Live Virtual Classes
Each quarter Heartbeat Academy offers live virtual classes designed to provide in-depth training tailored to your organization's needs! Taught by our growing team of Heartbeat faculty members, these classes vary each quarter in topic and length, but each invites you to focus on and enhance your expertise over the course of a few weeks. There are no live virtual classes currently available for enrollment, but below you can explore some of our classes that are offered regularly.
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Whova: Conference App Instructions
Whova is our official Conference platform, where you can find information on workshops, speakers, exhibitors, and so much more.
To use on a mobile device, download the app!
Accessing the 2025 Heartbeat Conference in 4 Easy Steps
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Download the Whova App or Access the Web Platform
- Download the Whova Mobile App on your phone/tablet or visit the Whova Web Platform on your desktop.
- Download the Whova Mobile App on your phone/tablet or visit the Whova Web Platform on your desktop.
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Open App and Create or Sign In to Your Whova Account
- Use the email address in your registration confirmation to sign up for your account. It must be this email address to gain access to the Heartbeat Conference.
- Do NOT use the Facebook login option as it will not provide access to the event.
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Complete Two-Factor Authentication
- After entering your email and password, input the verification code that will be sent to your email.
- Check both your inbox and spam folder for the code.
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Explore the App Features
- View the event agenda and build your personal schedule.
- Access documents and slides shared by speakers or organizers.
- Connect with other attendees and reach out to people before the event.
- Thank the exhibitors and sponsors.
- Receive updates such as last-minute session changes.
Report Any Issues. If you experience any login issues or difficulties navigating the app, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will look into it.
Two-Factor Verification
Beginning last year, Whova introduced a two-factor verification process. This is to ensure that your information, as well as the information of our Conference, be kept secure and confidential. The two-factor verification process occurs upon logging in. Simply use your normal email and password combination to log in, then navigate to your email to retrieve the 6-digit verification code to complete your login. Please note that the verification email may appear in your spam folder.
If I didn’t receive my verification code to access the app, what should I do?
To securely protect user and organizer event data, we require two-factor authentication when signing into your Whova account. After you input your email and password, we will send a verification code to your email address. Please check your email for the code.
In case the email containing your verification code is not visible in your inbox or you did not receive the code, please check your spam or junk folder.
If the email is not in either of these folders, please contact your email service provider or IT department to unblock or whitelist emails from our system with the following information:
- Domains: @whova.com, @whova.io
- Exact Addresses: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Whova help: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Manage Notifications
While we would love to keep you apprised of every conference activity, we sympathize that it may feel overwhelming for some. There are two ways to manage your notifications: in the app itself and on your device.
A) Manage notifications in the app
- Go to the home screen at the bottom of the app.
- Click the profile icon that has your profile image on it, which will pull up a left menu bar.
- Click the Settings button and under notifications, click Notification Settings.
- You can toggle on or off each notification type for the event, community board, and topics.
B) Manage notifications on your device
To manage your notifications, navigate to your device's settings. From there, find your Notification settings and adjust the settings for the Whova app.
Tip: For Android users, you may find your notification settings titled "Sound & notification." Then, navigate to "App notifications."
App Features - Quick Guide
Watch the user guide to learn how to navigate Whova:
Tip: Watch this video before arriving onsite so you're confident while you're there!
Find the Event Schedule
From the event homepage (left image), find the menu at the bottom of your screen and tap on "Agenda." This will open the Full Agenda. From here, you can navigate by day and tap the icon that reads "Add to Agenda" on workshops that you'd like to join. The workshops that you add can be viewed under the "My Agenda" tab at the top.
Please note that what you see on the "Agenda" tab will depend on your registration. For example, if you're only signed up for In-Depth Day, you will only see sessions for that day. This also applies to virtual-only attendees.
To filter the Agenda, simply select "Tracks & Filters" from the top and filter by track and tag. Click "Apply" to apply the options you selected.
Conference Rooms & Map
You can view the Floor Maps of the event from the home page of the app.
Meet-Ups & Networking: How to Maximize This Feature
Find this section by tapping the "Community" icon located at the bottom of your screen. From there, click on "Meet-ups & Virtual Meets" to begin networking with other attendees. Other great ways to network at this event would be at our general sessions, dinners, and in the exhibit hall. The community page also has an array of other forums created by attendees. Dive in and have fun!
