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ArborVitae Women's Center
Pregnancy Help Center
(formerly known as Problem Pregnancy Help)
(734-975-HELP or 734-975-4357)
(ArborVitae Women’s Center 994-8863)
Street address is: 3150 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor
Mailing address is: PO Box 7727, Ann Arbor, MI 48107

"Whatsoever you do to the least of My brothers, that you do unto Me."
fill out the volunteer form below

“ArborVitae Women’s Center” 
ArborVitae Women's Center is a project of Pregnancy Help Center, a caring community of staff and volunteers who empower women facing unexpected pregnancies. Since 1972, we have provided thousands of articles of clothing, equipment, diapers, cribs, food, and community referrals to underprivileged families.  (And, we continue to do this work at our Packard Rd. location.)

Our life-affirming organization will soon expand a medical clinic offering free clinic-quality pregnancy testing, limited obstetrical ultrasound, and lay counseling services for women facing unexpected pregnancies. 

Every woman has the right to complete information on her fertility, her pregnancy, fetal development, abortion and its aftermath, sexual behavior, and sexually transmitted infections. Armed with this information and with the real-time spiritual, emotional and material support of our volunteers, each woman can make a truly informed and positive choice. 


Volunteers are needed at Pregnancy Help Center on the 3rd or 4th Thursday of every month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.  Duties include giving diapers, baby clothes, blankets and baby equipment to moms in need.  This is a very rewarding volunteer experience.  Please contact:  Suzanne Abdalla (734-975-4357)             or, Cathie Curran at 973-0300 or 429-4674  .   Thanks you.
Clothes Needed at Pregnancy Help Center
    - WINTER baby clothes September until February.
    - SUMMER baby clothes March until August. 
We need Girls & Boys size 2T, 3T, 4T summer clothes (both new and gently used items are accepted).  Consider giving us your rummage sale left over clothes.
Drop off at: Pregnancy Help Center, 3150 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor  MI  48108.  Drop off times:  Tuesdays & Wed 1-4 --- Thurs 9:30 – 11:30 & Sat 10Am – 1PM.
Questions contact: Suzanne Abdalla (734-975-4357)             or, Cathie Curran (734-973-0300) or (734-975-4357) 
Or, fill out the volunteer form below, and submit it.  We'll give you a call with the details about what to do next.


PHC is a pro-life, non-profit, non-denominational organization with over 30 years of serving women and families in need in the Washtenaw County & Ann Arbor area. (Our History)  The counseling and the material support that we provide are essential in assisting women facing crisis pregnancies to choose life for their unborn.   To provide the help that we give - we rely entirely on your support.  Make a life saving impact for both the mother and child through difficult times.  Volunteers offer prayer, emotional support & encouragement.   Will you share a few hours of your time and talents for pregnant women and their unborn?

We will provide training to ensure that you are equipped to help women in need. Please contact: 
Suzanne Abdalla (734-975-4357)      or,
Shann Patton  (369-4294)  , or,  
Cathie Curran  (734-973-0300) 

Or, fill out the volunteer form below, and submit it.  We'll give you a call with the details about what to do next.

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Volunteer Application - Online Sign-Up for
Pregnancy Help Center (PHC)
    Name:

     Telephone:(Home# Work# Day# Evening#)

     E-mail Address:

     Mailing Address (include zip code):
Yes, I would like to join with Pregnancy Help Center (PHC), and,

I would help with: (please check as many as you like)
Answering the phone counseling line. Assisting families in need in our distribution center. Distribution center volunteers - I'm willing to work once a month either on
Thursday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. or Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Contacting volunteers & organizing training. Praying for women & families facing a difficult "problem" pregnancy. .

Please check how often you would be willing to be called to assist with these needs.
I would be willing to help how often: (please check one)
Once a Month Several times a year .
Once a year As needed .

Other, please describe:
Questions, contact:  Suzanne Abdalla (734-975-4357)             or,Shann Patton  (369-4294)  .

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Parish Social Ministry Office,
2150 Frieze Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104

St. Francis Parish Home

 

History of PHC (As of September 2005 it is formerly known as PPH)
PPH began in the fall of 1970 when the newly formed Right To Life group was asked that they were doing to help women keep their babies. They agreed that simply telling people that abortion is wrong was not enough and they rose to the challenge by founding PPH. Three women, including St. Francis parishioner Pat Kay, started distributing used baby equipment and clothing from a basement. They also started a 24 hour phone hotline which they covered themselves. By 1984, PPH opened a Maternity Home for teens, Father Pat Jackson House, and the distribution center was moved to its basement. The maternity home became a separate organization in 1993, leaving PPH free to continue concentration on the phone line and distribution center, and to launch new outreach programs. We moved the distribution center to a larger and more accessible site at 3150 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor 48108.

We very much appreciate the support of the St. Francis parishioners. You have always been generous givers in the special collection and other fundraising events. Thank you.

Problem Pregnancy Help, Inc. (PPH)
PPH is a pro-life, non-profit, non-denominational organization with over 30 years of serving Washtenaw County.  Our services include 24-hour phone counseling, community agency referrals, distribution of material goods and chastity workshops presented to local youth in schools, churches and youth groups.   We carry out these programs efficiently and effectively with a team of about 55 volunteers. About 35 volunteers cover the hot line and 20 other volunteers work at the distribution center, doing administrative work, teaching chastity workshops and special projects.  With one paid director and a part-time equipment manager, we are able to keep overhead costs minimal in order to use our resources for our clients.

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We are commemorating over 30 years of Roe v. Wade. The number of aborted babies whose lives have been lost due to that decision approaches 40 million.
Just looking at the demographic career data, we can estimate that 135,000 of the 40 million would have been physicians, 29,00 would have become flight attendants, more than 500,00 school teachers and 165,00 bank tellers. The loss has been incalculable.
Each human person is not a burden to society; rather each child born has the potential to be a great scientist, doctor, priest (or at least) a tax payer!
All human life is valuable because God creates and sustains it in His image and for His purpose. Have you ever done a piece of needle work or woodworking for someone special to you? Or for yourself? You always have a very special place in your heart for that which you created, don’t you? Imagine how God feels when He specifically creates a new human life only to have that life destroyed by one of His own creations. We fail to reflect that value He imparts.
What does God say about life? God made us in His image (Genesisn1:27). That means we have rational, moral and volitional qualities just like He does – unlike any other created being. God originated human life (Genesis 1:26-27), and He sustains it. Psalm 139:15-17 says that He superintends every life from its earliest days in the womb. God has a plan for each human life. He and He alone is in a position to know when that plan has been completed.
Pray and ask God how he views abortion. Ask Him His direction on what you should do about it. Get educated. Read some pro-life literature.  Talk to your children, relatives and friends about abortion. Become familiar with Problem Pregnancy Help so you can refer anyone in a crisis pregnancy. Pray.  Be courageous for God’s children.
Starting Today, Let Others Know You Value Their Lives By:
- Adopting a grandparent (not your own!) and spending time with this senior
- Praying daily for life-facilitators: at pregnancy help centers, hospice, nursing homes
- Donating used baby clothing or volunteering at your local pregnancy help center
- Mentoring a women in an unplanned pregnancy
- Participating in a Special Olympics program
- Baby-sitting or housecleaning for a single mom
- Collecting used furniture, wheelchairs or other needed items and donating them to a nursing home

Problem Pregnancy Help