TESTIMONIALS OF GRATITUDE TO CFF
TRI-STATE “BABY SAFE HAVEN” PROGRAM
“I wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks for your generous donation of $1,100 and your continued support of the
AMT Children of Hope Foundation/Baby Safe Haven Program.
“The AMT Children of Hope
Foundation was established to save newborns from abandonment by providing a
positive alternative for birthparents coping with crisis pregnancies. Our all-volunteer organization
provides birthmothers with confidential help and reassurance that they are not
alone. Our public
service announcements have been a great success: last year, the crisis hotline
received 2,521 calls. From these, 175 birthmothers chose a parenting plan and
were placed in local mother/child programs. Another 17 opted to make adoption
plans, while 26 relinquished their newborns under the Safe Haven Law. To date,
118 infants in New York State were placed in adoptive families and 112
birthmothers pursued lawful anonymous relinquishments.
“A great deal of work still lies
ahead. In 2007, we had the sad
duty of arranging funerals for 3 newborn victims of neonaticide. They are at
peace at the Island of Hope in Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury. On a positive note,
100% of your donation directly supports initiatives to prevent infant
abandonment and provide care for those in need. You truly deserve the esteem
and admiration of our community for your personal effort to help others and put
an end to these unnecessary tragedies.
“Again, thank you and God bless
you.” --Timothy Jaccard, President/Director
(Mineola, NY)
CONNECTICUT
“Thank you so much for your recent check to 1st
Way. Thank you also for all your hard work in promoting the license plates in
the Tri-State Area. I can only
imagine how hard you work to try and change our country’s mindset away from
abortion & toward adoption & I thank God for your efforts. I pray that
God will bless you abundantly for all you do. Thank you again.” 1st Way Life Center (Enfield, CT)
“Thank you for your check. We promote the License Plates
whenever we can…You make it all possible. I can’t say it enough: without you,
this ministry would be just a good idea. Good ideas are nice, but good ideas
have to be put into action. Your gifts make it happen…Let us continue to pray for
one another as together we support life and adoption.” Care Net Pregnancy Center of Northeast Connecticut
(Danielson, CT)
“Birthright
[of Norwalk] is very grateful to the Children First Foundation for your very
generous donation. Our work in helping pregnant mothers choose life depends on
the support of individuals and organizations like the Children First
Foundation. I also want to thank you for inviting us to hear the [Safe Haven]
presentation by Tim Jaccard. It was both inspiring and encouraging.” Birthright (Norwalk, CT)
“Thank you so much for the generous donation to Hopeline.
We appreciate your stand on adoption and your dedication to getting the license
plate to be used in CT. We are so grateful. God bless.” Hopeline (Danbury, CT)
“Thank you for your dedication to the welfare of
children.” Birthright (Clinton, CT)
“Our sincere thanks for the donations to both Birthright
offices, Hamden and West Haven, from the Children First Foundation. We
volunteers truly appreciate all the support and all your foundation’s efforts
in the cause of Life.” Birthright (Hamden,
CT)
“I wanted to write and thank you for your generous
donation…We are very appreciative of the CFF Grant plus an additional amount
for the designated Choose Life license plate. I can assure you that this money
will be used to provide free and confidential services to pregnant women
throughout the area.” Hope Pregnancy Center
(Cheshire, CT)
“What a
blessing when we are affirmed in our mission to help pregnant women in crisis
by our supporters!” Birthright of Greater
Hartford (East Hartford, CT)
“The women who come to our doors are faced with
homelessness and crisis. Your generosity and continuous support is helping us
make a difference in the lives of the mothers and children we serve.” Malta House of Good Counsel (Norwalk, CT)
“With support and commitment of people like you, we are
able to assist the women of our community and surrounding areas in their time
of need. Additionally, your gift enables our continued efforts to protect the unborn.”
Birthright of the Valley (Derby, CT)
NEW YORK
“We would like to thank you very much for your
thoughtfulness and support for the pregnancy resource centers in the
Tri-states. Please keep us informed about the License plate issue. I would like
to be one of the first to purchase one! Keep up the awesome job.” Pregnancy Resource Center, Inc. (Bath, NY)
“Thank you for remembering our four centers here in
Central New York. Keep up your good work and don’t grow weary. We are praying
for success in getting “Choose Life” plates in New York.” Care Net Pregnancy Center of Central New York (Utica,
NY)
“Your support of our work with mothers, their babies and
families is gratefully received. We always include adoption as an option when
counseling women and we thank you for your work in this area and in Safe Haven
training.” Champlain Valley Birthright (Plattsburg, NY)
“Each time
one of our clients chooses to continue her pregnancy, you can be assured that
your gift has helped facilitate this concrete and joyful outcome.” Midtown Pregnancy Center (New York, NY)
“We are happy to report that in the first three months of
2008, sixty-eight women have chosen life for their unplanned babies. Thank you
for helping that happen.” Care Net
Pregnancy Center of Central NY (Utica, NY)
“Thank you so much for your gift and for the wonderful
work you are doing to promote adoption and to help women choose life for their
babies. We pray God’s blessings upon you.”
