About Us
History -
PRC – 25 Years
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
Executive Director, Tracie Shellhouse
tracie1_shellhouse@sbcglobal.net
LEP Coordinator, Loryss Portillo
loryss_prc@sbcglobal.net
Office Manager, Trina Powers
Rosenberg, TX
Trina_prc@sbcglobal.net
Office Manager, Lisa Smith
Sugar Land, TX
lisa_prc@sbcglobal.net
Client Services Coordinator, Meggi Stewart
Meggi_prc@sbcglobal.net
Our Mission Statement:
"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
children 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.
Signed by the Board Members (Meet the Board Members)
Background on Pregnancy Help Centers:
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.
