Your Stories

The ministry of Project Rachel arose in response to the stories women told about the hurt they experienced after their abortion. Stories recounting suffering that has lasted months and even years after an abortion continue to be expressed by men and women in our offices and others throughout the world.

Whether they are told in support group settings, in many published books (see Resources), or on the Internet, the pain of abortion continues to emerge. Even those who advocate for the right of a woman to choose abortion tell of the grief, sorrow, confusion and struggle to cope with the aftermath of the most common surgical procedure performed in the United States.

Reading and listening to what they have to say, it soon becomes apparent that a great number of these women have experienced the same kinds of suffering after their abortions – that there is, in other words, a kind of pattern of loss that they share.

The following are quotations from women expressing, in their own words, the grief they experienced after abortion. They are drawn from the types of sources noted above.

A final category reflects the hope and peace women have expressed after their emotional and spiritual wounds have healed.

QUOTATIONS

Click to read 'RELIEF'

Everything I read on abortion before I experienced it told me that 99.9 percent of women who have abortions do not suffer from depression or regret afterwards. In fact, the information told me I could expect to feel relieved. Where did they get all that from? I will never be the same again.

Soon the relief wore off and I felt increased self-loathing.

At first it was more of a relief. Now I am overcome with grief and sadness.

I walked out as if nothing in my life had changed but everything had.

Click to read 'SEEING BABIES OR PREGNANT WOMEN LATER'

I look at a baby and wonder why he couldn’t be mine. I suffer every time I see an infant. I can finally hold babies again but it tears me apart. I want to cry when I see babies. . . I just wish to hold [Samantha] in my arms. Pregnant women make me jealous. I think about the baby I could have had everyday but I’m supposed to go on with my life.

The very word ‘pregnancy’ fills me with intense pain and I don’t know how to escape this jail of sadness I am locked in….

Every time I see a child that would be around the same age as mine would have been , I get upset. Every time I see a pregnant woman I get jealous and upset.

Click to read 'THINK OF CHILD EVERY DAY'

Not a day goes by that I don’t think of my lost child. When I wake up in the morning, I know I’ve had an abortion. I would never wish this pain on anybody.

The ghost of the missed happiness torments for years and years even the most rational woman. When you decide not to keep your baby, you start to have two lives: one, real that ONLY SEEMS like the one you had before, the other one, real only for your heart, with your baby, that grows and makes you happy.

He was real and he was our son and I miss him.

I always try to say goodnight to [Michael] before I go to bed. I tell him I love him. I know he is with me everywhere I go….I usually wind up crying before I go to bed.

I still cry. There isn’t a day that goes by and I don’t think of the baby, what he or she would look like.

There is not day that goes by that I don’t think about my baby boy. … Every November when it gets close to what would have been his due date I get so sad. … And here I am 12 years later with three beautiful children still with that ache in my heart. … If anything I feel more guilty now after seeing what great parents we both are.

I made myself not think about what I was doing, just put my heart away and do what had to be done. I was devastated. . . . There isn’t a day that goes by I don’t think about my baby.

I am so sorry. I think about you every day.

Click to read 'EMPTINESS, NUMBNESS & ALONENESS'

I felt abandoned, incredibly lonely.

I hold my stomach and I feel an emptiness.

I have this gaping hole inside of me.

I feel empty inside, a shell of a person.I feel empty and alone… part of me is missing now.

I feel disconnected from my own body and my own feelings.

I felt like I left a part of my soul back at the clinic and I felt empty inside.

I feel numb and dead inside.

There is a place in my heart that only you can fill. It is the space where you will always be my daughter.

I want another child … to fill the void in my life.

I feel constantly one step away from myself and my own life.

I don’t know if I will ever be free of the sorrow which has become a deep ache inside of me, and it frightens me to imagine having to carry this pain all through my life. … Abortion is a dark place. An enormous emptiness.

Life will never be the same … There will always be an empty page in my life, and my heart is broken. Part of me died the day she was taken from me.

I feel very numb most of the time.

Such emptiness. A void in my heart. There is never a way to fill the void.

Numb, profound sense of loss, aloneness…

Click to read 'NIGHTMARES'

Nightmares of a baby crying and not being able to find him…

I close my eyes at night and I see myself back in that clinic … on that table. I just feel like dying inside.

I have nightmares of a child I cannot reach.

Click to read 'CAN'T GRIEVE, OTHERS DON'T UNDERSTAND'

I felt there was something wrong with me for being as affected by my abortion as I was.

I couldn’t speak about it to anyone for such a long time and if I did they all agreed that I didn’t do anything wrong. Or they told me that abortion was a good thing. Everyone seemed to agree that abortion was A-OK. A necessary evil. So I went where I consider to be underground emotionally. Society doesn’t allow grieving. Wants I am woman, I chose it.

I wished I had been warned in advance that abortion isn’t really the no big deal everyone makes it out to be.

… where to turn to understand my grieving, that it’s normal, and I’m not a freak of nature.

My friend told me: “Sorry you feel bad but it was the best thing. Get over it.”