Organizer Announcements
Easily find all of our announcements throughout the conference (and before!) by navigating to the menu at the bottom and tapping "Community." From here, tap on "Organizer Announcements." You may also ask a question to the Heartbeat staff, by tapping "Ask Organizer's Anything." This page is monitored frequently throughout the Conference.
Virtual Conference Schedule 2025
2025 Heartbeat Conference Speakers
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2025 Pregnancy Help Conference - Birmingham, AL
Watch a special invitation from Jor-El Godsey, President, and Tracie Shellhouse, Vice President of Ministry Services, from their visit to Birmingham, Alabama in preparation for our upcoming annual conference:
Watch a video of Andrea Trudden, Vice President of Communications and Marketing, sharing all about Birmingham!
Coalitions
Listed below are the coalition-type organizations of which Heartbeat is aware.
If you know of others, please contact Alaina Wood at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 1-888-550-7577.
Alaska
Alaska Pregnancy Center Coalition
501 Frontage Road
Kenai, AK 99611
Becky Peters
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
907-252-1689
Alabama
Alabama Pregnancy Center Coalition
1480 McGuire Road
Birmingham, AL 35216
Lisa Hogan
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
205-979-0302
Arizona
Arizona Life Coalition
4633 N 54th St
Phoenix, AZ 85018
George Khalaf
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
602-730-5004
Arkansas
Arkansas Pregnancy Network
P.O. BOX 394
Russellville, AR 72811
Christie Robertson
director@
California
Association for Life of San Diego
355 K St, Ste H
Chula Vista, CA 91911
Sharon Pearce
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
619-422-0757
California Alliance for Pregnancy Care
P.O. Box 245525
Sacramento, CA 95825
calalliance.org
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Colorado
Colorado Pregnancy Care Alliance
Rich Bennett
https://co-pca.org
https://
Connecticut
Connecticut Pregnancy Care Coalition
492 Montauk Ave
New London, CT
Lisa Maloney
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
860-448-2990
Delaware
Delaware Association of Pregnancy Centers
3407 Lancaster Pike
Wilmington, DE 19805
Rachel Metzger
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Florida
Florida Pregnancy Care Network
1424 Piedmont Dr E
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Rita Gigliano
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
850-656-6245
Florida Baptist Children's Homes
1015 Sikes Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33815
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Pregnancy and family Resource Alliance (PAFRA)
1910 East Bay Dr
Largo, FL 33771
Darla Huddleston
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
727-451-6977
Georgia
Life Resources of Georgia, Inc.
Christina Middleton
PO Box 6375
Macon, GA 31208
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
678-622-5947
Idaho
Open Arms PCC and Real Choices Clinic, Inc.
