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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‘Knights of Columbus: Fostering a Culture of Life’

On June 24, 2022, 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. Since 2022, the Knights of Columbus ASAP Program has donated over $10 million to pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes to help moms and babies in need. Participate in the ASAP program today to continue this effort.

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Use the map to identify a pregnancy resource center or maternity home in your area that your council can support through the ASAP Program.

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Pennsylvania Knights Support Pro Life Women’s Health Center

Pennsylvania Knights supported the Gianna Center of Philadelphia, a women’s pro-life health care facility, through various fundraising events. The Gianna Center of Philadelphia offers care to women seeking assistance, regardless of whether they have health insurance. The Knights’ efforts allow the center to continue providing the care women need in their most vulnerable moments during and after pregnancy.

Two women standing in between two men, both wearing red shirts and slacks and holding up a large paper check in the amount of $9,000 endorsed to Mary's Mantle.

2022-2023 Life Program of the Year: Helping Young Mothers Choose Life in Michigan

When Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly announced the creation of the ASAP Program to help new mothers, Knights in Michigan answered the call. Knights in the state of have fundraised and provide regular support to pregnancy clinics, family resource centers and maternity homes. By helping provide 4D ultrasound machines and mobile medical units, they have given mothers hope and helped them choose life. Congratulations to the Michigan State Council, winner of the 2022-2023 Life Program of the Year!

Knights and their families join a march in support of women and life in Monterrey, Mexico, on Oct. 7.

Five Simple Steps for Life

Knights and their families can bear effective witness to the sanctity of life in several key ways.

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Franco and Katelyn Pellicciotta and their new baby visit with Dr. Paul Carpentier, director of the Gianna Center in Babylon, N.Y. (Photo by Jeffrey Bruno)

Beacons of Light

Knights partner with Catholic medical centers to serve women and to save lives.

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Jeff and Sonia McGarrity take a stroll with five of their eight children outside their home near Lone Tree, Colo. (Photo by Ryan Dearth)

In Tune With Life

A Colorado K of C family bears witness to the joy of raising children with special needs

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Saskatchewan Knights Fundraise for Pregnancy Centre

Knights in Saskatchewan answered the ASAP program’s call and put their faith into action. Through various fundraising events in their community, they have been able to donate much-needed funds to the Saskatoon Pregnancy Options and Support Centre. The Centre supports women experiencing unexpected pregnancies or challenges around pregnancy and parenting.

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West Virginia Knights Open Baby Pantry

Knights in West Virginia opened a baby pantry at their local parish to provide young mothers with material needs such as clothing diapers, and formula. In doing so, the Knights are helping relieve financial burdens that some young mothers experience.

Knights Rebuild and Re-Equip Pregnancy Resource Center

Following an arson attack on The Women’s Care Center in Peoria, IL, many of their resources, including their ultrasound machine, were destroyed. In response, Knights from Council 12407 rallied together and fundraised for not one but two ultrasound machines.

College Knights in Washington, D.C. are pictured at Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center with its executive director.

College Knights Support Crisis Pregnancy Center

College Knights from Council 13242 at George Washington University in Washington, DC, have long provided support for the Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center. This year, their efforts lead to their being awarded the Life Award for College Councils.

A family poses in front of a photo of our lady. A baby is being held by a mother in the front.

Councils Provide Help ASAP

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

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A client of Loving Choice Pregnancy Help Center in Spring, Texas, and her daughter visit the center’s clothing boutique. Loving Choice expanded its space by about 50% in 2021 with help from St. Clare of Assisi Council 9708 in Houston. Photo by Castletown Media

Vital Needs

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

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From left, Dave Spacht, Phil Legler and Greg Penco stand with just a few of the thousands of baby bottles that Knights in the area used to collect $109,000 for a mobile ultrasound unit.

The Mother of All Baby Bottle Campaigns

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

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