My husband doesn’t understand, he says he can’t talk about it, that it’s better left in the past but I can’t let it go.

This has been a very big deal for me.

He doesn’t understand what the big deal is. I guess only a mother could.

I can’t even grieve properly. What am I supposed to grieve? I have nothing.

There are no memories to share for I was the only one who knew her. Grieving for my unborn child is very lonely.

He thought I would have an abortion and everything would be normal.

He said, “Why are you crying? You need to grow up.”

Click to read 'DIED'

I felt abandoned, incredibly lonely.

I hold my stomach and I feel an emptiness.

I have this gaping hole inside of me.

I feel empty inside, a shell of a person.I feel empty and alone… part of me is missing now.

I feel disconnected from my own body and my own feelings.

I felt like I left a part of my soul back at the clinic and I felt empty inside.

I feel numb and dead inside.

There is a place in my heart that only you can fill. It is the space where you will always be my daughter.

I want another child … to fill the void in my life.

I feel constantly one step away from myself and my own life.

Life will never be the same … There will always be an empty page in my life, and my heart is broken. Part of me died the day she was taken from me.

I feel very numb most of the time.

Such emptiness. A void in my heart. There is never a way to fill the void.

Numb, profound sense of loss, aloneness…

Click to read 'WISH TO TURN BACK TIME, FIND IT WAS A DREAM'

I was hoping it was a bad dream.

I learned too late that I was also a real mother

I wanted to turn the clocks back. Such emptiness. A void in my heart. There is never a way to fill the void.

I wish and wish that I could erase those hours.

Click to read 'HEALING'

After the abortion, I never would have believed things could get better. But, amazingly, since my post-abortion counseling I have experienced hope and healing and self-forgiveness.
-Janice

I can now look at my one and a half year old daughter without feeling the pangs of guilt, remorse, regret and sorrow.
-Wendy

Years after my abortion, I was married and became pregnant with my son. Carrying this baby was a painful reminder of my first child that never was allowed to live. But somehow, through this birth came reconciliation and resolution.
-Renee

Healing for me has not been forgetting the abortion completely, but integrating it into my life, using this experience as an opportunity for growth and working towards bringing some closure.
-Bonnie

Taking responsibility for my abortion was the first step toward healing. After some post-abortion counseling, a support group and a lot of hard work, I began to feel whole again.
-Emily

The fact that I was personally against abortion ended up being the largest obstacle to my healing. I felt like the biggest hypocrite-going completely against my belief and values-until I realized that this experience made me more connected to those women facing an unplanned pregnancy. I could feel their desperation, relate to their confusion and reach out in genuine compassion, empathy and solidarity. I could tell them there is a better way; there is a better choice.
-Maddi

Learning how to forgive myself was the most difficult part. Believing that I was still lovable was nothing short of miraculous.
-Carole

I can now look at myself without seeing a lonely, selfish, desperate young woman. I see a woman who has grieved the loss of a baby and mourned the part of myself which died along with the baby. Someone was there to help pick up the pieces of my broken life and help me move on.
-Zoe

I used to wish…’if only I had a chance to do it all over again’…Of course I can’t change the past, but I have learned from it. How I live my life now and will continue to live is a reflection of the peace that has come through healing.
-Cassandra

Sometimes it starts with a decision. Knowing you have to walk through the fire in order to get to the other side can be frightening. You have to experience the pain of fire, but once you’ve made it across, you forever bask in it’s cleansing warmth.

-Cassandra

Fragmented becoming cohesive
Brokenness made whole
Feeling again
Peace at last

North West Coast

Oregon

Diocese: Portland

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Lori

Referral Phone: 800-249-8074 (Oregon Only)

Email: ProjectRachel@CatholicCharitiesOregon.org

Website: www.CatholicCharitiesOregon.org

Washington

Diocese: Seattle

Project Rachel

Contact: Valerie

Referral Phone: 800-822-HOPE (Western WA)

Diocese: Spokane

Project Rachel

Contact: Pam

Referral Phone: 509-242-2308

Toll Free Phone: 800-831-1209

Email: pbrown@ccspokane.org

Diocese: Yakima

Project Rachel / Rachel's Vineyard

Contact: Fr. Juan Godina

Referral Phone: 509-965-7110

North West

Idaho

Diocese: Boise

Catholic Charities of Idaho Family

Strengthening Center / Project Rachel

Contact: Melaney

Referral Phone: 208-345-6031 ext. 6295

Toll-Free (ID): 800-796-4131

Montana

Diocese: Great Falls-Billings-Helena

Rachel's Hope

Contact: Susan

Referral Phone: 888-465-HOPE (Montana only); 406-422-0607

Email: SusanMTRV@msn.com

Website: http://www.cssmt.org

Wyoming

Diocese: Cheyenne

Office of Pastoral Ministries

Contact: Deacon Vernon or Amy

Referral Phone: 866-790-0014; 307-638-1530

Catholic Social Service of Wyoming (Cheyenne)

