Posts by Amy Scheuring

What does a “successful” year look like? How do we measure the impact of your giving? At WCN, we track every service, every client visit, every encounter. And at year’s end, it is fairly easy to give you the metrics and the data (and I think you’ll agree that it’s been a successful year). But…

“I’ve just made up my mind. I’m keeping my baby.”  The Nest, our children’s resale boutique, certainly makes an impact. For this mother of four, the impact was life transforming. Our North Side Center sees moms from vary diverse backgrounds. Homeless, affluent, “yinzers” and refugees alike call North Side home. “Shania” lives in a section…

Our Life Support programs are designed to foster long term relationships. Rather than a one-time transaction, we offer services that are transformational.  We go beyond the immediate need for a test or a sonogram and provide opportunities for healing, growth, and conversations that introduce clients to Christ.  Giselle came to us recently for STD testing.…

We often talk about the power of your prayers knowing how it is ultimately God who will change the hearts of our clients. The power of those prayers was evident this week as He changed three hearts BEFORE they even made it into one of our clinics. “Maggie” first texted us while looking online for…

“I know I initially wanted an abortion but having him was the best thing that ever happened to me.” –Naomi Since the Supreme Court decision in late June, pregnancy centers like ours have been prominent in the media. Distortions, twisted misrepresentations, and downright lies have accused us of hurting women at “fake” clinics. We’ve suffered…

During the first week of May we met with “Nora” who was initially very excited to see a positivepregnancy test. But after going home and talking to the father of the baby (we use FOB forshort), she began to change her mind. He said it wasn’t the right time and he would pay for herto…