1800 Lincoln Way Suite 201
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Richard Hawk
iThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
208-667-5433
Illinois
Vision 2020
PO Box 286
Sterling, IL 61081
Debbie K Case
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
815-893-8005
Kansas
Kansas Pregnancy Care Network
Lynn Mowrey, Executive Director
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
913-280-0720
Kentucky
KY Association of Pregnancy Care Agencies - KAPCA
116 E. Memorial Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Laura Marie Dickinson
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
270-234-1122
Louisiana
Louisiana Pregnancy Center Coalition
606 Belue Lane
Ruston, LA 71270
Kathleen B. Richard
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
lifechoicesncla.org
318-255-7377
Massachusetts
Pregnancy Care Alliance of Massachusetts
https://pregnancycarealliance.com
Myrna Maloney Flynn
617-242-4199
Maryland
Pregnancy Clinic Ministry
934 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Pamela Palumbo
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
410-431-5000
Michigan
Pregnancy Centers of Southeast Michigan
2826 Coolidge Hwy.
Berkley, MI 48072
Laura Farrugia
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
248-545-6411
Michigan Coalition for Pregnancy Wellness
https://micoalition.org
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
(616) 257-6802
Mississippi
Choose Life Mississippi
201 Northlake Ave, Suite 109
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Janet Thomas
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
601-206-5816
Missouri
Alliance for Life
487 SW Ward Rd
Lees Summit, MO 64081
Marsha Middleton
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
816-806-4168
Montana
Women's Health Network
1005 Partridge Pl #1
Helena, MT 59602
Tracey Ullrey
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
406-422-1011
Nebraska
Nebraska Pregnancy Care Alliance
Jennifer A. Gutierrez, MA
CEO
(402) 499-2401
New Mexico
New Mexico State Collaborative
1500 Fifth Street, Suite 9
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Roberta Cheek
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
(505) 995-1998
New Jersey
New Jersey Association of Pregnancy Centers
Aimee Huber
First Choice Women's
Resource Centers
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Rita Reyes
Executive Director
Choices of the Heart
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
New York
The New York State Coalition for Life (formerly known as Pregnancy Care Conference)
Kathy Jerman
https://www.nyscoalitionforlife.com
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
North Carolina
LifeLink Carolina
5320 Old Plantation Circle
Winston Salem, NC 27104
Bobbie Meyer
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
980-207-9134
Ohio
Greater Cincinnati Pregnancy Care Center Coalition
100 E 8th St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-263-6674
Ohio Pregnancy Center Directors Collective
1011 N Main St
Findlay, OH 45840
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
419-424-9948
Ohio Pregnancy Center Coalition
716 N. Westwood Ave.
Toledo, OH 43607-3558
Savannah Marten
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
419-531-6842
Oklahoma
Pregnancy Resource Network of Oklahoma
10327 N May Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73120
Gayla White
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
405-755-5433
Oregon
Oregon Pregnancy Center Association
170 Magnolia Dr
Creswell, OR 97426
Beverly Anderson
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
541-513-5560
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Leadership Exchange
PO Box 707
Lebanon, PA 17042-0707
Debbie Davenport
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
717-274-5128 x312
Pennsylvania Pregnancy Wellness Collaborative (PPWC)
Sarah M. Bowen
Office: 724-794-3325 ext 1401
Cell: 724-480-7116
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
South Carolina
South Carolina Association of Pregnancy Care Centers
P.O. Box 1483
Beaufort, SC 29901-6900
Linda Plummer
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
919-801-9981
South Dakota
Alpha Center
3405 S. Kiwanis Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Erica Miller
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605-361-3500
Tennessee
TN Pregnancy Center Network
726 South Church Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
615-893-0228
Laura Messick
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Texas
Life Ambassadors of Texas
https://lifeambassadorsoftexas.com/
P.O Box 150295
Austin TX, 78715
Metroplex Women's Clinic
2810 NW Green Oaks Blvd
Arlington, TX 76012
Lyn McDonald
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817-299-9599
Trotter House
2717 Rio Grande St
Austin, TX 78705
Lori DeVillez
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mid Cities Women's Clinic
201 Westpark Way
Euless, TX 76040
Michelle Gregory
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817-577-4387
Virginia
Virginia Pregnancy Center Association
19415 Deerfield Avenue, Suite 109
Lansdowne, VA 20176
Contact: Niki Mattson
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West Virginia
West Virginia Pregnancy Center Coalition
602 Peterson Dr.
Charleston, WV 25302
Jenny Entsminger
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
703-307-0382
Wisconsin
Connect Life WI
Ginna Cross
gcross@alliancefamilyservices.
701-899-4001
Wyoming
True Care Women's Resource Center
PO Box 2346
Casper, WY 82602
Jessica Baxter
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307-472-2810
Public Impact
Heartbeat International proactively engages the community and shares the good work of the pregnancy help movement with both the media and government officials. Through proper education of all the services our pregnancy help network provides in communities, we encourage hopeful messages of LIFE throughout the world. Our Babies Go to Congress event takes moms and babies to their government officials to show them the value of the pregnancy help organizations. We do this to encourage a positive relationship among our elected officials.
While we do what we can to be proactive, Heartbeat is prepared to help defend organizations against attacks from the opposition. Our pregnancy help network agrees to the standards of our Commitment of Care and Competence. If you ever feel that you or your center is under attack, please contact us.
We suggest our affiliates work with their local media so they can better work with centers in the community. Heartbeat provides a Pregnancy Help Center Defense Toolkit (Affiliates Only) to equip our centers with the tools they need to work with the media. Education is the best tool we have against any negative claims that may arise.
In the news
Heartbeat International is on Capitol Hill for the Intoduction of the Heartbeat Bill. Learn more
Federal court rules: preborn baby is a person. Read more.
San Francisco Under Attack. Read more.
RIP – Another hostile state bill dies in committee. Read more.
NYC anti-pregnancy center vote passed 35-9, with one abstaining. Read more.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland rules pregnancy center ordinance unconstitutional.