Contact: Mary Ellen

Phone: 307-637-0554; 800-788-4606

Website: http://www.charitieswyoming.org

North Midwest

Iowa

Diocese: Davenport

Project Rachel / Hope and Healing

Contact: Maria

Referral Phone: 877-896-HOPE

Email: hopeandhealing@davenportdiocese.org

Diocese: Des Moines

Catholic Charities / A New Beginning

Contact: Maggie or Wendy

Referral Phone: 515-237-5082; 800-CARE-002

Email: anewbeginning@dmdiocese.org

Diocese: Dubuque

Project Rachel / Catholic Charities

Contact: Joann

Referral Phone: 800-722-2758 (IA calls only) ask for Rachel

Email: dbqcccpsc@arch.pvt.K12.ia.us

Diocese: Sioux City

Project Rachel

Contact: Carol Hawes

Referral Phone: 877-612-2272

Email: chawes@cathchar.com

Minnesota

Diocese: Crookston

Lifecare Center

Contact: Shelly

Referral Phone: 218-681-1279; 218-262-2924

Diocese: New Ulm

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Sr. Lois

Referral Phone: 866-670-5163

Diocese: St. Paul & Minneapolis

Project Rachel

Contact: Sonya

Referral Phone: 651-291-4515

Email: respectlife@archspm.org

Website: www.archspm.org

Diocese: Winona / Rochester

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Valerie

Referral Phone: 507-287-2047; 800-CARE-002

Email: Valerie@ccwinona.org

Doicese: Winona / Albert Lea

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Joye

Referral Phone: 507-377-3664

Diocese: Winona / Austin

Project Rachel / Catholic Charities

Contact: Paul

Referral Phone: 507-433-3062

Diocese: Winona / Owatona

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Joye

Referral Phone: 507-455-2008; 800-CARE-002

Diocese: Winona

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Kathy

Referral Phone: 507-457-2270; 800-CARE-002

Diocese: Winona / Worthington

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Diane

Referral Phone: 507-376-9757; 800-CARE-002

Diocese: St. Cloud

Catholic Charities / Life Transitions

Contact: Roxann

Referral Phone: 320-529-0427

Nebraska

Diocese: Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island

Project Rachel

Contact: Greg Schleppenbach

Referral Phone: 888-456-HOPE (4673)

Email: gregschlepp@neb.rr.com

North Dakota

Diocese: Bismarck

Office of Family Ministry / Rachel's Vineyard

Contact: Carol

Referral Phone: 605-374-5639 (Carol); 877-405-7435 (Joyce)

Email: ckling@sdplains.com

Website: http://www.bismarckdiocese.com/offices/FamilyMinistry/RespectLife/RachelsVineyard/

Diocese: Fargo

Catholic Charities of ND/ Post Abortion Counseling

Contact: Mary Jo

Referral Phone: 701-235-4457

Email: mandersen@catholiccharitiesnd.org

South Dakota

Diocese: Rapid City

Catholic Social Services

Contact: Jim

Referral Phone: 605-348-6086; 800-727-2401

Email: css@rapidnet.com

Website: http://www.catholicsocialservicesrapidcity.com

Diocese: Sioux Falls

Project Rachel

Contact: Dr. Moran

Referral Phone: 605-988-3775; 800-700-7867

Email: mmoran@sfcatholic.org

Diocese: Sioux Falls

Project Rachel

Contact: Jan

Referral Phone: 866-700-2376

Email: jsanford@sfcatholic.org

Diocese: Sioux Falls-Aberdeen Area

Project Rachel

Contact: Alicia or Patty

Referral Phone: 888-471-4673

Email: cathfam2@nvc.net

Great Lakes

Michigan

Diocese: Detroit

Project Rachel

Contact: David

Referral Phone: 888-RACHEL5; 888-722-4355

Email: Grobbel.david@aod.org

Diocese: Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo

Project Rachel Referral Line

Contact: Maggie

Referral Phone: 800-800-8284 (MI only); 616-340-1824

Email: mwalsh@ccwestmi.org

Website: http://ccwestmi.org

Diocese: Lansing

Outreach Ministries

Contact: Vincent

Referral Phone: 800-800-8284 (MI only); 517-745-5579

Email: vgale@dioceseoflansing.org

Diocese: Marquette

Project Rachel

Contact: Colin

Referral Phone: 800-562 9745 ext. 178; 906-227-9178 (local calls)

Email: cjenkins@dioceseofmarquette.org

Diocese: Saginaw

Christian Services / Project Rachel

Contact: Sandy

Referral Phone: 800-453-2081, ext. 652

Email: sbuza@dioceseofsaginaw.org

Illinois

Diocese: Belleville

Respect Life

Contact: Laurie

Referral Phone: 888-456-HOPE (4673); 618-235-9601 ext. 133

Email: ledwards@diobelle.org

Website: http://www.respectlife.catholicweb.com

Diocese: Chicago

Project Rachel

Contact: Margie

Referral Phone: 888-456-HOPE; 312-337-1962

Email: projectrachelchicago@gmail.com

Diocese: Joliet

Rachel's Vineyard

Contact: Kay

Referral Phone: (866) 994-GIVE / 866-994-4483

Email: prolife@dioceseofjoliet.org

Website: http://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/life

Diocese: Peoria

Project Rachel and Rachel's Vineyard

Contact: Terri

Referral Phone: 800-367-0702. Message service 24 hours.

