A few weeks ago, after I had been on each of the high school campuses here in Ramona, my husband and I were out to eat and watched a class full of students boarding a ship for their senior prom. We reminisced how neither of us had the storybook experience at our proms.

It’s a well known fact that many teenagers practice risky behavior on prom night, even renting hotel rooms near the prom venue, and some will become pregnant. Many of these women will consider anything they can in order to return their lives to their previous normal.

At the clinic, we usually see an increase in new young women coming in a few weeks after the proms. We will educate, equip and encourage each one to reinforce her life affirming alternatives. Walking along side her on her journey offering resources from our clinic, community and churches often gives the courage needed to continue the pregnancy.

We count it a privilege to stand in the gap for all these mothers and unborn babies. Our donors’ generosity, coupled with the compassionate and sacrificial hearts of our volunteers and staff allows us to continue our life-saving mission for women and their families.