More than 3 Decades of Curiosity When Nancy placed her son Matt for adoption at the age of 18, it may have technically been a closed adoption through New Life Family Services, but Nancy said she was never closed-off to
Read more →Rising Rates of STDs in Minnesota The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) released a new report last week indicating that the number of sexually transmitted infections reached an all-time high in 2015. In the past 5 years, STDs have jumped 33% in Minnesota.
Read more →A HEART FOR STUDENTS This year, First Care Pregnancy Center celebrates 20 years on campus at our Minneapolis/University center! From the initial small 900 square foot space with a single staff person in 1996, to the current 2,500 square foot space with four staff,
Read more →Letting Go When Jamie and Jerry Schmidt found themselves unable to conceive naturally, they started weighing their options, including running some medical tests to diagnose the problem. But the couple soon decided further testing didn’t feel right for them. “It
Read more →THE EXTENDED FAMILY OF ADOPTION As we celebrate National Adoption month here at New Life Family Services, we also celebrate the families who have joined this extended family of adoption. The term “extended family of adoption” is a common phrase in the
Read more →How one responds to an unplanned pregnancy usually falls on the woman; but that’s not the case for Joe Rosensteel. When Joe found out he got a girl pregnant as a 17-year-old high school junior, he advocated for the baby’s
Read more →Maddie got pregnant as a junior in high school and says immediately after she found out she couldn’t think straight, and scheduled an abortion to take care of her mistake. “I myself am pro-life, but when I found out I
Read more →In the fall of 2010, Kristin and Chris Negley had just celebrated their 7th anniversary and were hoping to expand their family, but struggled to understand how or when that would happen. “We desired to expand our family, but had faith that it
Read more →Lydia found out she was pregnant in September of 2014. She already had two children, a 4-year-old and a baby. The father of her unborn child was a drug abuser and an unsafe person to be around. On top of
Read more →On October 23rd and October 29th more than 1,300 friends gathered to hear about the work God is doing through New Life. From the energy generated by Pam & Andy (co-hosts of the KTIS Morning Show), to the incredible client
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