Email: ceharmon2012@gmail.com

Diocese: Rockford

Respect Life / Project Rachel

Contact: Patricia

Referral Phone: 815-877-5433

Email: pbainbridge@rockforddiocese.org

Diocese: Springfield

Project Rachel

Contact: Sr. Jane

Referral Phone: 877-RACHEL5; 877-722-4355; 217-698-4456 (local)

Email: jboos@dio.org

Website: http://www.dio.org

Indiana

Diocese: Evansville

Project Rachel / Catholic Charities

Contact: Emily

Referral Phone: 812-423-1445

Email: esnipes@evdio.org

Website: http://www.charitiesevv.org

Diocese: Fort Wayne / South Bend

Project Rachel

Contact: Mary

Referral Phone: 855-722-4354 (855-RACHEL HOPE)

Email: projectrachelhope@gmail.com

Diocese: Gary

Project Rachel

Contact: Kathy Druzbicki

Referral Phone: 219-558-0625

Email: kdruz@att.net

Diocese: Indianapolis

Post-Abortion Reconciliation

Contact: Sr. Diane

Referral Phone: 317-236-1521

Email: dcarollo@archindy.org

Diocese: Lafayette

Project Rachel-Emmanuel Ministry

Contact: Jennie

Referral Phone: 765-477-7706

Hispanic Contact: Elsa

Hispanic Referral Phone: 765-477-7695

Email: jenniehack@gmail.com

Ohio

Diocese of Cincinnati

Project Rachel

Contact: Mary Ann

Referral Phone: 513-784-0531

Email: mboyd@catholiccincinnati.org

Diocese: Cleveland

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Peggy

Referral Phone: 216-334-2966

Email: pmgerovac@clevelandcatholiccharities.org

http://www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/prolife/Project%20Rachel.htm

Bethesda House of Mercy

Contact: Rachel

Referral Phone: 440-915-4152

Email: bethesdahouse@aol.com

Diocese of Columbus (Dublin)

Bethesda Healing

Contact: Judy

Referral Phone: 614-221-5891 ex. 234

Email: jschlueter@bethesdahealing.org

Diocese of Columbus

Project Rachel / Catholic Social Services

Contact: Becky

Referral Phone: 614-221-5891

Diocese: Steubenville

Rachel's Vineyard

Contact: Sharon

Referral Phone: 740-283-3636

Email: aimhelpcenter@sbcglobal.net

Website: http://www.aimwomenscenter.com

Diocese: Toledo

Catholic Charities - Respect Life Ministry

Contact: Jan

Referral Phone: 419-796-8005

Email: jkahle@toledodiocese.org

Diocese of Youngstown

Office of Pro-Life Activities / Project Rachel

Contact: Melinda

Referral Phone: 330-565-0238

Email: mknight@youngstowndiocese.org

West Virginia

Diocese: Wheeling-Charleston

Rachel's Vineyard – Post Abortion Ministry

Contact: Tawnya Knierim

Referral Phone: 888-900-2989; 304-905-9877

Email: rachelsvineyardwv@comcast.net

Wisconsin

Diocese: Green Bay

Dignity of Human Life & Catholic Charities

Contact: Christina Pallini & Karen Johnston

Referral Phone: 920-272-8271; 877-500-3580 x8271 & x8234

Email: cpallini@gbdioc.org & kjohnston@gbdioc.org

Website: http://www.gbdioc.org/respectlife & http://www.gbdioc.org/catholiccharities

Diocese: La Crosse

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Dan

Referral Phone: 715-344-2500

Diocese: Madison

Project Rachel

Contact: Mary Mead

Referral Phone: (608) 821-3177

Email: HelpForYou@straphael.org

Diocese: Milwaukee

Project Rachel / Office of Human Concerns

Contact: Vicki or Mary

Referral Phone: 800-5-WE-CARE; 414-483-4141

Email: noparh@juno.com

Diocese: Superior of Wisconsin

Project Rachel / Respect Life

North East Coast

Connecticut

Diocese: Bridgeport

Project Rachel / Catholic Center

Contact: Maureen Ciardiello

Referral Phone: 203-416-1619

Email: projectrachel@diobpt.org

Diocese: Hartford

Project Rachel - St. Mary's

Contact: Fr. Jim Cronin

Referral Phone: 888-281-2925

Diocese: Norwich

Catholic Charities / Office of Family Life

Contact: Sue

Referral Phone: 860-889-8346 ext 283

Email: swilliams@ccfsn.org

Maine

Diocese: Portland

Parish Social Ministry / Catholic Charities

Contact: Sandra

Referral Phone: 800-CARE-002 (ME only); 207-871-7464 ext. 2670

Email: psm@ccmaine.org

Maryland

Diocese: (Maryland suburbs of) Washington, DC

Project Rachel

Contact: Julia

Referral Phone: 301-982-2008 (Area Only); 888-456-HOPE

Email: projectrachel@adw.org

Diocese: Baltimore

Rachel's Vineyard Baltimore / Project Rachel

Contact: Denise and Deacon Frank

Referral Phone: 410-625-8491; 800-286-4224

Email: rvbaltimore@archbalt.org

Website: http://www.rachelsvineyardbaltimore.org

Washington, D.C.

