When I first went into the Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic I was scared of what the results were going to be and if I would be welcomed there orif they would judge me for being so young. But as soon as I walked in and talked to my counselor, I felt much better. It was as if I just took some weight off my shoulders knowing they were going to be there helping me out on whatever I needed. The clinic has great services I loved and that helped me out a lot. My favorite one is the ultrasound, just seeing my little girl growing inside of me made me forget about all the problems I had in my life and think of her and only her. What I really liked was that my counselor would show me how much she cared and was concerned about me by checking up on me every week and making sure I’m doing good. The most helpful service is Bridges where I can get support from other moms and I can shop for diapers and other baby stuff with baby bucks. I am so thankful for all the people at the Clinic helping me out because at first I was scared of not knowing what to do and thanks to everyone at the Clinic I’m not scared of being a mom, I’m very happy with my little girl, Chloe.

Maribel, age 16
 

A Jewish Proverb I have always loved is "God could not be everywhere, therefore He made mothers." Hello, my name is Natalie & I have a seven month old daughter named Nora. The volunteers of the clinic have done so much for me. When I first found out I was pregnant, I was just starting to settle into my new home up here in Ramona. I was trying to get my life together, figure out who & what I wanted to be. People always told me, that if I wanted to make God laugh, I should tell him my plan. Well, while I was busy trying to figure out my plan, God decided for me. So finding out that I was soon going to be a mom was very scary. I had a lot of fears. I had very few friends in Ramona, none of which had kids, I had just lost my job & with just me and the baby’s father I was unsure how things would pan out. We were both afraid we wouldn’t know what to do or how to prepare for such a big life change. But then I went back to the Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic for my first sonogram, and while sitting in that room with this kind woman showing me the little sea monkey and that was made me feel like everything was going to be ok. That’s how I feel every time I walk into the Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic. They have great classes I took to help me feel more prepared; and the videos helped me better understand what was happening. It was a huge relief to hear that I could earn essential items for my new arrival while also arming my self with the tools to be a better parent. However, the most helpful service was the Bridges meetings. It was there I met many girls in similar situations to mine. I no longer felt scared or alone. I also knew from that moment forward I would always have someone I could turn to when in need. It was in those meetings that we, the new moms and moms-to-be could really share and bond. Without the Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic. I wouldn’t have the support system I have now. So for everything I want to say Thank You.

Natalie and 7 month old Nora
October 2011

When I first found out that I was pregnant I was only 16 years old.  The first day that I came in, I was so scared.  At first I thought everyone was going to judge me, because how young I was.  The weird thing is that they didn’t, they made me feel welcome.  My boyfriend died in December in a car accident in Escondido when I was 28 weeks along during the pregnancy.

RPCC helped me with a lot of things.  The number one thing they helped me with was the free pregnancy test.  They also gave me an ultrasound that helped a lot too.  My favorite thing though is the Bridges meetings.  That helps out a lot, because being only 17 years old, I don’t have a lot of money.  So the Bridges meetings helped with diapers, baby food, baby clothes, etc.

I feel that now my life couldn’t get any better!  Autumn is my life.  I don’t know what I would do without her.  She’s the reason that I want to do things in life.  If it wasn’t for her I would probably be going partying a lot.  So I’m thankful that God gave her to me as a gift.

When I first walked into the Clinic it was so nice that the staff remembered me. They always have treated me so well. I couldn’t have found a better clinic and the person I had as a counselor. The services that the Clinic has to offer are so good. But for me the best one I would say and feel everyone agrees is the support group because it not only helps our babies with the supplies, but helps me when I have that bonded with the other mothers…. My life at this point is the best, I’m loving the fact of being a mother for the third time. Having this little baby boy God couldn’t have blessed me more. And what I am feeling now is something so beautiful my heart feels good serving here at the Clinic as a volunteer since last year is amazing-being able to help other moms like me get the same opportunity.
     Emma

When I found out I was pregnant I was in a really bad place in my life.  I knew the father wasn’t going to be involved.  I was staying on my brother’s couch, and I already had a 3 year old that I barely saw as it was.

