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VOLUME 1 - NUMBER 2 - SPRING 2000
 Front & Center
by Jerry Thacker
A message from the publisher.
Grant Writing - Part II
by Dr. A. A. Baker
Learn what are the essentials of a complete grant application to ensure your proposal gets serious consideration and its best chance for funding.
Resolving Adoption Issues
by Anne Pierson and Paula Smith
Adoption isn't always the right solution, but why is the adoption rate so low in pregnancy help centers? What can we do to increase the number of children placed with loving, adoptive families? Are there ways to predispose birth parents toward adoption?
The Role of the Nurse in the Pregnancy Help Medical Clinic: Providing Limited Obstetrical Ultrasound
by Thomas A. Glessner, J.D.
Ultrasound examinations may turn out to be one of the greatest tools for educating pregnant women about the human life within and helping them to choose life. If your center wants to consider providing ultrasonography services, read about the issues to help you choose the best approach.
The Open Adoption Option
by Marjori Masitto Krause
Depression, the loss of a job, loneliness, and a lapse in judgment all led to Kara's situation and thoughts of ending it all. Desperate for a solution, she dialed the number for the center and asked for help. What she found for someone else was more than she herself had had.
Come and See: Helping People Come Face to Face with Jesus
by Pastor David O'Leary
Why did people follow Jesus in the New Testament? Because they met Him! They had the opportunity to see Him for real. In our zeal for communicating the Gospel, let's not forget to let people "come and see."
Marketing 101
by Jerry Thacker
You hold in your hands a checklist and some pointers for a great start to improve the level of service at your center. Begin with these ideas, and you will get some of your own.
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