Diocese: Washington DC

Project Rachel

Contact: Julia

Referral Phone: 301-982-2008 (Area Only); 888-456-HOPE

Email: projectrachel@adw.org

Massachusetts

Diocese: Boston

Project Rachel

Contact: Marianne

Referral Phone: 508-651-3100

Email: help@projectrachelboston.com

Diocese: Fall River

Project Rachel

Contact: Marian

Referral Phone: 508-997-3300

Email: pla@plrachel.com

Diocese: Springfield

Catholic Charities at St. Francis of Assisi / Project Rachel

Contact: Vickie

Referral Phone: 413-452-0606

Email: v.riddle@diospringfield.org

Diocese: Worcester

Project Rachel

Contact: Allison

Referral Phone: 508-791-HOPE / 508-791-4673

Email: projectrachel@worcesterdiocese.org

New Hampshire

Diocese: Manchester

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Dick

Referral Phone: 800-562-5249 (NH only)

Email: rshannon@nh-cc.org

New Jersey

Diocese: Camden

Project Rachel / Rachel's Vineyard

Contact: Sr. Kathy Burton

Referral Phone: 856-583-6131

Email: Sr.Kathy.Burton@camdendiocese.org

Contact: Mary Lou Hughes

Referral Phone: 856-583-6132

Email: MaryLou.Hughes@camdendiocese.org

Diocese: Metuchen

Rachel's Hope / Catholic Charities

Contact: Carmen (English and Spanish)

Referral Phone: 877-877-4300 (area only)

Diocese: Newark

Respect Life / Project Rachel

Contact: Michelle

Referral Phone: 732-388-8211

Email: arnewrespect@sjanj.net

Diocese: Paterson

Project Rachel

Contact: Marie or Mary

Referral Phone: 973-777-8818 ext. 269

Email: mryan@patersondiocese.org

Diocese: Trenton

Project Rachel / Department of Pastoral Care

Contact: Donna

Referral Phone: 609-406-7435

Email: dgoodw@dioceseoftrenton.org

New York

Diocese: Buffalo

Office of Pro-Life Activities

Contact: Cheryl

Referral Phone: 716-847-2205

Email: ccalire@buffalodiocese.org

Website: http://www.buffalodiocese.org/prolife

Diocese: New York City

Family Life / Respect Life Office

Contact: Christina

Referral Phone: 212-371-1011 ext. 4673 (HOPE)

Email: Christina.schuerger@archny.org

Diocese: New York City

Sisters of Life

Contact: Sr. Maria Joseph

Referral Phone: 718-881-8008

Email: postabortionhelp@sistersoflife.org

Diocese: New York City

LUMINA

Contact: Theresa

Referral Phone: 877-LUMINA1

Email: lumina@postabortionhelp.org

Diocese: Rockville Centre

Project Rachel

Contact: Sr. Elizabeth Geraghty, CSJ

Referral Phone: 516-766-2538; 888-456-HOPE

Email: aobrien@drvc.org

Diocese: Ogdensburg

Project Rachel

Contact: Sr. Donna

Referral Phone: 315-393-2255

Email:

