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Pro-Life Safety Net

The life-affirming safety net is Her PLAN's organizing framework — the belief that every woman facing an unexpected pregnancy deserves a community ready to meet her whole need, not just part of it.

What is the Pro-life Safety Net?

The pro-life safety net is Her PLAN’s organizing framework — the belief that every woman facing an unexpected pregnancy deserves a community ready to meet her whole need, not just part of it.

It is the full network of organizations already in your community: pregnancy centers, maternity homes, churches, shelters, food pantries, addiction recovery programs, legal aid providers, and childcare organizations. Together they are strong enough to hold her not just at the moment of decision, but through every day that follows.

No single organization can meet every need. The pro-life safety net is what happens when they work together. Her PLAN makes that possible through the Her PLAN directory, connecting communities to over 8,000 vetted, life-affirming providers across 29 states.

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A strong safety net ensures that women are not left to navigate complex needs alone.

Seven Categories of Care

Her PLAN organizes the pro-life safety net into seven categories of care built around the real, layered needs women face during pregnancy and early parenting. Each category represents a dimension of her life that affects whether she can sustain her decision for life. Every category is searchable in the Her PLAN directory.

Care Coordination and Pregnancy Support

Pregnancy support | Care coordination

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Care Coordination and Pregnancy Support

Pregnancy support | Care coordination

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Women's Health

Prenatal and postpartum medical care | Prenatal and postpartum support | General medical care for women

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Finances, Work, and Education

Help paying bills | Employment support | Education and training | Financial advice or education

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Material or Legal Support

Transportation | Food and nutrition | Clothing, household goods, and baby supplies | Housing, shelters, and maternity homes | Legal support

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Recovery and Mental Health

Addiction recovery | Domestic violence, sexual assault and trafficking recovery | Mental Health | Abortion recovery and healing

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Prenatal Diagnosis

Disability support | Prenatal and neonatal intervention | Perinatal hospice resources | Miscarriage and infant loss

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Care for Children

Childcare | Children’s health care | Family and parenting education | Adoption | Foster, kinship and short-term care

The Tools That Make It Real

The pro-life safety net exists in every community. Her PLAN puts it to work through three tools built for the organizations already serving her.

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Her Community

The pro-life safety net looks different in every community. Her Community coalitions bring together public officials, charities, ministries, businesses, and individuals at the local level to assess what support already exists and identify where gaps remain. This work often leads to launching new resources or strengthening programs that are under-resourced and in high demand.

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Pathways

Find meaningful ways to get involved through volunteer opportunities, community programs, and local organizations.

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The Her PLAN Directory

Over 8,000 vetted, life-affirming providers across all seven categories of care, searchable by location, service type, and price.

Together, we build Her Community

When organizations work independently, women fall through the gaps. You may not know about the housing program three miles away. Your client may leave your office with one referral when she needed five. The resource you send her to may have changed or closed.

Her PLAN strengthens the pro-life safety net by making it visible, verified, and coordinated across all seven categories of care.

Together, we build Her Community, so she and her baby can thrive.

Explore Her Community
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