COMPASSION PREGNANCY CENTER OF NORTHEAST MICHIGAN
EIN 38-2978727 · Human Services (P40Z)
What they do
OPTIONS PREGNANCY CENTER (OPTIONS) HAS BEEN HELPING WOMEN and THEIR PARTNERS WHO ARE FACING UNEXPECTED PREGNANCIES and RELATED ISSUES VIA A HOTLINE SINCE 1991. IN 2014, THE BOARD of DIRECTORS RECOGNIZED THE NEED to OFFER MORE to OUR CLIENTS and OPENED AN OFFICE ON W. WASHINGTON STREET IN ALPENA. WE OUTGREW THAT SPACE and MOVED to 526 W CHISHOLM STREET IN ALPENA. WE CONTINUE to ADJUST OUR PROGRAMS to THE NEEDS THAT ARISE, CAREFULLY AVOIDING DUPLICATION of SERVICES THAT ARE ALREADY IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE REALIZED THAT for EVERY WOMAN FACING AN UNEXPECTED PREGNANCY, THERE WAS A PARTNER THAT MAY NEED SUPPORT AS WELL. WE ALSO BEGAN THE FIRST EVER POST ABORTIVE SUPPORT GROUPS IN OUR AREA, ONE for WOMEN and ONE for MEN. WE HAVE OFFERED NUTRITIONAL CLASSES, PARENTING SUPPORTS, CONNECTION to LIKE-MINDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SUCH AS THE CHILDRENS CLOSET and BABY PANTRY of ALPENA. WE HAVE WORKED to CONNECT OUR CLIENTS IN NEED of HOUSING OUR EMPLOYMENT WITH AGENCIES BETTER SUITED for THOSE TASKS. WE
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1992
- Location
- 233 CAVANAUGH ST, ALPENA, MI 49707-2944
- County
- Alpena
- In care of
- % CAROLYN BRUNING