Diocese: Rochester

Project Rachel

Contact: Jan

Referral Phone: 585-328-3210 ext. 1304; 888-9RACHEL

Email: armantrout@dor.org

Diocese: Syracuse

Project Rachel

Contact: Lisa

Referral Phone: 315-424-3737

Email: lhall@syracusediocese.org

Pennsylvania

Diocese: Allentown

Project Rachel

Contact: Meg

Referral Phone: 866-3RACHEL

Email: mcole@allentowndiocese.org

Diocese: Altoona-Johnstown

Project Rachel

Contact: Susan

Referral Phone: 814-884-8000

Email: projectrachel@dioceseaj.org

Diocese: Erie

Bereavement Ministries / Project Rachel

Contact: Erin

Referral Phone: 800-374-3723 ext. 254

Email: elandini@eriecd.org

Diocese: Greensburg

Project Rachel

Contact: Paul

Referral Phone: 412-837-1840

Email: pniemiec@dioceseofgreensburg.org

Diocese: Harrisburg

The Rachel Ministry

Contact: Mary

Referral Phone: 717-657-4804

Email: mshriver@hbgdiocese.org

Diocese: Philadelphia

Project Rachel Referral Line

Contact: Steven

Referral Phone: 215-587-5640

Email: prolife@adphila.org

Diocese: Pittsburg

Project Rachel

Contact: Megan

Referral Phone: 412-456-3167; 888-456-4673

Email: Rachel@diopitt.org

Diocese: Scranton

Project Rachel / Catholic Social Services

Contact: Helen

Referral Phone: 570-207-2283

Other Offices

Hazelton 570-455-1521

Honesdale 570-253-4561

Stroudsburg 570-476-6460

Tunkhannoch 570-836-1101

Wilkes Barre 570-822-7118

Williamsport 570-322-4220

Rhode Island

Diocese: Providence

Project Rachel

Contact: Kris

Referral Phone: 401-421-2833 ext. 119

Email: projectrachel@dioceseofprovidence.org

Vermont

Diocese: Burlington

Project Rachel / Catholic Charities

Contact: Julia

Referral Phone: 802-658-4118

Email: projectrachel@vermontcatholic.org

South West Coast

California

Diocese: Fresno

Project Rachel / Rachel's Vineyard

Contact: Jennifer

Referral Phone: 1-877-629-6626; 559-485-7496

Email: tjen98@sbcglobal.net

Diocese: Los Angeles

Project Rachel

Contact: Sr. Rita

Referral Phone: 626-398-6100

Diocese: Monterey

Project Rachel

Contact: Sheila

Referral Phone: 800-600-1836

Email: slynch@dioceseofmonterey.org

Diocese: Oakland

After the Choice Post Abortion Outreach

Contact: Christine

Referral Phone: 415-260-4406; 510-267-8335

Email: christine4faith@gmail.com

Diocese: Orange

Project Rachel

Contact: Becky

Referral Phone: 800-RACHEL6 (800-722-4356)

Email: bdavis@hfcathedral.org

Diocese: Sacramento

Respect Life / Project Rachel

Contact: Annette

Referral Phone: 916-733-0161

Toll Free: 888-HOPE-790

Email: projectrachel@diocese-sacramento.org

Website: http://www.diocese-sacramento.org/family_youth_young_adult/project_rachel.html

Diocese: San Bernadino

Project Rachel: Hope & Healing

Contact: Mary

Referral Phone: 909-475-5352

Email: RachelHopeandHealing@sbdiocese.org

Diocese: San Diego

Rachel's Hope

Contact: Rosemary

Referral Phone: 858-581-3022

Hispanic Contact: Lulu

Referral Phone: 858-952-2394

Website: www.RachelsHope.org

Email: Rachels_hope@juno.com

Diocese: San Francisco

Project Rachel

Contact: Mary Ann

Referral Phone: 415-717-6428; 415-614-5567

Email: masfs@minsdspring.com

Diocese: San Jose

Project Rachel (Santa Clara)

Contact: Mary Peter

Referral Phone: 408-426-7343

Email: mpeterrsm@yahoo.com

Diocese: Stockton

Project Rachel

Contact: Kim

Referral Phone: 209-465-5433

Email: respectlife@stocktondiocese.org

Website: http://new.stocktondiocese.org/Pastoral-Ministries/Respect-Life/Project-Rachel

Nevada

Diocese: Las Vegas

Project Rachel

Contact: Kathleen

Referral Phone: 702-737-1672

Email: KatM419@aol.com

Diocese: Reno

Project Rachel

Contact: Linda

Referral Phone: 775-324-HEAL (4325)

Email: respectlife@catholicreno.org

South West

Arizona

Diocese: Phoenix

Project Rachel

Life Issues Office

Contact: Michael

Referral Phone: 602-257-5545

Email: mcphelan@diocesephoenix.org

Diocese: Tucson

Project Rachel

Contact: Fr. Dale

Referral Phone: 520-356-7223

Email: frdale@frdale.com

Project Rachel

Contact: Fr. John Arnold

Referral Phone: 520-836-0601

Email: frjohn@sa.tuccoxmail.com

Colorado

Diocese: Colorado Springs

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Sarah

Referral Phone: 719-866-6426

Email: sbidon@ccharitiescs.org

Diocese: Denver

Project Rachel

Contact: Mimi

Referral Phone: 800-713-3021 or 303-715-3205

Email: resplife@archden.org

New Mexico

Diocese: Las Cruces

Rachel's Vineyard Retreats

Contact: Martha or Elizabeth

Referral Phone: 575-640-9076 (Martha)

575-640-5080 (Elizabeth)

575-523-7577 (Diocese of Las Cruces/Family Life Office)

Email: bslmrvls@aol.com

Website: http://www.dioceseoflascruces.org

Diocese: Santa Fe / Albuquerque

Office of Social Justice / Project Rachel

Contact: Anne

Referral Phone: 505-831-8238

Email: justice@archdiosf.org

Utah

Diocese: Salt Lake City

Project Rachel / Rachel's Friends

Contact: Veola

Referral Phone: 800-414-8641 ext. 324 (Utah only)

801-328-8641 ext. 324 (ask for Project Rachel)

Email: veola.burchett@dioslc.org

South Midwest

Arkansas

Diocese: Little Rock

Project Rachel

Contact: Anne

Referral Phone: 501-664-0340 ext. 357

Email: adierks@dolr.org

Kansas

Diocese: Kansas City

Project Rachel / Project Joseph

Contact: Pat

Referral Phone: 913-287-8287; 888-246-1504

Spanish Ministry: 913-281-6644, Fr. Olivares

Email: projectrachelkc@archkck.org

Diocese: Salina

Project Rachel (Hays)