A Local Launch of "A Passion to Serve, a Vision for Life"
Pregnancy Center Report Spotlights the Contribution of Heartbeat Affiliates
Even though little Emma Grace was conceived by teens – regularly a death sentence under the rule of Roe v. Wade – her parents, with the help of the Pregnancy Care Center, welcomed her, with all her inherent value, into their newly formed family. Ahna and Garrett Roney were seventeen and eighteen when they chose to marry and to make a family with the infant they welcomed.
The Roney’s story about Heartbeat International’s affiliate in Springfield, MO is a testament to how practical help and emotional support for a young couple can turn a difficult time into a much-welcomed blessing.
This is just one of the examples of the life-saving work of Heartbeat International’s compassionate network of care highlighted in “A Passion to Serve: How Pregnancy Resource Centers Empower Women, Help Families, and Strengthen Communities,” the updated report from Family Research Council (FRC).
This report shines a light on the positive contributions of pregnancy centers, maternity homes, adoption agencies and pregnancy help medical clinics. These faith-based nonprofits brighten a woman’s future with the support she needs to bring new life into the world.
While tracing the history of concern and care for pregnant women, this report focuses on the positive ways pregnancy support organizations are strengthening their communities. It describes the impact of the pregnancy help movement by detailing, through statistical summaries and case studies, the extraordinary ways centers are meeting the needs of women, youth, and families.
Pregnancy centers served over 2.3 million people with pregnancy assistance, abstinence counseling and education, community outreach programs and referrals, and public health linkages. A conservative estimate of community cost savings for these serves during 2010 is over $100 million, according to the FRC report.
The report also includes endorsements from public figures like this one from U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski, (D, IL-3):
“The success rates and national expansion of these pregnancy care centers are a testament to their invaluable work in the lives of communities and individuals over the years. These networks provide services that are often unavailable elsewhere to expectant mothers.”
The pregnancy help network is one of the greatest volunteer service movements in the history of our country with around 71,000 volunteers performing an estimated 5,705,000 uncompensated hours of work in 2010.
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Choose Life License Plates
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Submit the Virginia Choose Life Interest |
In 2009 the Virginia Assembly established Choose Life license plates to be issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Heartbeat International agreed to the legislators’ request to serve the Virginia pregnancy help providers as the distributor of the proceeds collected and has continued to distribute the funds each year.
Eligibility is defined by the legislation as:
- Pregnancy center that is a 501c3 tax-exempt organization
- Officially committed to the Commitment of Care and Competence (Current affiliates of a national organization recognizing the Commitment as a condition of affiliation need only indicate affiliation(s). Others need to adopt a board resolution and forward a duly signed copy of the Commitment.)
- Agree to use the funds specifically “to provide services to pregnant women and women who suspect that they may be pregnant in Virginia.”
For organizations that haven't participated but would like to, please complete and sign the attached form and provide the necessary documentation postmarked no later than December 5th. You may also complete this form online at HeartbeatServices.org under the Connections heading select “Choose Life.” Multiple location centers need only complete one form, indicating the primary/main location, but must include all additional location information requested.
We appreciate the work of all pregnancy help efforts in Virginia and are pleased to serve you in this role at our own expense. No Virginia Choose Life monies are retained by Heartbeat International or provided to any organization other than indicated by the legislation. Any monies refused or not distributed will be returned to the Commonwealth of Virginia. We intend to distribute proportional payments in December
If you have any questions regarding the confirmation of eligibility process please contact the Heartbeat International office at 614.885.7577.
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- 2009 SESSION contains the criteria for distribution of Choose Life License Plate funds and is viewable in entirety here.
The following extract is from Section 3 Paragraph B:
These funds shall be paid annually to Heartbeat International, Inc., to be distributed in equal grants to pregnancy center locations in Virginia that are tax-exempt organizations under § 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and officially committed to Heartbeat International's "Our Commitment of Care" standards. Choose Life Virginia Fund distributed funds are to be used to provide services to pregnant women and women who suspect that they may be pregnant in Virginia and may be refused within 60 days by return to the Choose Life Virginia Fund.
Click here to submit the Virginia Choose Life Interest and Eligibility Confirmation Form
Click here to check out Choose Life programs in all U.S. states.