I had only come into Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic to have an ultrasound done to see if I was too far along to have an abortion.  I remember being very stubborn and not wanting to talk to anybody about keeping the baby, but the volunteer cared enough to not just let me walk out the door.  She sat me down and had me talk about what I was feeling.  Saying my feelings out loud made me realize the severity of the situation.

I ended up moving to Washington to get my head straight and have my baby.  About the time I gave birth, my counselor contacted my brother and got ahold of me to find out how everything turned out.  I was touched that they remembered me and cared so much to want to know what happened.

My life is amazing now.  I never imagined I could love Noah this much.  I moved back to Ramona and have a renewed relationship with my 4 year old.  And now I get to live with both my babies.

I wasn’t sure if you would remember me, but I’ve kept all the cards  you’ve sent me in hopes of one day writing back.

Our son, Wyatt was born on November 15, 2007.  He is a happy, healthy, beautiful little boy!  He has a wonderful big sister and two very star struck parents.  I can’t imagine life without him!

Thank you so much for being the “beginning” of our story.  God Bless!

The Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic has helped me tremendously. I had a former substance abuse problem to pills for about three years. My boyfriend and I have remained close throughout our eight year relationship, but since 2003 it has been steady, but rocky.  We had always wanted a little baby boy, and our wish was granted in June 2009, when I found out I was pregnant. My first step was to go to RPCC to confirm my pregnancy. At first they couldn't find a heartbeat and I was devastated. But then they found one and we were ecstatic.

From then on I started attending the Bridges support group meetings for baby supplies and support. At first, my boyfriend and I both had excellent jobs to care for a family, but our drug habits crushed the joy of the pregnancy. I managed to stay clean for the last 5 months of my pregnancy due to church, RPCC, etc.  Sometime during the pregnancy we both became unemployed, homeless, and down and out with not much family support. My mother-in-law even questioned if the baby I was pregnant with was her son’s. (He was of course!) I took that as a big insult.

Now I have a 7 month old son named Jaydee Randall born on February 9, 2010.  My life has changed for the better by attending school full time.  I'm looking to work in the medical field. We are still broke because work is so slow for my boyfriend right now, but we have the support of RPCC through the Bridges meetings, and the Baby Bucks defiantly help so much. 
     Thank you so much, Angela

I just wanted to say thank you for all your kindness and support throughout my pregnancy and helping me make the right choice for me and baby Carter.
     Your friend, Charity

Dear Anita,
I just wanted to tell you thank you for the help during my miscarriage and for the "Permission to Grieve" book. I thought it was very thoughtful of you to send me it.
     Jennifer

I went to the Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic when I was 20 years old. I had been in an abusive relationship and was abusing drugs and alcohol. I was so scared and lost at that time. Everyone at RPCC was there for me emotionally and spiritually. They had the resources to help me and told me about all my options, but what helped me the most was just their just being there for me. Now my daughter is 5 years old.
     Christa

Tara age 5

Crystal's Story - March 8, 2009

I was first introduced to the clinic 2 years ago when I came in and found out I was pregnant. At that point in my life I was I no way ready to have a child. I was living in a drug house with a man who physically, emotionally and verbally abused me.

My choice to participate in the use of drugs led me to loosing the baby. Afterwards Anita helped me through the grieving process and had me volunteer several times a week. Shortly after I unfortunately detached myself from the clinic and dove deeper into my addiction, not caring about myself and what I was doing to my body or how it effected people in my life like family and friends.

When I found out I was pregnant again I made an appointment to get back into the support I had found before. This helped me to overcome my drug addiction and become part of my family again. I now have a decent relationship with my parents and my friends are proud to be seen with me. At the Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic they offer classes about nutrition and childbirth education that taught me how to eat right and prepared me for the birth of my daughter. Throughout my pregnancy everyone was a great support in getting me ready to be a single mom.