Contact: Karen

Referral Phone: 888-468-6909; ask for Project Rachel

Email: khauser@salhelp.org

Diocese: Wichita

Project Rachel / Rachel’s Vineyard

Contact: Bonnie

Referral Phone: 316-269-4673

Email: toombsb@catholicdioceseofwichita.org

Website: http://www.respectlifesocialjustice.org

Louisiana

Diocese: Alexandria

Catholic Charities Special Ministries / Project Rachel

Contact: Fr. Rickey Gremillion

Referral Phone: 318-448-6121

Email: frgrem@diocesealex.org

Diocese: Baton Rouge

Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge - Maternity and Adoption

Contact: Kathryn

Referral Phone: 225-336-8708

Diocese: Lafayette

Project Rachel

Contact: Karol or Trista

Referral Phone: 337-261-5607

Email: karol@dol-louisiana.org

Diocese: Lake Charles

Office of Family Life / Project Rachel

Contact: Kathy

Referral Phone: 337-439-7426 ext. 313

Email: kathy.owen@lcdiocese.org

Diocese: New Orleans

Information Access Pregnancy Centers / Post-Abortion Ministry

Contact: Danna

Referral Phone: 504-885-1141

Email: ContactUs@ACCESSPregnancy.com

Website: http://accesspregnancy.com

Missouri

Diocese: Jefferson City

Project Rachel

Contact: Stephana

Referral Phone: 573-635-9127 ext. 231

Email: prolife@diojeffcity.org

Diocese: Kansas City-St. Joseph

Project Rachel

Contact: Veronica

Referral Phone: 816-591-3804

Email: veronica@saintcatherine.com

Diocese: Springfield

Family Ministries / Project Rachel

Contact: Troy

Referral Phone: 417-866-0841

Email: tcasteel@dioscg.org

Archdiocese: St. Louis

Project Rachel (A Program of the Respect Life Apostolate)

Contact: Sarah, Maureen and Beth

Referral Phone: 314-792-7565

Email: projectrachel@archstl.org

Oklahoma

Diocese: Oklahoma City

Office of Family Life / Project Rachel

Contact: Susan

Referral Phone: 405-721-8944

Email: slepak@catharchdioceseokc.org

Diocese: Tulsa

Project Rachel

Contact: Mary Lee

Referral Phone: 918-508-7142

Hispanic Contact: Marissa

Hispanic Referral Phone: 918-508-7133

Email: mlingram@catholiccharitiestulsa.org

Texas

Diocese: Austin

Contact: Judy or Rebecca

Referral Phone: 1-877-WECARE2

Email: project-rachel@austindiocese.org

Diocese: Corpus Cristi

St. Martha's Abortion Healing

Contact: Sr. Anne Sophie

Referral Phone: 361-814-SOUL; 361-814-7685

Email: savesoul@swbell.net

Diocese: Dallas

Abortion Aftercare-Healing / The Rachel Ministries

Contact: Eileen

Referral Phone: 972-679-4760

Email: healing@racheldallas.org

Diocese: El Paso

Coalition of Hope and Healing

Contact: Jovita

Referral Phone: 915-564-4444

Diocese: Fort Worth

Rachel Ministries / Project Rachel

Contact: Betsy

Referral Phone: 817-923-4757

Hispanic Contact: Macaria

Hispanic Referral Phone: 817-886-4760

Email: forgiven@racheltx.org

Hispanic Email: misericordia@racheltx.org

Diocese: Galveston-Houston

Project Rachel (Houston)

Contact: Marcella

Referral Phone: 713-741-8728

Email: mcolbert@archgh.org

Diocese: Lubbock (Slaton)

Mercy Retreat Center / Rachel's Vineyard

Contact: Cynthia

Referral Phone: 806-828-6428 (Mercy Retreat Center); 806-780-6853 (Pro-Life Office)

Email: mercy@door.net

Diocese: San Antonio

Project Rachel

Contact: Mary Ann

Referral Phone: 210-342-HOPE; 800-651-HOPE

Referral Phone (Spanish-speakers): 210-722-4213

Email: Rachel@anewchoice.org

South East

Alabama

Diocese: Birmingham

Catholic Family Services / Project Rachel

Contact: Tom

Referral Phone: 888-343-4992 (AL only)

Email: tcook@cfsbhm.org

Birmingham (Huntsville)

Catholic Family Services / Project Rachel

Contact: Anne

Referral Phone: 256-536-0073

Email: cfshsv@knology.net

Birmingham (Tuscaloosa)

Catholic Family Services / Project Rachel

Contact: Sr. Carol Ann Gray

Referral Phone: (205) 759-1268

Archdiocese: Mobile

Respect Life / Project Rachel

Contact: Beth Cornelson

Referral Phone: 251-300-1031

Email: afterthechoice@gmail.com

Diocese: Mobile (Dothan)