Connections
Heartbeat International is connected to multiple resources throughout the world. In this section, you will find additional resources and tools to help strengthen your ministry.
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Vote for Future Generations
Your vote is critical on November 6th. Future lives depend on it. Please take time now to make sure that you are registered to vote.
However, it’s not just your vote that will save future generations. Every vote from the entire pro-life community is needed to stop government sponsored abortion on demand. And the scary part is that if we fail to vote our pro-life values on Election Day, the government may soon make it unlawful to provide alternatives to abortion by directing pregnancy help organizations to provide abortifacients and abortion referrals.
We desperately need your help to Get out the Vote (GOTV)!
Step 1: Reminding U.S. citizens about the sacred duty of voting is the first step to GOTV. Future generations are counting on you to activate your Board members, staff, volunteers, donors, friends, neighbors, churches, and families. It is crucial to encourage each person in your circle of influence to become a registered voter.
Step 2: Educating voters is the second step to GOTV. We need elected officials who are willing to advance solutions instead of abortions. Voter Guides are now available. Voters need your help to understand where each candidate stands on life. It’s time to galvanize everyone in your community to ensure that pregnancy help organizations can continue providing life-saving support.
Forcing pro-life citizens to pay for abortions and to provide abortion-causing drugs goes against our American tradition of religious liberty and destroys our nation’s moral compass.
It was Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president, who said, “The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.”
U.S. voters know that abortion is defacing America. We all know that aborting a child is not healthcare. America needs people with a passion for life to inspire others to vote for those who share our pro-life values.
You are a vital part of Heartbeat International’s pregnancy help network. Please help voters realize that compassionate help and unconditional love empower mothers to welcome the next generation.
Voting your pro-life values and motivating others to do the same can make abortion unthinkable for future generations.
Votes save lives.
Public Impact
Spreading the good news... Pregnancy help is doing great work
Heartbeat is constantly trying to get the word out about the excellent work of pregnancy help organizations around the world. Whether it's consistently sharing recent news about pregnancy help organizations over at PregnancyHelpNews.com or sharing the real story of pregnancy centers in a world where the media is biased against them at PregnancyCenterTruth.com, we are committed to making sure that the pregnancy help movement has a voice in the public conversation.
Over at Pregnancy Help News, we share daily news, opinion, and commentary related to the pregnancy help movement and it's place in the larger pro-life movement. You can even sign up for a weekly email update of what's going on in the movement to be delivered to your inbox every Monday. Or... share a story about something new or interesting happening at your center. In other words, we want to share what you may need to know and tell your story here!
Pregnancy Center Truth is built to combat the lies told by Big Abortion about the pregnancy help movement. There, anyone can see the reality laid out clearly with studies to back up claims and sharable quick stats built for social media. It's just one way we defend the reputation of pregnancy centers around the world.
Commending the pregnancy help movement... Babies Go to Congress
Every year, Heartbeat International brings moms and their children to Washington, D.C. to remind our congressmen and women that pregnancy help centers are good for America. Babies Go to Congress, held every year close to the March for Life, shows our elected officials at the federal level the amazing way lives change with the help of grassroots organizations like yours. There's no replacement for the flesh-and-blood testimonial of a mother holding her child to show lawmakers that pregnancy centers are good for america.
A key piece of information Heartbeat International always hopes to underscore through the event is the privately funded, non-profit status of pregnancy help organizations. Unlike most meetings congressional offices hold with their constituents, there is never any request for public funds as part of the event, a fact that also stands in stark contrast to highly profitable, publicly funded abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood.
Since beginning the program in 2009, over 100 women and children representing over 50 centers have visited over 200 congressional offices.
Your center can benefit from participating in Babies Go to Congress this January. Click here for more information and take this opportunity to share during a truly historic moment in our nation's history!
Defending the life-savers... Heartbeat has your back
Over the years, pregnancy centers have been under attack by abortion advocates from Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and many others. Heartbeat International is there to both officially refute the unfounded claims (through news coverage at PregnancyHelpNews.com), and to pass along needed information to affiliates through emails, conference calls, live or recorded webinars, and more.
So wether it's a protest from "The Handmaids", a "glitter bomb" in the mail, or a campaign of false reviews on your organization online, Heartbeat International is always there to help affiliates respond appropriately.
Learn more about Heartbeat's work of defending the pregnancy help movement here. (Note: Must be a Heartbeat affiliate to access)