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Referrals programhealth care and social service providers such as nurses, physicians, counselors, social workers, and case managers serve as a critical link to providing people quality, compassionate care for a range of health care needs, including reproductive health care. The agency works in partnership with health and social service providers to build a health system that is equipped to respond to unintended pregnancy counseling, including access to abortion, in a climate of diminishing access. The agency envisions a healthcare system that cares for the whole person, meets people's needs with dignity and respect, and gives workers the tools and support to offer the best care to their clients. The agency's work addresses the systemic exclusion of marginalized populations, as well as the misinformation about abortion, with particular attention to the u.s. south and midwest. To meet the needs of the healthcare and social service industry, the agency offers a variety of trainings. Since 2012, the agency's referrals initiative has trained 11,293 participants from 1,122 sites through 899 trainings. Over 500 of participating sites have implemented structural changes in policies, procedures, and training resources, demonstrating strong trust in the agency's expertise. Since 2020, the agency has shifted toward virtual trainings to accommodate for the pandemic and increase access for more to participate. This includes the agency's web-based programming virtual training offerings, which has trained 640 participants across 48 trainings, reaching 143 sites since 2020. In addition, the virtual abortion referrals training reached 792 participants across 171 trainings reaching 191 sites during the same timeframe.