Each month, All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center hosts a Reproductive Justice Action Hour, an opportunity to explore intersecting issues and experiences and their relationship to reproductive justice. In September, our friends from Middle Way House, a local domestic violence shelter and advocacy … [Read more...] about Exploring the Criminalization of Pregnant People
Notes from the Summer 2017 Advocate Retreat
This year has seen some big changes for our advocate community, so in June, we took a timeout for our annual summer advocate retreat. Our advocates dedicated two whole days to recharging and rejuvenating themselves and each other. The first day of the retreat started out with current Radvocate … [Read more...] about Notes from the Summer 2017 Advocate Retreat
Rising Radvocate: Gina
We're welcoming in September here at All-Options and along with saying goodbye to our good friend, Summer, we're also bidding farewell to our longtime All-Options Talkline Radvocate, Gina. For the past four years, Gina has answered countless calls from people in need of compassionate, open-hearted … [Read more...] about Rising Radvocate: Gina
Let’s Taco-Bout It: Abortion Funding for Hoosiers!
Calling all fans of tacos, beer, and abortion funding! It’s that very special time of year when we can indulge in all three at once - it’s Taco or Beer Challenge season! Abortion funding is more critical than ever, so from now until September 15, the All-Options team invites you to join friends, … [Read more...] about Let’s Taco-Bout It: Abortion Funding for Hoosiers!
Donor Spotlight: Steph Herold
Steph Herold is a lot of things: a lover of pitbulls and young adult literature, a fervent social justice advocate, and a Twitter maven with over 15,000 followers. She's also one of our longstanding All-Options donors and the focus of this first post in our inaugural donor profile series! We … [Read more...] about Donor Spotlight: Steph Herold
Medicaid and CPCs: A Match Made by NPR
As an organization that provides support to pregnant people, we were shocked and disappointed to hear NPR praising anti-abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers for helping pregnant women access Medicaid on this past Monday’s edition of All Things Considered. If the segment’s main argument had been … [Read more...] about Medicaid and CPCs: A Match Made by NPR
Rising Radvocate: Megan S.
After a year and a half of providing compassionate, judgment-free support to our Talkline callers, All-Options recently said goodbye to one of our Indiana-based Talkline Radvocates, Megan Simmons. Trading the beauty of Bloomington for the bustle of Philadelphia, Megan recently began a new position … [Read more...] about Rising Radvocate: Megan S.
Meet our All-Options Interns
Summer brings so many perks with it, we can hardly keep count. But along with warm weather and time spent at the beach, we're equally excited about our newest - and largest - cohort of All-Options interns! This group is fierce and have already started making an impact at our Oakland, CA headquarters … [Read more...] about Meet our All-Options Interns
Providing Diapers is Reproductive Justice
I know you might not hear this often, but I’ve got diapers on the brain! Hoosiers showed up for us big time during our spring diaper drive - almost 13,000 diapers big! Whether it was through a financial contribution, attending a local house party, or attending one of our dine and donate events, the … [Read more...] about Providing Diapers is Reproductive Justice
Happy Workiversary, Amanda
May has arrived and with it, we have two staff members celebrating their 1-year workiversaries with All-Options! First up is Amanda Pretlow-Lamm, Center Program Coordinator at our All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center in Bloomington, IN. Amanda first started as an office support volunteer at the … [Read more...] about Happy Workiversary, Amanda