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Every baby deserves a chance at life. Help make choosing life easier.

Each day, women facing unexpected pregnancies are pressured to believe that abortion is their only option—but YOU can help change that.

Your donation directly helps save unborn children from abortion by providing life-affirming support and practical resources. Together, we can protect the most vulnerable and give families hope for a brighter future.

Stand with us—because every life is worth saving.

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Every baby deserves a chance at life.
Help make choosing life easier.

Each day, women facing unexpected pregnancies are pressured to believe that abortion is their only option—but YOU can help change that.

Your donation directly helps save unborn children from abortion by providing life-affirming support and practical resources. Together, we can protect the most vulnerable and give families hope for a brighter future.

Stand with us—because every life is worth saving.

GIVE NOW
UPCOMING EVENTS

Women’s Help Services, DBA as 1st Way Life Center and our medical branch, has been serving women facing unplanned pregnancies since 1978. We provide life-affirming support and services so that women are empowered to choose life. Our services are offered free of charge, and we do not receive government funding, so we depend on donations like yours to continue our life-saving work. We invite you to get to know us and consider the many ways in which you can get involved.

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Your gift can help save lives by offering women hope, support, and real alternatives to abortion. Every donation provides critical services like ultrasounds, options education, and baby supplies—empowering mothers to choose life. Give today…

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"The staff and volunteers here are incredibly helpful and friendly. It’s so nice to see a group of people so willing to help and support others who are entering a new phase in life.”
“I felt very comfortable. The appointment was very educational. Women need to be empowered and know that they are not alone.”
– December 2022
“This place saves women and children in every way. Amazing people work there.”
“They have helped me in many ways. They have GREAT staff and FANTASTIC programs.”
“1st Way helps me with so much. They are so kind to me and my kids. So thankful for each and every person at 1st Way.”
“I loved the one-on-one with the nurse. Very helpful!”
– December 2024
“The medical staff were all amazing, kind, and welcoming. I can’t say enough about these women! I just felt supported – and I really needed that! This is a great place to start!”
- April 2021
“Your services are perfect! I felt safe and cared for unconditionally. I appreciated the friendly staff - they made me feel safe and welcomed. [The medical center] is non-judgmental and very helpful and supportive.”
– March 2023
“I am thankful to 1st Way because they gave us our second chance!”
“I like that I was able to feel understood and not judged. It made me rethink my options. The [nurses] were helpful and understanding.”
– April 2022
“I liked how nice and comfortable the staff made me feel. They made a scary time feel not scary at all.”
– August 2022
“I liked having options and going over them was great. The resources available are unmatched and wonderful.”
– April 2024
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In Illinois, on average

0

babies lose their lives to abortion each MONTH.

In 2023, over

0

babies were aborted in Illinois alone.

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*  These numbers do not include self-managed abortions, such as using abortion pills mailed from pharmacies outside the United States. (2) 

2024 Impact

Clients Encounters
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New Clients/Patients
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Options Education Provided
0
Ultrasounds
0
STD Tests
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Parenting Classes
0
Diapers Given
0
(1) Maddow-Zimet, I., & Gibson, C. (2024). Despite bans, number of abortions in the United States increased in 2023. Retrieved from 
https://www.guttmacher.org/2024/03/despite-bans-number-abortions-united-states-increased-2023#:~:text=In%20total%2C%20abortions%20in%20these,(13%2C890%2C%20or%2044%25)
(2) Monthly Abortion Provision Study. (2024, June 21). Guttmacher Institute.
https://www.guttmacher.org/monthly-abortion-provision-study#the-estimates
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Mission Statement:

We are a life-affirming, Christ-centered, pregnancy resource organization providing compassionate care, emotional support, educational and medical services to women facing unplanned pregnancies.

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1st Way Office Hours

Monday: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Friday: 9:00am – noon

Women’s Help Services, DBA 1st Way Life Center and our medical branch, is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation. Donations are tax deductible and go directly towards saving babies form abortion and helping support those who choose life. You may make your checks payable to: Women’s Help Services, 3714 Fairview Ave, Johnsburg, IL 60051 or click here to be directed to our secure online giving platform. Women’s Help Services does not refer for or provide abortions.

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