Loving the City: Shut Down But Not Shut Out! - Any Woman Can

Shut Down L O V I N G THE CITY But Not Shut Out!

ANY WOMAN CAN

Just as we were hitting our stride with full appointment schedules, the pandemic struck. So, while our medical services for pregnancy and STIs were limited, the AWC counselors were going gangbusters with telehealth counseling through FaceTime and Zoom. Here is a glimpse of what’s been going on!

The counseling appointments look very different for us during the shelter-in-place order, but in spite of that, our counselors are keeping up with 69 of their regular clients and added 27 new clients. All six (three of whom work out of the KRL) collectively logged 528 hours of telehealth counseling during March and April.

When she saw the need for more support among her mom clients who are struggling to balance working from home and taking care of their families, one of our counselors, Christi, started an online group called Mom Moments. Any given week there are at least eight moms who seek community and encouragement through Mom Moments. This is our first group to have organically sprung up and be completely Zoom – and it may stay that way – since moms have the hardest time finding time for themselves.

While our medical appointments were extremely limited during the quarantine, our nurse, Denise, was always on call, and there were at least a couple of sonograms each week. In March and April, 75% of the abortion-minded clients chose life!

Any Woman Can is hoping to open back up for business in the KRL on May 24. Thank you, First Presbyterian Church for your support, generosity, and confidence as we move forward – impacting lives for Jesus Christ one person at a time.