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Volume 15 Number 31 | 50¢ Alicia Ashcroft
August 3, 2016
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Pregnant? Know your options. Facing an unexpected pregnancy can be a very isolating and frightening experience. Most likely there are more questions than answers. At a time of real uncertainty, a woman requires guidance and support from understanding people. If one feels that they can’t confide in family or friends, or just want to speak to a neutral party, there needs to be safe spaces to speak frankly with caring professionals. The Pregnancy Care Centre of Kamloops is a faith based charitable organization that “serves all people impacted by a crisis pregnancy, regardless of age, race, income, nationality, religion, disability or other arbitrary circumstances”. According to Dale Clark, Board Chairman for the Pregnancy Care Centre. “We want to support and educate women, children, men and families concerning sexual realities in a caring, compassionate, non-judgemental manner. We There is a very wide hold all information absolutely confidential range of volunteer unless disclosure is required by law and/or necopportunities, from essary to protect the client or others”. Open sorting baby clothes since 2007, the Pregnancy Care Centre (PPC) and office cleaning to has been a valuable resource centre for the compeer counselling, fundmunity. The non-profit organization is funded raising, and serving on solely by donations and grants. a committee or board The PCC is always in need of volunteers to lend a hand. Dale says, “There is a very wide of directors. range of volunteer opportunities, from sorting — Dale Clark, Board Chairman for the Pregnancy Care Centre. baby clothes and office cleaning to peer counselling, fund-raising, and serving on a committee or board of directors.” Their programming options are widely varied. Peer counselling, prenatal classes and par- weekly workshops, one-on-one mentors, counFirst of all, they provide pregnancy tests. Once enting classes are available to help prepare for selling and program referrals. Grocery vouchthe pregnancy is confirmed, a trained coun- impending parental roles. The support doesn’t ers are provided to mothers as an added level sellor will explain the options and help weigh stop once the baby is born, the PCC offers the of support for when they are completing a high out which choice works best for the individual. BabyCare program, as well as life skills courses. school diploma, continuing their education or Whatever you decide, the PCC provides support Their Empowering Moms program is a year who are transitioning into employment. Step Up that gets you through the next stages of this very long mentorship program that serves young Dads is another mentorship program for young personal and emotional journey. - continued on page 2 mothers from ages 13 to 25. The program offers
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