Catholic Social Services / Project Rachel

Contact: Vickie

Referral Phone: 334-435-1970; 334-793-3601

Kentucky

Diocese: Covington & Lexington

Project Rachel

Contact: Faye

Referral Phone: 859-392-1547

Email: froch@covingtondiocese.org

Diocese: Lexington

Cliffview Retreat Center / Project Rachel / Rachel's Vineyard

Contact: Sharla

Referral Phone: 877-792-3330

Email: cliffctr@cdlex.org

Diocese: Louisville

Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Michelle

Referral Phone: 502-471-2155

Email: ProjectRachel@archlou.org

Website: http://www.archlou.org/family

Mississippi

Diocese: Biloxi / Gulfport

Morning Star Pregnancy Center

Contact: Ann

Referral Phone: 228-864-4222

Diocese: Jackson

Project Rachel / Catholic Charities

Contact: Louise

Referral Phone: 601-355-8634

Email: louise.dillon@catholiccharitiesjackson.org

Tennessee

Diocese: Knoxville

Catholic Charities of E. TN / Pregnancy Services

Contact: Sandi

Referral Phone: 877-990-4673 (24-hour Hotline)

Email: sandi@ccetn.org

Diocese: Memphis

Project Rachel / Rachel's Vineyard Ministries

Contact: Pat

Referral Phone: 901-373-1293

Email: paticia.perry@acc.cdom.org

South East Coast

Florida

Statewide Toll-Free Referrals

888-456-HOPE (4673)

Diocese: St. Augustine (Jacksonville)

Diocesan Center for Family Life / Project Rachel

Contact: Lorraine

Referral Phone: 904-477-6820; toll-free 888-456-HOPE (4673)

Email: lallaire@dosafl.com

Diocese: Miami

Respect Life/ Project Rachel

Contact: Joan

Referral Phone: 888-456-HOPE (4673)

Email: ilovelife@bellsouth.net

Diocese: Orlando

Advocacy and Justice / Project Rachel

Contact: Deborah

Referral Phone: 407-246-4820; toll-free 888-456-HOPE (4673)

Email: dshearer@orlandodiocese.org

Diocese: Palm Beach (Palm Beach Gardens)

Rachel's Vineyard

Contact: Donna

Referral Phone: 561-602-4778; toll-free 888-456-HOPE (4673)

Email: dk@diocesepb.org

Diocese: St. Petersburg (Tampa)

Project Rachel

Contact: Emma

Referral Phone: 813-924-4173; toll-free 888-456-HOPE (4673)

Email: projectrachel@ccdosp.org

Diocese: Venice

Project Rachel

Contact: Jeanne

Referral Phone: 941-488-4786; toll-free 888-456-HOPE (4673)

En Español: 941-681-6837, Paulina

Email: project.rachel@dioceseofvenice.org

Georgia

Diocese: Atlanta

Project Rachel

Contact: Mary

Referral Phone: 404-920-7365

Email: projectrachel@archatl.com

Website: http://www.archatl.com/ministries/respectlife/healingafterabortion.html

Diocese: Savannah

Office of Family Life / Project Rachel

Contact: Stephanie

Referral Phone: 912-201-4059

Email: scmay@diosav.org

North Carolina

Diocese: Raleigh

Office of Pro-Life / Project Rachel

Contact: Jackie

Referral Phone: 919-852-1021

Email: projectrachel@nc.rr.com

Diocese: Charlotte

Project Rachel

Contact: Maggi

Referral Phone: 704-370-3229

Email: mnadol@charlottediocese.org

Transfiguration Ministries (Winston-Salem)

Contact: Martha / Debbie

Business Phone: 336-659-1342 ext. 1

South Carolina

Diocese: Charleston

Post Abortion Ministry

Contact: Christy

Referral Phone: 803-554-6088 (Christy); 803-546-6010 (Kathy)

Email: grace4healing@gmail.com

Website: http://www.catholic-doc.org/depts.php (Family Life-Post Abortion Healing)

Virginia

Diocese: Arlington

Project Rachel

Contact: Josephine

Referral Phone: 703-841-2504; or 888-456-HOPE

Email: projectrachel@arlingtondiocese.org

Diocese: Richmond

Commonwealth Catholic Charities / Project Rachel

Contact: Niki

Referral Phone: 804-545-5932

Email: Niki.Mello@cccofva.org

Website: http://www.cccofva.org

Catholic Charities (Virginia Beach) / Project Rachel

Contact: Joe

Referral Phone: 757-467-7707

Email: jnew@cceva.org

West Virginia

Diocese: Wheeling-Charleston

Post-Abortion Ministry

Contact: Jacki

Referral Phone: 304-230-2229 ext. 104

Email: jhamilton@wvdsl.net

Hawaii

Diocese: Honolulu (Kaneohe)

Project Rachel

Contact: Paulette

Referral Phone: (808) 263 8844 ext 322

Email: pvernay@rcchawaii.org

Alaska

Diocese: Anchorage

Post-Abortion Counseling

Contact: Pam

Email: project.rachel@caa-ak.org

Referral Phone: (907) 297-7781 (866) 434-3344-Toll Free Fairbanks/Juneau