Office of Pro-Life Activities: 600 Round Rock West Ave, Ste. 402, Round Rock, TX 78681, (512) 238-1756, Ann Bierschenk (ann-bierschenk@austindiocese.org) & Becky Cook (rebecca-cook@austindiocese.org)

Project Rachel: 600 Round Rock West Ave, Ste. 402, Round Rock, TX 78681, (512) 238-1756, 1-800-WECARE2

Project Rachel is a ministry to help women and men who suffer emotionally or spiritually because of an abortion. Rachel Vineyard Retreats are offered on weekend for post-abortive men and women. The retreats are held at confidential locations. Call 512-238-1246 or 1-877-WE CARE 2 to make reservations. A 10-week support group is also available in the Austin area. Lay counselors as well as priests are available to work with post-abortive women and men.

Gabriel Project: 600 Round Rock West Ave, Ste. 402, Round Rock, TX 78681, (512) 238-1756, 1-800-WECARE2. The Gabriel Project is the Good Samaritan approach toward helping pregnant women in need; it is a movement of churches standing together in their willingness to offer assistance to women facing crisis
pregnancies.

Gianna's Gabriel Project Life Center is located in Austin in the building behind Marywood on 510 W. 26th
Street.  Call (512) 236-0144 for an appointment and assistance.  Walk-ins are welcome.

The Gabriel Project Life Center also has a north satellite location in Round Rock for free pregnancy
tests in the Round Rock / North Austin area. Call (512) 238-1756 for assistance.

Project Rachel/Gabriel Project Central Phone Line: A central phone number is available to receive help
from both Project Rachel and Gabriel Project. Trained volunteers are scheduled to answer the phone calls,
which are forwarded into the volunteer's home: 
            Austin Local 512-238-1246
            Diocesan-wide 1-877-WE CARE 2
            You may also e-mail us at ann-bierschenk@austindiocese.org. All inquiries are kept confidential.

Annunciation Maternity Home, 3610 Shell Rd., Georgetown, TX 78628, (512) 864-7755
Annunciation Maternity Home is located in Georgetown and offers long-term housing to pregnant girls and women with or without children. The home has a charter school for its residents and non-residents who qualify.

Good Samaritan Pregnancy Services, Inc.

Good Samaritan is a pro-life, non-political organization in the Bryan/College Station area that offers positive alternatives to women who are faced with an unexpected pregnancy. Free pregnancy testing, referral to and assistance with appropriate agencies, and counseling are provided. Some medical and legal aid is also available to indigent cases, with a clothes closet of maternity and baby clothes and baby equipment open to needy clients.

CONTACT: Doris Vavra, Director, 505 University Drive East, Suite 603, College Station 77840, (979) 846-2909, Fax (979) 260-6619

Our Lady of the Angels Maternity Shelter

Our Lady of the Angels Maternity Shelter provides shelter to homeless pregnant women and their children. At the same time it provides opportunities for the women to examine issues in their lives that have led them to be without shelter, jobs or the necessities of life. The shelter offers a place where the women may receive services with dignity and respect, giving them a respite from homelessness and opportunities to become self-sufficient.

CONTACTS: Srs. Teresa Cruz and Petra Salgado, MC-M, house parents, 613 S. 9th St., P.O. Box 4698, Temple 76505, (254) 742-2340

Sheila Berning, Administrator, 613 S. 9th St., Temple 76505, (254) 742-2340

Lifeline

Lifeline was established in 1977 to provide social services to women distressed by pregnancy and to provide viable alternatives to abortion for women intending to keep their babies. Lifeline works with clients throughout their pregnancies and up to six months after the birth of their babies. A professionally trained caseworker, experienced in dealing with the emotional, financial and family crises associated with an unplanned pregnancy, establishes a one-to-one working relationship with each client. Two caseworkers are bilingual. Family members are included whenever possible.

In addition to helping clients with emotional and material needs, Lifeline also addresses frequently contributing problems such as family dysfunction, alcoholism, drug abuse, and sexual and spousal abuse. About half of Lifeline clients are single, about a third are married, and the rest are divorced or separated.

CONTACTS: Teresa Ware, Executive Director and Rowena Semien, Program Director, 2026 Guadalupe St., Austin 78705, (512) 477-1092, Fax (512) 477-7292

Marywood Children and Family Services

Marywood Children and Family Services is the only residential care facility of its kind in Texas. Originally named "Home of the Holy Infancy," and started by the Ladies of Charity, Marywood has been providing services since 1921. Marywood offers a wide range of services to families: maternity, adoption, post-adoption, infant and therapeutic foster care, and family counseling.

Marywood provides licensed residential care for women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. In addition to housing, a full program of counseling and education is available. Marywood also offers residential care for teen mothers and their children in Annalee House. This program provides counseling, childcare, parenting and life skills training. Stepping Stones, a transitional living, residential program, provides care for homeless, young mothers with children.

CONTACT: Jean Henry, Executive Director, 510 W. 26th St., Austin 78705, (512) 472-9251, Fax (512) 472-4829, Toll-free hotline: 1-800 251-5433

Guadalupe Maternity Home (San Antonio) (210) 476-0707

Seton Maternity Home (San Antonio) (210) 533-3504

End of Life Issues

The National Catholic Bioethics Center

Phone consultations for emergencies available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. EST (617) 787-1900
Secure on-line consultations (processed w/in 5 days) at www.ncbcenter.org
On-line pamphlet, "A Catholic Guide to End-of-Life Decisions" available in English and Spanish $2.50 each

National Right to Life Committee Will to Live Project

Downloadable living will
www.nrlc.org/euthanasia/willtolive/index.html
For copies of the Will to Live send a self-addressed, stamped business envelope to:

Will to Live Project
512 Tenth St. NW
Washington, DC 20004

Family Counseling

Catholic Family Counseling and Family Life strives to support and strengthen the vocation of marriage and family life. Contact: Dr. Joseph White, Pastoral Center, 1625 Rutherford Lane, Austin, TX 78754-5105, (512) 873-7771, Fax (512) 873-8338

Natural Family PlanningThe Couple to Couple League

The Couple to Couple League International
PO Box 111184 Cincinnati, Ohio 45211-1184
Main Number: (513) 471-2000
Fax: (513) 557-2449
Charge Orders: (800) 745-8252
www.ccli.org

The Sympto-Thermal Method taught by CCL utilizes all the fertility signs achieving a 99% effectiveness level for a well-instructed and well-motivated couple.

Couples worldwide are choosing natural family planning for its healthful and marriage building qualities, as well as its usefulness to plan or postpone pregnancy. A prime concern to many is the use of a moral method to plan a family.

Classes are taught by professionally trained, volunteer couples who teach local classes. You can also learn through our acclaimed Home Study Course available for order.

Local Contact:
The Couple to Couple League of Austin
http://ccl.austin.tx.us/
Robert and Kelly Tavarez: (512) 258-9304
Email: ktavarez@swbell.net