Teenagers Hailey and Caleb showed up at one of CompassCare’s NYC offices this summer, after fearing she was pregnant. Hailey was so distraught. Her first impression of the clean and professional office eased some of her anxiety. Then a compassionate CompassCare nurse met with Hailey, privately at first, answering all her questions and allaying her fears.
Lana is from Central American and in NYC without proper credentials. She was living with a boyfriend and she began to suspect that she was pregnant. Did you know that 70% of women are coerced to get an abortion? And this man confirmed that statistic by threatening to kick Lana out of their home if
As we enter the 250th year of this country’s birth, you are likely familiar with these words in the founding document, the Declaration of Independence, penned by Thomas Jefferson. “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among
Cierra believed every life has a purpose. She was already a mother to a beautiful toddler when she discovered she was pregnant again. But when she told the father of the baby, he wanted her to get an abortion. With college and career looming large in her mind and his wishes weighing heavily, she began to
Gianna couldn’t stop sobbing. “CompassCare is a safe place, you can cry here,” her CompassCare nurse assured her. The first trimester nausea was continual. Her boyfriend was expressionless. Gianna’s own mother had stopped all communication weeks ago. She felt lonely, trapped, confused, and literally sick to her stomach. Gianna found CompassCare online. She called the
Emma knew she was pregnant. Since that home pregnancy test turned positive, she could hardly sleep. It seemed that everything in her life was telling her that a baby would get in the way of college, career, and relationships. Creepily, she even started seeing ads on her phone for online abortionists! Having recently moved to
“There’s nothing you can do.” The words hit Cheyenne* like a truck as the events of the last 36 hours flashed through her mind. As a single mother living with her aunt, Cheyenne loves her 14-month-old baby boy, but even with her aunt’s help, it is difficult raising a child. Shocked, Cheyenne discovered she was
Life is busy. She’s trying to finish school. Now Norah suspects that she may be pregnant. Living in a small Brooklyn apartment with her grandmother, a child in the cramped living space didn’t seem doable for Norah. Without telling a soul—not even her mom or close friends—she began searching for abortion pills online. But instead
Hope is knowing that our past mistakes are not the bars of a future prison. Hope provides context to endure hardship. But hope without God in Christ is a threadbare blanket in a winter-world. Hope is the warmth of the light of God’s Son. God’s people through CompassCare are providing the hope of Christ to thousands of women facing the frigidity of
Rev. Harden speaks with Kara McKinney on Tipping Point Recently, CompassCare CEO Rev. Jim Harden spoke with OAN’s Kara McKinney on the newscast Tipping Point. “There are only two things sacred in this world: God and people. And that gives us purpose and helps us understand what ‘right’ is and what ‘wrong’ is and how we