New Hope Family Services (Syracuse, NY)
“We the volunteers appreciate your faith in us to
continue to do whatever we can to help the unborn. Thanks again and God Bless
you.” Alden Pregnancy Information Center
(Alden, NY)
“Thank you for all your organization does for the cause
of life and for blessing us with your gift...”
Pregnancy Care Center of the Finger Lakes (Geneva, NY)
“We at Catholic Charities Regina Residence send to you
and those at the Children First Foundation our sincerest thanks for your
grant…It is the kindness of people like you that make ‘hope’ more than just a
word, but bring it to life in the hearts of so many.” Catholic Charities, Diocese of Rockville Centre
(Hicksville, NY)
“God bless
you as you partner with us on behalf of the unborn and their families.” Pregnancy Support Center (New Paltz, NY)
“This thank you note is being written on behalf of the
mothers, babies and children who will benefit from the kind and thoughtful
donation...It is heartwarming to learn that your organization was able to think
about us and our work of helping other families in need. We are very impressed with CFF, its
free training and the selfless actions of charity you and the people of your
community demonstrate go a long way in helping babies stay safe and the Bridge
for Life stay afloat. Thank you and bless you!” The Bridge to Life, Inc. (College Point, NY)
“On behalf of our Board of Trustees, staff and most of
all, the people who benefit from our services through the Center for Pregnant
Women, I extend our appreciation to The Children First Foundation for the recent
donation of twenty dollars [that] will be used for the sole purpose of the
Center for Pregnant Women.” Catholic
Charities of Brooklyn and Queens (Brooklyn, NY)
“Thank you for your gift to Birthright. It was greatly
appreciated and gave our hearts a lift!”
Birthright of Binghampton (Johnson City, NY)
“Thank you and your organization for getting out the
message to ‘Choose Life.’ Keep up the good work!” Catholic Guardian Society and Home Bureau (New York, NY)
“Thank you for your generosity and concern for women in
need of our assistance. It is only through support of people like yourselves
that Baker Victory can continue to provide quality care for these women. Your
donation will assist us in our commitment to vulnerable women in times of
crisis. Please accept our appreciation for your concern and generous donation.” Baker Victory Services (Lackawanna, NY)
“What a beautiful way to support respect for LIFE. We are
so privileged to be a part of [CFF’s] Grant Program. Thank you!” Birthright of Nassau and Suffolk Counties (Islip,
NY)
“Thank you for all you are doing! It is so good to know
you are making such a visible presence in our culture. You are in our prayers.” Sullivan County Pregnancy Support Center (Liberty,
NY)
“Thank you
for your special gift [that] will bring hope to women who are struggling with
issues of life and death and are used to supply our clients with life changing
information and guidance through some of life’s most difficult decisions.” Care Net Pregnancy Center of Rockland (Spring Valley,
NY)
“Great work! Great fund-raising idea! I hope you win NY
over. What a fantastic way to promote adoption.” Long Island Birthright,
Inc. (Rocky Point, NY)
“Thank you for your contribution. We really appreciate
anything you do to help our organization.”
Birthright of Fishkill and Poughkeepsie (Fishkill, NY)
“So many of our clients have entered our doors carrying
years’ worth of hurts, burdens and pain from past choices. Whether they come
for a pregnancy test, a MD confirmation of pregnancy through limited
ultrasound, options counseling, parenting education/support or to encounter the
forgiving of God after an abortion, each client is treated with compassion and
kindness as we seek to minister to their needs in the name of Christ. Thank you
for your financial support and prayers.”
Care Net Pregnancy Center of Orleans County (Albion, NY)
“Thank you so very much for your grant...Your assistance
makes it possible for us to provide the help our clients need to be able to say
“Yes” to life and give birth to their babies. It is our goal to nurture
responsible motherhood, empowering women to make healthy life choices for
herself and her baby. We look forward to collaborating with The Children First
Foundation in the future.” Pregnancy Care
Center (New Rochelle, NY)
“Thank you for your support! May God Bless you!” Pregnancy Care Center (Oswego, NY)
NEW JERSEY
“I am so excited to see the productive work of CFF
reaching out to all of us in pro-life service! Please pray for 2 young women
currently considering making an adoption plan…You are a true encourager and I
am proud that Cornerstone partners with you in this vital effort! God bless!” Cornerstone Women’s Resource Center (Salem, NJ)
“Thank you for your contribution to the Maternity and
Adoption Program at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen. God knows every little bit helps us in
assisting young women in need. Please be assured of our thoughts and prayers
for you and the foundation which helps programs that work with women who choose
life for their babies.” Catholic Charities,
Diocese of Metuchen (Perth Amboy, NJ)
“Thank you
so much for your recent gift to the ministry here. We are very aware that it is
because of you that we can continue to reach out and make a difference in so
many lives. We are moving ahead
with our desire to become a resource for ultrasound to those clients who are
considering abortion, and we also have an opportunity to go into the schools
with the message of abstinence. Please continue to pray for us.” Turning Point Women’s Resource Center (Bergenfield,
NJ)
“Your gift enables us to continue working with young moms
and their babies as they strive towards independence. God bless you for your
wonderful work!” New Hope, Inc. (Woodcliff
Lake, NJ)
“We are very proud to support adoption. As a crisis
pregnancy center, we are always sharing the positive option of adoption with
our clients. Your support has enabled us to double the number of women, men and
teens we are serving. Thank you for your goodness to us.” Lighthouse Pregnancy Resource Center (Hawthorne, NJ)
“Your gift
of $520 to Bethany Christian Services sustains many vital [adoption]
ministries. Thank you so much for all you do!”
