For every precious little person saved,
for every heart turned to Him
for every work of love done through this place,
To God Be The Glory!

Current Needs: size 1 & 5 diapers, wipes, shampoo, powder,
diaper rash cream, pacifiers, new car seats, baby bath tubs, mommy bags (11x14 finished size)

 

Classes

 

HOPE (Help Offered in a Pregnancy Experience) Classes

Who can Attend? Any woman who is pregnant and will finish all classes before the baby’s due date. Open to single moms, with or without the dads, and married couples. If the mother-to-be is under 17, the baby’s father or the woman’s mother can attend classes with her. If the mother-to-be is over 18 only the baby’s father can attend classes with her. Only one person can attend with the mother-to-be.

HOPE is a free, 12 week program consisting of three phases. Each phase is 4 weeks long. There is a 2 week break between each phase. Classes are offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. You must be able to complete the full 12 week program at least three weeks before due date. No childcare is provided.

 

2009 HOPE Schedule

  • Jan. 6 – 27
  • Feb. 17 – Mar. 10
  • Mar. 31 – April 21
  • May 12 – June 2
  • June 23 - July 14
  • Aug. 4 – Aug. 25
  • Sept. 15 – Oct. 6
  • Oct. 27 – Nov. 17

 

HOPE classes include

  • Nutrition & meal planning
  • Finances
  • Crafts
  • Parenting Skills
  • Childbirth
  • Newborn Care
  • Child Safety
  • Bible Studies
  • Limited Ultrasound

 

Class Requirements

Classes are to be taken as offered. Every class in all three phases must be attended to graduate.

Participants are expected to be on time for each class and schedule other appointments around their class time. If a class is missed, it can be made up by reading books and/or watching videos and making reports. This extra time is to be made up outside of class.

Graduation will be held when all three phases are completed. At graduation, participants will receive a baby bathtub filled with baby items.

To take part in HOPE, call PHC at 979-297-3622 or come by to register. You must fill out the HOPE Class application located below and return it to the PHC in person to reserve a place in class for you. Registration is not complete until the application is turned in and an interview has been completed due to space and cost. Confidentiality is important for you and your classmates. Please assist us by maintaining the confidence of your peers.

HOPE Enrollment Form

 

Additional Classes

Who can attend? All classes are open to the community.
Cost? All classes are free.
When are classes held? The following classes are offered periodically. Call PHC or check website for dates and time.
How do I register? Call PHC at 979-297-3622 to register.

  • Bible Study Basics
    • If interested, call the PHC to set up a time to study God’s Word together.
  • Volunteer Trainings
    • Interested in becoming a volunteer at the PHC? Volunteer Trainings are held 4 times a year.
  • ABC’s of Marriage
    • A two day event that helps you to see what this thing called “marriage” is all about. Why is it so important? It is for anyone and everyone. You do not have to be married to attend this event. Maybe you are both searching, maybe marriage has not been something you have thought a lot about, maybe you are planning a to get married or just maybe you are already married. We will look at the beauty of marriage and how you can make it successful.
  • Princess Progam
    • This program is designed to help girls in the 5th – 8th grade to understand they are princesses because their daddy is the King of Kings. They learn this through different areas: Tea Time, Dressing the Part of a Princess, Their Role as a Princess and Princess Diaries. A fun and encouraging way to learn about purity - learning the importance of not who they are, but whose they are.
  • My Baby & Me

    • My Baby and Me series is a tool to actively help a woman in crisis pregnancy through her pregnancy, set goals, and work out the best decision concerning her child. There are five workbooks in the series. They include:

    • Workbook 1 – Basic Decision Making – This workbook can be used with every woman who is faced with a crisis pregnancy. It is designed to help a woman look at her life now, develop a value system, plan ahead, and look at all the options available to her concerning the decision about her baby.
    • Workbook 2 – Sharing an Apartment – Material in this book covers areas which need to be considered when sharing an apartment with others, including marriage.
    • Workbook 3 – Living Along – The chapters in this book are for a woman who is planning to keep her baby, live alone, and be completely independent.
    • Workbook 4 – Going Home – The chapters in this book are for the young woman who is planning to return home to her family with her child, or who will be living with others (i.e. relatives, host family) as a family member. These women will basically be dependent on the families they live with, even though in some cases they may be getting government assistance.
    • Workbook 5 – Looking at Adoption – This workbook is to help educate women about adoption, as well as to help them work through this decision. If adoption is her choice, these chapters will help her deal with grieving, the hospital stay, other family members, and planning for the future after the adoption is finalized.

    Each individual will schedule a time with the director each week. Workbook 1, Basic Decision Making will be the first book that will done and then whichever way the individual is leaning, the appropriate workbook will then follow.

  • Infant CPR Classes
    • Come and receive a CPR kit that includes a DVD and baby to take home. At the class we will practice the proper techniques that can be used to save your baby in case of a tragedy. After the class you will be able to take it all home and share with other family members how to save your baby’s life.
  • Shaken Baby and Depression Education Class
    • What are baby blues? What is depression and what are the symptoms? What is post partum depression? Come and learn all of these and more from Jenny Broaddus, MS Ed., LPC. Helping to understand depression protects you and your child. A Shaken Baby simulator will help us to see what happens to our baby when we are not in control.
  • Becoming the Parent God Wants You to Be
    • An 8 week course designed to help parents create in their children a self-image that’s healthy and rooted in Christ, to strengthen that character, and finally to road-test it. It talks about the seeds of self-esteem and the ABCs: Acceptance, Belonging, and Competence.
  • SafeRiders
    • The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) coordinates a statewide child restraint distribution program as stated in by Texas law. The goal of the program is to provide child restraints and related education to low-income families. This is accomplished by working with a variety of local community groups, who in turn supply child restraints and related education to low-income families in accordance with DSHS guidelines.
    • The PHC has been chosen to be a distribution center for SafeRiders. The PHC will hold one hour classes the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month. We also hold some Tuesday night classes. Call for dates and times.
    • In order to participate in Safe Riders an individual must call the PHC and register, at which time they will be asked several questions. They then attend a one hour class and will receive a car seat.
  • Seasons of Grace (Post-Abortion Syndrome)
    • If you are experiencing one or more of the symptoms listed on our Post-Abortion Syndrome link under “Information”, there is help. Our goal is to help you find restoration and peace in your life relationships. We offer “Season's of Grace”, a time where you can talk to someone that has been where you are and to begin receiving that peace. We work around your schedule. Call PHC and ask for Beccy.

     

    If you have any questions, contact Jackie Fuller at jackie@pregnancyhelpcenter.org or call PHC at 979-297-3622.