They helped me to get back to church and to a new understanding of who God is and his miraculous works. Teresa has helped me get to doctors appointments and has taught me priceless life lessons that I will forever use in raising Meredith to be a respectable part of society. I look up to all the women at the clinic and hope to help out new young mothers by passing on the wisdom that was freely given to me. I currently attend the support group~Bridges and the scrap-booking craft class on a weekly basis and every parenting class whenever offered to continually gain new knowledge. These are just a few of the fine things offered at the RPCC. Without the caring and loving women I would have been lost.
     Thank You so much,  Crystal and Meredith

Sade's Story  - March 15th, 2009

When I found out I was pregnant I was in denial. I didn’t think I was and it was actually my mom who knew I was. She was the one who called the pregnancy center and set up an appointment. I went down there with my best friend and the next day, when I came in, again I thought I wasn’t pregnant and felt I didn’t need to take the test but I did. When I looked at the results the nurse asked me how I felt and I said I feel fine. I told you guys I wasn’t pregnant, and she said that two bars mean that its positive, and that’s when it hit me.

I was in shock and scared. I was terrified to tell my parents and also the father because at the time we were not together. When I told my mom she said these things happen for a reason, and I really believe that now. The ladies at the center offered for me to come and check out a meeting called Bridges and it’s a group of parents and expecting parents. And when I went I really liked it because they offered a lot of support. The father of my son also went to these meetings. He’s not present now because he told me he did not care about me or the baby and did not want to be there. We did try to make it work before but he just didn’t want to be there. When he left I tried to bring him back to be here, but he wouldn’t have it. Now he is in jail, he faces up to 5 years. Now I’m a single parent.
The center offered me parenting classes and single parent classes. I went to the parenting classes as much as I could and when I went they were very helpful and informing and I learned a lot. I still had the struggles and made it through. I had lots of support from home and the center and they gave me lots of advice especially at Bridges. They give me support and its something I always look forward to every other Thursday.

When I said my mom told me that this baby was here for a reason I believe it, because I have broken through a lot of struggles and help to break through the struggles from my family and the ladies at the center. This baby has helped me see who people can really be and the right people that have supported me and is going to be there no matter what happens. The ladies have shown me also how to be stronger as a person. My family has shown me and helped to do that also. Now I have a beautiful son through all this and he is my world.

Sheana's Story - October 21, 2008

When I came to the Ramona Pregnancy Care Clinic I was very scared. I had just finished 6 months of Interferon and Riboviron treatment for Hepatitus C. My doctor had clearly told me over and over again not to get pregnant during or 6 months after the treatment. I discovered that I was pregnant just 2 weeks after my final dose of the treatment.

I was being pressured to abort by everyone it seemed. My doctor told me that the risk was too great to have a mutated baby as a result of the treatment. My mother had pressured me into an abortion when I was 19 and was doing everything to make me choose it again. I didn’t want to have an abortion but I was afraid of the thought of a mutated fetus living in me.

My counselor at RPCC counseled me and reminded me of God’s love and truth and that was so helpful because I needed to hear the truth and all the help that was available to me.

I was able to see my baby’s heartbeat on the sonogram right away and that sealed the deal for me, that was so assuring- my baby was ok..

Throughout the pregnancy I continued to receive pressure to abort. My husband and my allies at RPCC were the only ones who supported my decision to go ahead with the pregnancy.

Today I am married. My daughter is healthy and about to celebrate her third birthday. We have a second daughter 9 months old. My husband and I are active in our church and very happy with our family.

Tanya, Kert, and Orion - January 14, 2009

I heard from a friend about this program and I thought I’d check it out because I was kind of scared when I found out that my husband and I were having a baby. I went and met with the volunteer. She asked me a couple of questions, and made me feel welcome there. We talked about everything. After talking to her I understood more about my pregnancy. It was then that I heard about Bridges, where you come to a support group meeting and there are other mothers with children or pregnant. You earn Baby Bucks at Bridges and you can buy baby clothes, diapers, wipes and so many other things that very kind people have donated to the clients. I love going to the meetings and meeting new people-new moms just like me. I rediscovered people that I knew from high school that had kids too. What I'm trying to say is I’m so thankful for RPCC. You guys mean a lot to me. Even when we moved down to Lakeside I still came to the meetings. I just enjoyed them so much! I also wanna thank everyone who donates to the clinic. Without their help and support there wouldn’t’ be RPCC.
    So again, thank-you from the Campbells.

