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Care Net

Stand with mothers through Care Net

Care Net supports a North American network of pregnancy centres that offer women facing an unplanned pregnancy practical help — ultrasounds, material support, parenting classes, and ongoing care after the birth. You can volunteer at a local affiliate centre.

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Why this is listed

The help here continues after the decision and the birth — parenting support and material aid, not only the moment of crisis — which is the part that actually carries a mother. It is openly pro-life and faith-based; a volunteer should know both, and that the work happens through independent local affiliates.

How to start

  1. Open care-net.org (opens an external site) and read what Care Net says about itself before you read anything else.
  2. Check the time it asks for: ongoing.
  3. Look at the filings below, then decide. Numbers are context, not a verdict.
  4. Tell your church. Going out is rarely meant to be done alone.

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    Time
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Before you go

Something to read, watch or listen to before you show up. From Ripened Harvest; the picks change each day.

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    Paul David Tripp

    Paul David Tripp

    Short pastoral reflections on suffering, the heart, marriage, and parenting from a longtime counselor and author. Hosted by Paul David Tripp.

    Cost
    Free
    Time
    Ongoing
    Where
    Online
    Format
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    Last verified October 24, 2026

  • Family & childrenProvisional

    A Charlie Brown Christmas

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    Twenty-five minutes in which Charlie Brown cannot work out why Christmas depresses him, directs a disastrous school play, and buys a dying tree. Linus then walks to the centre of an empty stage and recites Luke 2 from memory.

    Cost
    Varies
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    Online
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    Last verified September 8, 2026

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    The Pilgrim's Progress (animated)

    RevelationMedia

    A computer-animated feature film of John Bunyan's allegory, following Christian from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. Made for family viewing and translated into many languages for use overseas.

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    Last verified October 24, 2026