New Beginnings Womens Center

Pregnancy: in 2023 New Beginnings Womens Center provided 160 women in our community with no-cost pregnancy testing. Of those with a positive pregnancy test, 125 received a limited 1st trimester ultrasound. Each client and her family receives options counseling and is offered appropriate education including healthy prenatal nutrition and exercise, fetal development, childbirth preparation and parenting. Nbwc provides clients with needed material resources and offers weekly mentoring throughout pregnancy and beyond. Nb nurses strive to prepare each woman with the tools they need to make healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices. The result of this comprehensive intervention is healther, more successful families in our community.

Education and mentoring: New Beginnings Womens Center provides young women and their families with accurate information and tools to become successful parents through the earn while you learn and bright course mentoring programs. Dozens of women and their families have been connected with a one-on-one mentor who meets with them weekly for classes and for building relationships. New Beginnings earn while you learn and bright course programs strive to prepare young families to become strong and successful parents. An individualized education plan is made for each family according to their needs. As an incentive to class attendance, the clients earn baby bucks to spend in the Center boutique for items such as a crib, stroller, diapers, formula, or clothing. Through this program nbwc continues to provide clients with greater ability, self-confidence and independence with their parenting skills. We believe building stronger families results in a healthier community.

Std/sti: New Beginnings Womens Center provides young women of our community with no-cost sexually transmitted disease testing, one-on-one education, treatment and any needed referral or follow-up. In 2023, 71 clients received free testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other stds. Several young women received free treatment with follow-up education and counseling, all provided by registered nurses. The nb nurses provide each woman with truthful information and assist them in making healthy choices for their future sexual health.