If you are pregnant (or think you may be) and you need assistance, or if you know someone else who needs assistance with a pregnancy, you may want to contact one or more of the following:

• National Life Center 1-800-848-LOVE
• Birthright 1-800-550-4900
• Care Net 1-800-395-HELP
• Catholic Charities Maternity Hotline 1-800-CARE-002
• Elliot Institute 1-888-4-OPTIONS
• Nurturing Network 1-800-TNN-4MOM
  The Nurturing Network provides complete services including college and employment transfers, as well as medical, housing, certified counseling, and other assistance to unwed mothers.

PROJECT RACHAEL

The pain and sorrow of a past abortion need not endure for a lifetime. Call Project Rachel for a confidential referral to a priest and/or counselor. There are alternatives to abortion! Phone the Diocesan Respect Life Office (815) 877-LIFE, or Catholic Charities Pregnancy Help Center (800) CARE-002.

GROWING IN VIRTUE

It’s not easy growing up in today’s mixed-up society with many challenging decisions to make about love, sexuality, and more. This web site is devoted to YOU! This web site is devoted to providing adolescents and teens with tools and resources to help them take an active role in shaping their futures, their dreams, finding real love, and becoming who God intended them to be!

Gravity Teen "Put Your Feet on the Ground"
http://www.gravityteen.com/insp.cfm

Life Teen "Leading Teens Closer to Christ"
http://lifeteen.com/

Pure Fashion "A Celebration of Style and Virtue" http://www.purefashionshow.org/

Pure Love Club
http://pureloveclub.net/

Archdiocese of Chicago Respect Life Office:
http://www.archchicago.org/departments/respect_life/respect_life.shtm

Keeping kids in mind "Movie ratings that actually work..."
http://www.kids-in-mind.com/

Rand Study finds that adolescents who listento a great deal of music with degrading sexual lyrics have sex sooner
http://www.rand.org/news/press.06/08.07.html

Relevant Radio... Talk Radio that "Bridges the Gap Between Faith and Everyday Life."
http://www.relevantradio.com/

Rockford Catholic Diocese Respect Life Office http://www.rockforddiocese.org/respectlife/informationpage.htm

"Sex Respect - The world’s leading abstinence education program"#34
http://www.sexrespect.com/