At Care Net, we work with our supporters to uphold and support the dignity of all human life day in and day out.
- We believe that EVERY person is created in the image of God.
- We believe God forms every life in the womb and has a unique plan and purpose for every individual.
- We believe God’s love transcends socioeconomic status, racial or ethnic static, or any other status created by man. All are worthy of dignity and God dwells in His people.
- We believe God calls us to honor, love, and contribute to the needs of our neighbors.
That plays out in various ways through our programs. Women who visit our clinic for help navigating an unintended pregnancy or with sexually transmitted diseases are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect. They experience a different kind of health care – the kind that is rooted in love. That is reflected in the comments we hear from patients:
“The staff made me feel welcome, and I didn’t feel like I was looked down on.”
“My care provider answered all of my questions and made me feel reassured! I truly appreciated her help and kindness!”
“They made me feel wonderful about myself. I had never had a good experience anywhere else. This place is wonderful.”
We treat each patient with the dignity God has given them, as beings created to reflect His many facets. And we do this not just in the clinic.
In our maternity home, women like Eleesa* experience hospitality that is beyond their imagination. When she came to us, her partner had left her pregnant and living in a small bedroom with her two-year-old daughter. She had no access to refrigeration, so she could only give her daughter powdered milk and all her meals were served at daycare. She was ashamed of her inability to provide her daughter with something as simple as a warm meal. She couldn’t see how she could have another child. But she also didn’t know how she could end her baby’s life. She was searching for another option.
We brought her into our maternity home and helped her through this transition. Now, she has her own apartment where she can create delicious hot meals for her two daughters and a job that will support them. She said of our maternity home, “I can only say God has been so good to me. He has always been there, and I see He placed angels like you around me to help. I will always be grateful.”
This work is not easy. We are mischaracterized, lied about, and accused of unethical practices when, in fact, we uphold the highest ethics and uphold the truth in all our communications. They say clinics like ours have “an agenda.” That is true. Our agenda is to respect and love every woman and every man who walks through our door looking for help. Our agenda is to provide a rich blanket of resources that allow women to really make a choice about their pregnancy.
Because if real choices are to be offered, then women need resources, or they have no choice! They need support. They need housing. They need practical help. They need education. And most of all, they need Jesus to walk with them. So yes, we have an agenda – our agenda is to reach every woman in south central Wisconsin struggling with a pregnancy decision and to let her know that she is not alone, and if she chooses life, we have resources that will allow her and her baby to thrive.
Thank you for joining us in upholding the dignity and sanctity of every life. “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God, everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.” 1 John 4:7