Bethany Christian Services (Fair Lawn, NJ)
“Your generosity allows us to continue our mission locally,
upholding our international vision that ‘every woman has a right to give birth,
and every baby has a right to be born.’ We thank you wholeheartedly for
remembering our organization in your goodness.” Birthright of Ocean County (Barnegat, NJ)
“How very generous of you to send your donation to Birth
Haven. As a small non-profit organization providing transitional housing to as
many as nine young pregnant women who are without a safe or suitable living
environment, such a donation is indeed a godsend.” Birth Haven (Newton, NJ)
“Dear Children First Foundation,
“Every
now and then it’s helpful for me to go back and revisit why we do what we do. A
letter written thirty years ago by an anonymous young woman always reminds me.
“‘Carrie’
was young, in love, and became pregnant. Her mother refused to allow her to
carry her baby to term and set up an appointment at a local abortion clinic.
Even the clinic counselor told her the baby would never be adopted. Without the
support of her parents, and believing only what the abortion counselor told
her, Carrie felt she had no choice. She made the difficult and terrible
decision to end her baby’s life. In her letter she said, ‘If I had a place to
go and people who cared about my baby and me, maybe my baby would be alive
now.’ She challenged those who read the letter, by asking them. ‘Would you mind
telling me what you would have done?’
“When
Carrie wrote her letter, there weren’t centers like First Choice. Perhaps if
she were pregnant now, things would be different for her. I hope so! I do know
that by praying and supporting us financially, you have answered the challenge
from women like Carrie. Thank you for standing with us!” First Choice Women’s Resource Centers (Morristown,
NJ)
“You are such a blessing! Thank you so much for
supporting our work. This year LIFENET made 151 pro-life and chastity
presentations, reaching 6,000 people. LIFENET also conducted three True Love
Waits training seminars for adult youth leaders. Our prayer is that those 149
youth leaders who were trained will in turn empower many hundreds of young
people with the message of sexual purity and that all human life is sacred.
Thank you again for your partnership in this life-saving, culture changing
work. May God richly bless you.” LIFENET
(Montclair, NJ)
“Be assured that your donation will help in our work with
the pregnant women we serve.” Catholic
Charities, Diocese of Camden, Crisis Pregnancy & Adoption Services (Camden,
NJ)
“Thank you for your generous gift to allow me to continue
offering shelter, food, counseling and training to homeless pregnant women and
their children.” Good Counsel Homes
(Hoboken, NJ)
“Thank you for your recent donation to Grace Initiatives.
Because of your faithfulness and prayers, we are able to touch the lives of young
pregnant teens in crisis. We appreciate your support and pray that the Lord
will abundantly bless you as you support His work.” Grace Initiatives (Toms River, NJ)
“Will one gift make a
difference? You betcha! When
we think of funding this ministry, we are well aware that it’s each individual
gift that makes the whole. While you may not feel as if an individual
contribution makes a difference, it does! It is precisely the combination of
those individual gifts that allows lives to be impacted.
“Frankly
we cannot make it without you. It is your gift that opens the door, your gift
that operates all of our life affirming programs, and your gift that ultimately
saves lives. When you choose to give to this ministry, you are making a
difference – you can count on it! Thank you for caring and giving.” Solutions Pregnancy & Health Center (Shrewsbury,
NJ)
“Thank you so much for the grant money from The Children
First Foundation. We are a small maternity home supported by gifts from the
Fountain of Life Center congregation and others. May God continue to bless your
work for LIFE!” Fountain for Life Center
(Burlington, NJ)
“Thank you so much for all you are doing to facilitate
Moms choosing life for their babies. We praise God for people such as yourself
who enable us to serve the young women and their children that come to us for
help.” Friendship Center for New Beginnings (Flemington, NJ)
“We receive hundreds of calls and visits every year for
assistance and referrals. Birthright volunteers provide services that include
pregnancy test, medical care, guidance, financial assistance, referral for
housing or shelter if necessary, adoption, day care, maternity and baby
clothing, furniture plus other necessities. This support is designed to provide
the means for women who call or visit our office to have whatever help they
need during their pregnancy and after. It is a great honor to be able to do
this. Your gift makes this possible.”
Birthright of Bergen County (Maywood, NJ)
"Thank you for your donation to Birthright. It is because of the kindness of good people like you that we are able to help many young women and girls in great need." Birthright of Atlantic City (Atlantic City, NJ)
