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History - PRC – 25 Years
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The idea began on the return drive from a March for Life in Austin. What if our daughters got pregnant and didn’t feel that they could come to us? More.....


The Staff
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Executive Director, Dorris Irving
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LEP Director, Sylvia Sanchez
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Development Director, Marie McCoy
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Office Manager, Trina Powers
Rosenberg, TX
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Lisa Smith, Office Manager
Sugar Land, TX
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Our Mission Statement:
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"Our purpose is to prevent abortion by offering women the information, emotional support, spiritual encouragement, and practical help that will empower them to choose life for their child and sexual integrity for themselves."

We offer all of our services without cost or judgment.
We are dedicated to educating all on both the value of human life and the detrimental effects of abortion.

We encourage the community at large to offer a supportive and understanding attitude toward women in crisis pregnancies.

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Background on Pregnancy Help Centers:
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In the 1960's, extra-marital pregnancies had begun to increase significantly as a result of changing sexual behavior. More and more women were turning to abortion as a "solution" to the problem, and some people began to work toward the repeal of laws against abortion.

In other words, the only solution that seemed to be sought for women in crisis pregnancies was to give them permission to kill their children. Louise Summerhill, of Toronto, Canada, wanted to offer women help to HAVE their babies, to continue their pregnancies in an atmosphere of acceptance rather than condemnation. She founded Birthright International in 1968.

Other centers followed, all having the common goal to offer women the information, practical help, and emotional support they needed to be able to choose to reject the temptation to abort and make a positive choice for life.

Today there are approximately 3000 pregnancy help centers in the U. S. Although public attitudes toward single mothers have become more accepting, abortion is also more accepted as a practical means of dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.

Thousands of women have benefited from the facts and friendship, provided by pregnancy center volunteers, which helped them to reject abortion and choose life for their children.


Facts and Friendship - Speaking the Truth with Love:
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The Pregnancy Resource Center of Fort Bend County was originally founded as Birthright of Rosenberg/Richmond in 1981, by several ladies from Holy Rosary Catholic church in Rosenberg. Dolores Wolff was the original director.

In 1983 there were 80 pregnancy tests done, and a total of 136 office visits to our Ave H location. Our annual budget was about $3,000. We later moved to the Fort Bend Office Park in Richmond.

In 1998 we discontinued our affiliation with Birthright International and changed our name to Pregnancy Resource Center of Fort Bend County. We are now affiliated with Heartbeat International.

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