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CareNet Crisis Pregnancy Center offers variety of services to the community
Courtney Tefertiller
Issue date: 4/5/07 Section: News
For young women. being pregnant often is scary and sometimes confusing. CareNet Crisis Pregnancy Center of Amarillo is a nonprofit organization whose services have been providing women with information and counseling since 1988.
The development of CPC was in whole a response to Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 controversial abortion case.
The mission statement states that CPC is "committed to presenting the gospel in both word and deed to women with crisis pregnancies and ministering to women suffering from post-abortion trauma and to promote premarital abstinence."
The funds for centers such as CareNet are funded through donations.
"We have no government funding," said Christy Hilbert, CareNet's development director.
Hilbert said all of CareNet's funding comes from public donations as well as church donations.
Hilbert not only is an employee of CareNet but once was one of the thousands of clients who have received help from CareNet's services.
In 1998, Hilbert found herself in a crisis situation. She went to CPC for confirmation of pregnancy.
With all the questions running through her mind, she soon found peace with her pregnancy after visiting with a CPC volunteer.
"They were just really nice," she said. "They were a rock when I was not."
Although some people think CareNet has services only for women, it also offers mentoring programs for men.
The development of CPC was in whole a response to Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 controversial abortion case.
The mission statement states that CPC is "committed to presenting the gospel in both word and deed to women with crisis pregnancies and ministering to women suffering from post-abortion trauma and to promote premarital abstinence."
The funds for centers such as CareNet are funded through donations.
"We have no government funding," said Christy Hilbert, CareNet's development director.
Hilbert said all of CareNet's funding comes from public donations as well as church donations.
Hilbert not only is an employee of CareNet but once was one of the thousands of clients who have received help from CareNet's services.
In 1998, Hilbert found herself in a crisis situation. She went to CPC for confirmation of pregnancy.
With all the questions running through her mind, she soon found peace with her pregnancy after visiting with a CPC volunteer.
"They were just really nice," she said. "They were a rock when I was not."
Although some people think CareNet has services only for women, it also offers mentoring programs for men.
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CPC Watcher
posted 9/18/08 @ 5:33 PM CST
Crisis Pregnancy Centers such as carenet are fake clinics that use deceptive tactics to lure vulnerable women into their doors. Once inside, women are subjected to an array of false and misleading information regarding their reproductive options. (Continued…)
CPC Watcher
posted 9/18/08 @ 5:36 PM CST
one more thing... women are often harassed long after leaving CPCs. I've received testimonials from women who have said CareNet clinics CALLED THEIR HOUSES and their parents (these women are all over 18), showed up at their college dorms, and stalked them to their appointments with real clinics. (Continued…)
Crystal
posted 9/24/08 @ 11:34 AM CST
I agree! As a former planned parenthood employee I to have heard scary stories. (No, our local planned parenthood does NOT do abortions nor do they make referrals. (Continued…)
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