Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 18, 2023 / 10:33 am
The state of Pennsylvania announced this month that it would be ending its partnership with a nonprofit group that helps fund crisis pregnancy centers throughout the state.
The state Department of Human Services said in a press release that its contract with Real Alternatives “will come to an end by Dec. 31, 2023,” after nearly 30 years.
Real Alternatives says on its website that it routes funding to a “network of social service agencies, pregnancy support centers, maternity residences, and adoption agencies that offer comprehensive, life-affirming alternatives to abortion to women dealing with unplanned pregnancies.”
Among the services offered by the program include counseling, food, shelter, childbirth classes, and other amenities. The organization says it has helped hundreds of thousands of pregnant women and mothers since 1996.