You are Essential!

A LETTER FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear Friends of Heartbeat,

We find ourselves in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 crisis has affected us all in different ways—but one thing that hasn’t changed is that abortion clinics in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia are still considering themselves essential, against government mandate, and are still open and performing abortions.

What does this mean for us at Heartbeat of Columbiana County?

It means that we’re essential, maybe now more than ever! Women facing unplanned pregnancies today are facing an even more uncertain future financially and physically. They are experiencing even more anxiety as the entire country and the globe struggle to grasp how this pandemic will affect us all in the days and months to come. The bottom line is that these women are even more vulnerable and fearful today than our average client was just a few months ago.

What does this mean for you, our Heartbeat family?

If we are essential, then YOU are also essential! We cannot complete our mission to be present with women and families in crisis without your financial and prayer support. We had to postpone our annual fundraising banquets until September, when it will be safe to be together, but we can’t wait that long for you to come alongside us financially.

We have staff, who are voluntarily considering themselves essential, coming in to serve women right now, and we need them to be able to continue to come in and serve these vulnerable women! Just today, we booked an appointment for this next week from a young woman in our community who was referred to us from another center in Ohio. She had called their helpline in tears, desperate for help – help that we can give her right here in her hometown!

A recent patient at our ultrasound clinic reached out and shared how thankful she is for the services we provide:

“The woman who talked to me before my appointment and the entire agency as a whole has been a blessing in my life!! Thank you for everything.”

Would you consider giving to Heartbeat right now? We need your essential gift, so that we can keep our doors open and offer women and unborn children the gifts of hope and life. (Donations may be mailed to our office or made securely through our website.) We know that it might mean giving sacrificially, and we are so thankful for your willingness to partner with us for life in this uncertain time!

Together for Life,

Linda Dankert

Executive Director