Pregnancy Care Center

Client services: provide Pregnancy tests, offers education through peer counseling, and group and individual parenting lessons. The pcc provided 303 Pregnancy tests to 303 individuals and gave 2,469 parenting classes. The objective of this is to give our clients support and education with the hope that they will make life-affirming decisions. We hope the support and education given will result in a better quality of life for our client, as well as any child they parent. The objective of free Pregnancy tests is to offer a safe and confidential place to have a free medical grade Pregnancy test, as well as offer proof of Pregnancy for the enrollment of tenncare state health Care or any other services for which they may qualify.

Sexual risk avoidance education (sra): sra classes were presented to over 800 students through 44 presentations. This is a two day presentation in the health and wellness classes, which meets Tennessee state core standards. The material covered includes Pregnancy, stds/stis, sexual activity, healthy relationships, and personal boundaries. The goal of this program is to decrease the number of teenagers and young adults experiencing unwanted pregnancies, stds/stis, and negative emotional consequences of being sexually active before ready.

Mobile ultrasound unit: the Pregnancy Care Center employs an rv which has been converted to an ultrasound clinic. It provided 60 free ultrasound screenings. The goal is to allow clients who are an estimated 7-14 weeks pregnant to have a free and confidential screening for confirmation of gestational dates as well as to confirm a Pregnancy as opposed to a blighted ovum, ectopic Pregnancy, or other anomaly.