In 1989 a small group of Christian women gathered to support/provide for one single young woman faced with an unexpected pregnancy. And then another woman in a crisis pregnancy. And then another. Through their work, our mission emerged: To Encourage, Equip and Inspire Individuals in Their Choice for Life. They called their work “Crossroads Ministries” and later become known as New Life Pregnancy Resource Center (NLPRC).
Through the decades, the methods have evolved but the mission remains unchanged. Every day since its inception, every person and every family who enters NLPRC is recognized as a Child of God, led to the Center for a unique purpose. Even amid their brokenness, each is met with love and respect to assess and determine how the Center can provide guidance, resources, and unconditional support.
In over 1826 client visits in 2024 (which includes Otsego and surrounding counties), NLPRC furnished families with necessities that not only met their functional needs but empowered them to grow beyond that need. The ministry also offers specialized programs developed to meet the unique needs of each person, such as pregnancy testing, limited OB ultrasound, prenatal vitamins and advice, parent educational classes, mentoring, clothing, diapers, food, and connections to other organizations for additional community resources. In addition, we offer Willing to Wait Abstinence curriculum to schools and youth groups.
We are excited to provide all of our services FREE!
New Life is fully funded through the generosity of donors and volunteers, as well as private grantors; no federal or state funding subsidizes the services provided.
In 2024, over 1,600 parenting and life skills education courses were completed with our online and in-person course offerings. We gave out over 50,000 diapers (not packages), 1800 packages of wipes, nearly 450 formula, baby food item, in addition to numerous bags of baby clothing, maternity clothing, and baby furniture/accessory items!
Our Layette Program provides Welcome Baby bags full of new items for newborns delivered to Gaylord and Grayling Munson Hospitals.
Educational Classes: Birthing, Lactation and Pregnancy Health classes are led by our OB nurses. We also provide parenting classes that cover topics: Parenting without shame, Fatherhood classes-being a role model, healthy relationships, autism/ADHD, blended families, budgeting/life skills, trauma and healing from abuse.
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