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Apple Pregnancy Care Center
2600 Stein Blvd
Eau Claire, WI, 54701-4499
(715) 834-7734
Helpline: (715) 834-7734  www.applepcc.org

APPLE offers free confidential pregnancy tests, free counseling for you (and your parents or partner, if you choose), referrals to both private and government agencies that can help you. If you decide to parent your child, we'll be there for you with practical help, from blankets to diapers. You can also take advantage of our Smart Women program, where you can earn points towards the things you need as a new mother.
If you decide to make an adoption plan for your child, we'll help you explore that option, and refer you to an agency that will guide you through the process.
Of course, you know that abortion is an option. We'll talk with you about that option... and other possible decisions you can make... in a non-judgmental confidential environment. We offer: Pregnancy Tests - quick results while you wait; Options Counseling; Referrals to other organizations that can help; Practical assistance; Post-abortion Counseling; Partners and Parents welcome.

Birthright
320 Graham Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 834-1144
Helpline: 1-800-550-4900  www.birthright.org

We are here to help you in making a decision about your pregnancy. We will listen to you through one-on-one contact to provide personal attention. We want you to know the many options available to you. Birthright is prepared to help you whether you are single or married regardless of age, race or religion. Birthright offers free pregnancy testing, completely confidential help, non-judgmental and caring advice, friendship and emotional support, legal, medical, and educational referrals, prenatal information, maternity and baby clothes, housing referrals, social agency referrals, information on other community services, and adoption information.

Family Planning Clinic
Eau Claire City-County Health Department
Courthouse
720 Second Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone: (715) 839-4718

The clinic provides reproductive health services and birth control at affordable costs.

Healthy Start/Health Check
721 Oxford Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54703
(715) 831-5730

Healthy Start is part of the medical Assistance Program (Medicaid). It pays for medical care for pregnant women, babies, and children. Most babies are covered until they are one year old. Individuals who are under-insured and/or don’t have health coverage for prenatal care or the birth of the baby may be eligible for Healthy Start. The program pays for all doctor visits and hospital costs, prescription drugs, delivery of the baby, medical,
dental, vision, and counseling for pregnant women up to sixty days following delivery, and the same health care services for children born after September 30, 1983. Health Check also covers school-aged children’s annual physicals, sports, and camp physicals. Eligibility requirements are based on family’s gross income; there is no asset test. Higher income families may qualify if they have child care, work-related, or medical expenses. Eligibility guidelines change annually.

LaLeche League
(715) 552- 3281
Our Mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.
 
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
2427 W. Hillcrest Pkwy.
Suite.103
Altoona, WI 54720
(715) 835-7230
Fax: (715) 835-7233 http://www.marchofdimes.com

Our mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. We carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birthweight.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
1231 Menomonie Street
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 833-2279  www.ppwi.org

Planned Parenthood provides reproductive exams, birth control, pregnancy testing and education, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, and mid-life services. Planned Parenthood offers family planning waivers (free reproductive exams and birth control) for those 15-35 years of age making less than $1,300 per month.

Prenatal Care Coordination
Eau Claire City-County Health Department
Courthouse
720 Second Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone: (715) 839-4718

The program offers in-home visits for eligible pregnant teens and women, and postnatal visits. The visits provide information on growth and development, nutrition, health, safety, area resources and proper prenatal care to assure the healthy delivery of the baby.

Pregnancy Resource Center, Inc
105 E. Miner Ave.
Ladysmith, WI 54848
(715) 532-7600
1-800-657-4919

This program provides services to women who are seeking alternatives to abortion. It is a Christian, non-profit organization dedicated to providing all alternatives to abortion through educational information and practical assistance. There are no costs for receiving these services.