Fund Women’s Health update
It’s now been a week since we launched the Fund Women’s Health campaign to raise money for community health centers across the country that put Planned Parenthood to shame. And in that short time, our amazing pro-life feminist supporters have already donated $1,365!
Here’s where our beneficiaries stand, starting with those who are most in need of your support:
Swope Health Services, MO/KS: $35 raised
With nine locations plus a mobile health unit, Swope serves low-income patients throughout the Kansas City region. It offers complete women’s health care – pregnancy, routine gynecologic care or addressing health issues – from adolescence to maturity. Services include family planning, prenatal care, HIV/AIDS treatment, and WIC.
Wyoming Health Council, WY: $110 raised
The Wyoming Health Council is a Title X provider with clinics throughout the state. Its family planning services include pregnancy testing, contraception, counseling, STD testing and treatment, and services for people trying to conceive. It also administers special programs for HIV-positive Wyoming residents.
Tampa Family Health Centers, FL: $155 raised
Tampa Family Health Centers is a comprehensive medical provider serving the needs of low-income families. It recently opened its 17th Federally Qualified Health Center location, and also has a mobile unit. Its women’s health services include family planning, obstetric care, well woman exams, pap smears, and HIV testing.
ODA Primary Health Care Network, NY: $155 raised
ODA is a federally qualified health center offering care 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with on-call availability 24 hours a day. Its Brooklyn, NY health center locations provide a wide range of care to people in need, including a women’s facility dedicated to affordable obstetrical and gynecological services.
Gila River Health Care, AZ: $175 raised
La Clinica, OR: $180 raised
La Clinica provides comprehensive care to a primarily low-income, Hispanic population. Its Family and Women’s Health Center specializes in women’s health from puberty through a woman’s child-bearing years and into menopause and beyond. Offerings include prenatal care, midwifery, general gynecological care, and family planning.
Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic, TX: $275 raised
Los Barrios Unidos offers affordable bilingual healthcare to low-income families in the Dallas area. Its women’s health services include family planning, clinical breast exams, screening mammograms, pap smears STD testing and treatment, well-woman care, prenatal exams, and birth and postpartum care. It is also a WIC provider.
Health Imperatives, MA: $280 raised
With locations throughout southeast Massachusetts, Health Imperatives offers contraception, reproductive health exams for women and men, STD testing and treatment, and specialized services for at-risk populations such as LGBTQ youth and people fleeing domestic violence. Health Imperatives is also a WIC provider.
Of course, we’re not stopping there. We want to raise as much money for women’s health as humanly possible. So if you haven’t already, go to FundWomensHealth.com and make a difference today!
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