Valerie Harkins is joined by Faith Cintron from Aid for Women (Chicago, IL) to discuss how to best serve undocumented women in the maternity home setting. Faith draws from her experience to answer Valerie’s “frequently asked questions” surrounding this topic. Sponsored by: Heart & Home E-Newsletter Notes:  Undocumented residents may come from all over the world. Maternity home staff should be prepared to be understanding of different cultures and traditions. It’s helpful to familiarize yourself with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processes and build a strong relat ..read more

Valerie Harkins, Director of the Maternity Housing Coalition interviews Allie Reuscher, Director of The Nesting Place Maternity Home about her experiences that led her to starting a maternity home, and what she has learned along the way. They discuss challenges that come with opening a new home and when/how to share the Gospel. Register for the Maternity Housing Coalition Networking Reception in Salt Lake City Register for Heartbeat’s Annual Conference Subscribe to the Heart & Home Newsletter Email Valerie at Housing@heartbeatinternational.org Share Tweet Share ..read more

Tracy Shellhouse, VP of Ministry Services at Heartbeat International and Amy Ford, President of Embrace Grace talk about staying connected to churches year-round. Find out what pregnancy help organizations have to offer churches, and how that continuous partnership can best serve women. Embrace Grace has support groups in churches across the nation to serve women facing unexpected pregnancies. They equip churches with the curriculum to serve women and create strong families with a connection to the church. Visit EmbraceGrace.com Sponsored by: Heartbeat International’s Annual Conference – Click ..read more

Welcome to our first Pregnancy Help News Brief! Managing Editor, Lisa Bourne, takes us through a highlight of the last month of news, tackling topics such as abortion in political parties, telehealth abortion, the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v FDA Supreme Court case, pre-abortion screenings, and prenatal diagnosis. Visit PregnancyHelpNews.com to read full articles. Share Tweet Share ..read more

Monica Snyder, Executive Director of Secular Pro-Life joins Jor-El Godsey to explain what the Turnaway Study is, and what the findings actually reveal. This study gathered data on women who sought an abortion but were denied, and how these women felt about abortion over time. Resources: Read “The Overlooked Findings of The Turnaway Study” Secularprolife.org/abortion Notes: Abortion advocates have been using this study to promote abortion as a better option for women (citing questions asked about finances, bonding with baby, etc), but their claims are not fully supported by the data in the stu ..read more

Sara Dominguez, Affiliate Services Specialist at Heartbeat International interviews Michaelene Fredenburg, CEO and President of the Institute of Reproductive Grief Care about the importance of grief care training in pregnancy help organizations, and how centers implementing grief care programs can be a valuable resource for their community. Resources: ReproductiveGrief.org Individual Certification Reproductive Grief Care Symposium: Community: A Dynamic Approach15% registration discount code: Heartbeat15 Sponsored by: Heartbeat Academy – Click here for updates on Heartbeat’s Live Virtual Clas ..read more

Heartbeat’s President, Jor-El Godsey is joined by Christa Brown, Sr. Director of Medical Impact to discuss a recent white paper that was published by Heartbeat highlighting abortion trends since the overturn of Roe vs Wade. Increased availability to chemical abortion has brought a rise in coercion, violence, and a reduction of medical oversight. Listen in to find out what women are faced with today, and how your Pregnancy Help Organization can help. Click here for the full white paper, The Changing Face of Abortion Today: Abortion Trends Following the Overturn of Roe Sponsored by: Abortion P ..read more

Beth Diemert and Brad Imler discuss what the Bible has to say about adoption, and how we can use that truth to change the conversation surrounding adoption in our culture. Listen in to find out where you might have your own adoption bias, and how you can empower women facing an unplanned pregnancy to understand all of her options more clearly. Resources: Click here for ChristianAdoptions.org Click here for Heartbeat’s training and resources on adoption Click here to register for the Adoption In Depth Day Training Notes:   Adoption dates back to the Old Testament. God chose adoptio ..read more

Valerie Harkins brings in Kirk Thomas from Johnson-Witkemper Insurance to talk about considerations when choosing insurance for your maternity home. He covers questions surrounding what insurance companies will ask and how to to keep insurance costs low for ministries. Resources: –Click here to contact Kirk Thomas at Johnson-Witkemper Insurance Email housing@heartbeatinternational.org to connect with Valerie Harkins Notes: Remember to cover your physical assets and people assets with insurance Take into consideration your home structure – single family, multi-family, or mixed use property Uti ..read more

Tracie Shellhouse speaks with Marc Newman, President of Speaker for Life, about equipping the body of Christ to be a voice for life. Marc gives us insight into ways that we can encourage our churches to be outspoken advocates for the unborn in effective and compassionate ways, and to keep the pro-life conversation going year-round. Resources: –Order a copy of Contenders here -Speaker for Life – Marc Newman -Join us at Heartbeat’s Annual Conference in April to attend Marc’s In Depth Day training! Notes: Statistics show that there are likely people within most congregations (or even the pa ..read more