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An Untapped Community Resource Discussions about maternal health often focus on healthcare systems, hospitals, insurance coverage, provider shortages, and public health initiatives. Those conversations are important. But there is another question worth asking: Are communities fully utilizing the resources they already have? Across the country, pregnancy centers engage thousands of women each year during some of the earliest weeks of pregnancy. Many of these organizations have

Pregnancy Centers? The Missing Link in Maternal Health? When conversations about maternal health take place, they often focus on outcomes. We talk about maternal mortality rates, preterm births, low birth weight babies, access to healthcare, and disparities in care. These conversations are important. Yet there is a critical link that often receives less attention than it deserves: how quickly women are able to connect with support during the earliest weeks of pregnancy. For m

It's Stewardship of Mission Ask most board members what their primary responsibility is, and you'll likely hear words such as governance, oversight, accountability, compliance, or fiduciary responsibility. Those answers are not wrong. In fact, strong governance is essential to the health of any nonprofit organization. Boards are entrusted with significant responsibilities. They oversee finances, establish policies, hire and evaluate executive leadership, and ensure that the o

Five Signs It May Be Time for Realignment Most organizations do not struggle because they lack passion. In fact, many of the organizations facing the greatest challenges today are led by deeply committed people who care deeply about their mission, clients, donors, staff, and communities. The problem is rarely a lack of commitment. More often, organizations become stuck because the structures, systems, and leadership approaches that helped them succeed in one season are no lon

Five Questions Every Pregnancy Center Should Be Asking The pregnancy help movement has never stood still. From its earliest days, the movement has adapted to changing laws, medical advancements, cultural shifts, and the evolving needs of women and families. What began primarily as crisis intervention has, in many communities, expanded into a broad range of support services that may include medical care, parenting education, material assistance, mentoring, and community referr

Pregnancy centers have always existed in a unique space. They are not simply social service agencies. They are not general reproductive health clinics. They are not churches, although many are deeply rooted in Christian conviction. They are not political organizations, though their work often intersects with public policy. At their core, pregnancy centers are compassionate, practical, life-affirming ministries that meet women and men at a moment of uncertainty and offer rea