Tag: Real Alternatives

Some pregnant women in Pennsylvania could be homeless this winter

Shapiro has threatened to cancel the contract of Real Alternatives, which runs Pennsylvania’s award-winning pregnancy and parenting support services program. In addition to funding pregnancy resource centers and adoption agencies, the program funds maternity homes—a haven from homelessness for a number of Pennsylvania women. The dire situation could be entirely avoidable, if the Governor would …

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Gov. Shapiro threatens to cut off funding for award winning pro-life Real Alternatives

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Some pregnant women in Pennsylvania could be homeless this winter, if Democrat Governor Josh Shapiro gets his way. Shapiro has threatened to cancel the contract of Real Alternatives, which runs Pennsylvania’s award-winning pregnancy and parenting support services program. In addition to funding pregnancy resource centers and …

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Destroying the program that provides help and hope every day to pregnant women in difficult circumstances

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Lawmaker after lawmaker has been voicing support for a program pro-abortion Democrat Governor Josh Shapiro has threatened to eliminate. Pennsylvania’s Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services program, ably run by Real Alternatives, has successfully served more than 350,000 women in its impressive 27-year history. But in a …

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Gov. Shapiro’s cold-hearted decision would wipe out the safety net for thousands of women throughout Pennsylvania

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation “There was a woman who was running with a baby!” the man exclaimed as we stood together at the periphery of a charity run for a local pregnancy resource center. It was just one of the beautiful sights at this annual event which raises much-needed funds …

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Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro threatens to do away with life-affirming program that has served more than 350,000 women over nearly 30 years

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation I recently downloaded a photo onto my phone showing a precious baby smiling for the camera, eyes bright with enthusiasm. This is a baby whose mother was helped by Pennsylvania’s Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services program, which is administered by Real Alternatives, Inc. Pennsylvania Democrat Governor …

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Eliminating Real Alternatives is both anti-woman and anti-adoption

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation I am not sure what Democrat Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania was thinking when he threatened to eliminate a program that has served 350,000 women throughout the Commonwealth. It has been the “Bud Light” of bureaucratic decisions, meaning that it flies in the face of public …

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Tell Gov. Shapiro women deserve better

Imagine terminating a state program that has helped hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged women better their life, their health, and the wellbeing of their children. That’s precisely what Pro-abortion Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro has done! Print our petition to the Governor and let him know the women of Pennsylvania deserve better.

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Tell PA Gov. Shapiro not to cancel life-affirming Real Alternatives’ contract at the end of the year

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Hope can seem in short supply for a pregnant woman facing challenging circumstances. That is why Pennsylvania’s Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services program, administered by Real Alternatives, is so critical. Democratic Governor Robert Casey Sr. put funding in the budget for a first-of-its-kind program back in …

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Pro-abortion Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration has announced plans to cancel a comprehensive support program

Pro-abortion Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration has announced plans to cancel a comprehensive support program used by thousands of pregnant women across PA! PLEASE call Governor Shapiro’s office and request he reverse his decision to cancel Real Alternatives’ contract. PHONE: 717-787-2500 #Lexit

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Calling on Pennsylvania lawmakers to work to save a program that provides hope to thousands of pregnant women

Real Alternatives has served 350,000 women during its 27-year history. By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Linda was a teenager when she discovered she was pregnant. Rather than receiving support from those around her, she experienced condemnation—and pressure to abort her precious chil  “I found myself pregnant at 16 years old and …

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Pro-abortion governor wants to wipe out Real Alternatives, the program that many pregnant women in vulnerable circumstances depend on

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation It is a carefully-crafted safety net which has served Pennsylvania women for decades. Now, the Governor has announced a plan that would unravel that safety net, leaving thousands of pregnant women without the vital services they need. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro wants to pull the plug …

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Pennsylvania governor ends pregnancy resource center funding after 30 years. Here’s why.

By Bridget Sielicki The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) announced last week that it will not be renewing its contract with Real Alternatives, a pregnancy resource center (PRC) that operates 77 facilities throughout the state. According to New Castle News, Real Alternatives has received $60 million in state funding since 2012, and more than $134 million total since …

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