Having grown up in foster homes and now a single mom of two little girls, Kristen had very little support. She relied on her own street smarts and common sense to make her way in life. Because of economic and social challenges, Kristen’s access to healthcare had been intermittent at best, but as a long time patient of the Sacramento Life Center, Kristen knew where to turn.

Erica and Raymond dropped into the Mobile Clinic, both feeling a little nervous. They met with patient advocates who reassured them and offered them information and insight.

Amy did not plan to get pregnant again… after all, she had just delivered a baby boy last year. She was barely making ends meet as it was. At the Life Center, she talked with her Patient Advocate about her situation and how she was planning to terminate the pregnancy.

“There are Wonderful People at Sac Valley Pregnancy Clinic (Sacramento Life Center)!

When I began to suspect I might be pregnant, my boyfriend and I couldn't afford much; sometimes not even food, so buying a pregnancy test was a little out of the question. We looked for a place to go for free pregnancy testing and stumbled upon Sac Valley Pregnancy Clinic.

A frightened 16 year old girl came to the Life Center’s Mobile Medical Clinic for pregnancy testing. The on-duty patient advocate assured her she had come to a safe place where she could explore her options. Josie shared that her mom didn't know about her possible pregnancy, so they discussed how Josie might tell her.

Christy came to the clinic for pregnancy testing and told her patient advocate that she was undecid​ed about continuing her pregnancy. Actually, she was leaning towards getting an abortion, because she believed she was not ready for a baby. She and her boyfriend were young, having just graduated from high school and planned to go to college.

It was a Friday afternoon in September when Linda was scheduled to come in for a pregnancy test at the Sacramento Life Center. 

Karen, a patient at the Sacramento Life Center, never thought sexually transmitted disease or unplanned pregnancy would ever touch her life.  She was in a married...

Stacy was an 18-year old high school student when she discovered that she was pregnant with her little princess, whom she named Alline...

Brandi decided to visit our mobile medical clinic a few weeks into her pregnancy, and she was surprised by the non-judgemental, patient love she encountered among the staff of the Sacramento Life Center...