Alpha Crisis Pregnancy Help Center

The Alpha Pregnancy Help Center is currently receiving funding from the United Way of Merced County for their Turning Points program. The Turning Points program provides parenting skills to pregnant young women and encourages them to make responsible choices. The program participants work with staff and volunteers that ultimately become mentors and role models thereby setting positive standards that the young women can learn from.

Because many young women in Merced County are not prepared for motherhood, the Turning Points program offers incentives to encourage program participation. Many of these young women come from homes with little parental guidance and are at risk of having premature birth, medical complications, unhealthy family relations and making poor choices in the future. The program is designed to address these issues by providing incentives that encourage the program participants to take part in learning a variety of much needed skills.

Incentives are offered in a system of points. Points are earned for attending classes or watching videos on subjects like fetal development, prenatal health, child birth and parenting. Health, proper nutrition and safety classes are also part of the curriculum available. With the accumulation of points, the young women are able to acquire much-needed items such as cribs, car seats, clothing and other items for the new baby.

The goal of the program is to transform lives by changing attitudes through education. Through this approach, a turning point is hopefully achieved for young women who would otherwise remain at risk.

Alpha Crisis Pregnancy Center
645 West Olive Ave, Suite 321
Merced, CA 95348
209-383-4700 (voice)
209-383-3041 (fax)
sherry@alphaphc.com