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    ASAP (Aid and Support After Pregnancy)

    Help mothers and babies by supporting pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes.

    ASAP (Aid and Support After Pregnancy)

    Help mothers and babies by supporting pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes.

    For every $500 your council or assembly donates to a pregnancy resource center or maternity home (up to $2,000), the Supreme Council will donate $100.

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    ‘Proclaim the Dignity of Every Human Life’

    On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, concurrently overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that legalized abortion nationwide nearly 50 years ago. The Knights of Columbus is now strengthening its support for pregnancy resources centers and maternity homes through ASAP, a new pro-life initiative.

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    Each of the 1,000+ pregnancy centers shown on the map below has received support from councils through the Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative. Use the map to identify a pregnancy resource center in your area that your council can further support through the ASAP initiative.

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    Councils Provide Help ASAP

    Hundreds of councils in the U.S. and Canada have stepped up to support pregnancy resource centers

    Serving Teen Mothers

    For over a decade, Council 13300 in Wildwood, Fla., has been assisting Hands of Mercy Everywhere (HOME) in caring for teen mothers. Contact a pregnancy resource center or maternity home near you to join the cause for life.

    Vital Needs

    Growing in number and expanding in services, pregnancy resource centers offer women viable alternatives to abortion

    The Mother of All Baby Bottle Campaigns

    Knights in Pennsylvania unite to raise funds to purchase a mobile ultrasound unit

    Wisconsin Lunch for Life

    Since 2020, Blessed Father Solanus Casey Council 17135 in River Falls, Wis., has held an annual Lunch for Life to raise money for Options for Women, a local pregnancy resource center. This year, their $2,000 donation received a 20% boost through the Order’s new ASAP program.

    Supporting Single Moms and Their Babies

    The Paul Stefan Foundation empowers young women facing unexpected pregnancies to choose life through a wide range of pro-life support, including several maternity homes. Founded by Evelyn and Randy James, a member of Battlefield Council 10246 in Fredericksburg, Va., it is named in honor of their son, Paul Stefan James, who was carried to term and delivered after Evelyn refused advised to have an abortion. From its earliest days, the foundation has received steadfast support from the Knights of Columbus.

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