Aimee is celebrating life, thanks to you! Aimee* and Ryan’s* relationship teetered between on-again/off-again. And when the pregnancy test came back positive, they were mostly “off.” “I knew having a baby and not being married would be a huge disappointment to my parents,” Aimee told us, “I was really torn between parenting and abortion.” That’s … Continued
I’m both honored and humbled to be chosen by the Board of Directors to lead this next chapter for Care Net. Liz Osborn’s strong spiritual leadership and ethical guidance over the last 35 years has created the Care Net we know and love today: a highly respected and essential ministry that serves our patients and … Continued
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, we are making changes to keep our staff and patients safe while remaining focused on our mission. We are following all local, state and federal guidelines and our medical advisory team is continually monitoring the situation and making recommended changes. Our bricks and mortar clinic is still open … Continued
Amazing things happen at Care Net every day. Here’s one story I just had to share. A young woman I’ll call DeeAnn visited our clinic. DeeAnn and her boyfriend’s relationship had recently become physical and now DeeAnn feared she was pregnant. DeeAnn, who was raised Catholic, was disappointed in herself and knew her family, co-workers … Continued
At Care Net, we envision a world where all life is valued and protected, and women and men have support to choose life for their unborn child. Pregnancy and parenting decisions occur within the context of real struggle. I work with fathers of all ages who struggle with relationships, depression, identity, work, anger, pornography, addictions, … Continued
Abortion was the only way out. Until an ultrasound changed everything. The news couldn’t have been more shocking. Kathy was sitting at a doctor consult for a tubal ligation when she heard the news. “I’m sorry, we can’t more forward. The bloodwork shows you are pregnant.” How could this be happening? The plan was to prevent another pregnancy from ever happening, … Continued
Macy* and her new boyfriend, Dylan*, had only been dating a short time. Somehow things had moved quickly—too quickly, Macy realized—and now Macy was pregnant. Macy felt scared and alone. Not sure where to turn, she made an appointment at Care Net. Dylan agreed to come with her and the two met with one of Care Net’s nurses. “Billie Jo … Continued
With the New Year before us we’re excited about how God will continue to direct and move our life-affirming mission forward. You’ve likely heard our Mobile Clinic will expand to three days and possibly four during the summer months. These additional days will happen because of your compassion and generosity. Thank you. I also want … Continued
God commands us in His Word to Love our neighbor as we love ourselves. At Care Net, we believe that we can love our neighbor by modeling a Christ-like response to women and men who are making important life decisions. For us, that means leaving judgment at the door. We instead focus on showing compassion … Continued
We’ve had a lot of wonderful reasons to celebrate in the past month! Our mobile clinic is finally open and serving women in two locations: Fitchburg and Sun Prairie. We jumped for joy when the first appointment was made on the mobile clinic, but the celebration was even greater when we saw Mira* in the … Continued