July 22, 2008

Our granddaughter Bryianna is one of the greatest joys of our life. We met her for the first time when she was just 21 weeks along in the womb. It was at RPCC when our daughter had her ultrasound. We walked into the room and she was waving her beautiful hand like she was saying, “Hi grandma and grandpa!” We are raising her now and we’re so thankful for RPCC helping give her the chance for life.
     Dale and Lynn White

Anie and Nicole Anne - April 15, 2008

When I first came to RPCC I thought everyone would judge me. But the ladies there didn’t. They helped me and told me that everything would be ok and that they had other girls with needs like me all the time. They gave me clothes and diapers and lots of things that I needed for my baby. It made me feel comfortable and secure and that there were people that care about me and my baby.

Alex and Tony - June 7, 2008

I learned about RPCC from the school nurse. I was 14 years old when I found out that I was pregnant. I didn’t really feel anything. I kind of knew that I was pregnant, so when I first came to RPCC and took a test I wasn’t surprised.

I always appreciated all the calls I got from Michelle, my counselor at RPCC. She loved and accepted me, without judging me. It made me feel ok about the pregnancy and she gave me the courage finally to tell my mom.

The hardest thing for me was going to school everyday, because I had to ride 45 minutes each day and I would get carsick on top of my morning sickness. I was enrolled in a school that had a special program for pregnant teens. It had a daycare and I got to work in the daycare one period each day. I also took child development there.

My favorite thing about the Bridges support group at RPCC is that I get to talk to other women who are going through the same thing as me. Since I’ve had Tony I haven’t had to buy diapers, clothes, etc. because other moms have given them to me or I’ve earned them at the Bridges program.

Miguel’s Testimony (Tony)

I first went to the pregnancy clinic when my girlfriend had her ultrasound.  Seeing my baby on the ultrasound, I was shocked because I was going to be a father and I was only 14!  When we started going to the Bridges support group meetings I felt awkward because I didn’t know anyone.  I felt like I was the only person there that was young, but I wasn’t.  There were other guys my age too.  It helped me feel better and open up.  When we went to the meetings there was a separate group for all the dads.  We would talk about how it feels to be a father and the challenges that face them.  The pregnancy clinic saved us a lot of money because we would earn food, clothes, and diapers when we went to the Bridges meetings.  I am very grateful of the clinic.  They taught us to only choose life for your baby, which was the best decision I have ever made.

James - February 24, 2006

Hi Anita, Teresa, and everyone else from Bridges!!
I hope everyone is doing very good. We miss everybody. All is good here. James is constantly learning. He stands up all by himself. He'll be walking soon. And he eats like a grown man. This is his new picture.
     Take Care!! <3 Kandis and James

P.S. And thanks again for all of your help. I'll never forget it.

March 13, 2008

To Everyone at RPCC,
Thank you so much for all your support as I prepare to welcome my little one. From the test and ultrasound, to the "Hope for the Future" Bible. I appreciate all you do! God bless you all!
    ~ Katrina (11 weeks preg)

September 29, 2007

I want to tell you how much I appreciated your help. Thank you to everyone there. Because of Bridges, I was able to learn and get the things I needed. I so appreciated the meetings.
     Sincerely, Nancy

July 10, 2004

Thank-you for your wonderful gifts. I love the cute race car outfit, and the book is really great. Thank-you for making me the warm blanket too. We really appreciate all that all of you have done for us.
     Alison and Eli

I want to say thank you for everything. Thanks to the volunteers, to the people who make their donations. Thanks to each one who works very hard and makes this program possible.

Thanks to Mrs. Pacheco. Every class that she gave me was very interesting. I can’t believe how much this program helped us. I said helped us, because I’m including my baby too.

One more time “Anita” Thank you a thousand times.

Sincerely, Nancy and Robert L.

Chandra

Chandra was brought to us by her boyfriend’s mother. She already knew that she was pregnant, but her father was insisting that she have an abortion. While in our office she was able to have an ultrasound and see the image of the baby inside her. She was given referrals for insurance and prenatal care. She believes that with all this support available to her, she will be able to follow through and give her baby life.

Thank you all so much for the beautiful gifts you gave baby and I after his birth last month. I couldn’t believe how many wonderful gifts were stuffed into that diaper bag! The blankets were especially beautiful and I remain grateful for your continuing generosity and support. God Bless.
     Sincerely, Darlene

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