteer.
At risk women are still vulnerable to abortion even after they choose life for their unborn baby. When they leave Hope Resource Center, they may return to an environment that doesn’t support their choice for life. They may go home to a parent, boyfriend or friend who presents abortion as an option. They may be told they’re not ready to parent, that they’re incapable of providing for a child. That’s when abortion, once again, starts to look like a good solution.
When women have somewhere to turn and someone to lean on, they’re more likely to carry their baby to term. On-going support at Hope Resource Center gives at risk women a place to go and people they can rely on to encourage them as they carry their baby. They feel safe, secure, valued and loved. They find confidence to parent their child through classes and mentors. They earn baby items and other resources that help them provide for their child.
Forming relationships with clients through on-going support encourages their choice for life while forming lasting relationships that lead to Christ. Parenting classes and mentoring relationships build strong bonds, but we need your help to continue offering this opportunity to men and women who need hope.
Volunteer Time
Volunteer to teach a class or mentor a client at Hope Resource Center. Your participation will help expand our class offerings to accommodate more clients who need support. Volunteers are needed to lead Bible studies, parenting classes and life-skills classes. Mentors are needed to meet weekly with a client to provide encouragement and build a relationship with him or her. Your time will impact clients for life and Christ. And chances are, you’ll be impacted too. Sign up to volunteer.
Provide Material Needs
Donate gently used baby items to Hope Resource Center’s Stork Shop where new moms can “buy” the items they need with Baby Bucks they earn from parenting classes. You can also give gifts that will be given away during Hope Resource Center’s Spring and Winter Baby Showers. These showers encourage first-time moms, celebrate their choice for life and reward their participation in Hope Resource Center’s parenting classes. To learn more about providing material needs, contact Emily Ratliff.
