Chloe’s birth mother had cancer and she was advised to abort the baby. But God had other plans for their lives. Chloe was adopted by first-time parents, whose lives were changed forever by her mother’s decision for life in the face of very difficult circumstances.

We had the first Community Engagement Night of 2024 on Tuesday, February 27. We saw an amazing live ultrasound and staff, including Executive Director Carrie Slaton, were on hand.

We hosted a tour for Celebration Church youth group last week. They toured the facility, learned about how we help the community and had the opportunity to see an ultrasound!

Thank you for your support! The Diaper Dash & Baby Shower event was fun and allowed us to see some of you amazing supporters who delivered needed resources. And those who gave in person or giving online helped us restock our baby resources.

Gianni’s Tips for change was fun and delicious for all! Volunteers & staff from Next Step served for the evening at Gianni’s in San Ramon. Tips and a percentage of sales from the night were donated directly to Next Step!

Merry Christmas from the Next Step team! Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and support. Wishing you a blessed Christmas & happy new year! Thank you for your generous support of Next Step in prayer, volunteering, financial gifts, and …

View the year end letter for 2023 from Carrie Slaton, executive director of Next Step. She discusses the help we’re able to offer because of your support, including one woman’s story of hope in her time of need.

In This Issue, learn about a client who has hope to consider all of her options because of your support. Find out how Next Step’s executive director is bringing awareness about pregnancy centers to the State Capitol, see the faces of babies born because of your support, and more!

Volunteer Spotlight: Kaisa has been volunteering with us for about 6 months. She has been helping with the resource room and other projects weekly. Kaisa is originally from Finland. She has been married for over two years and has only been in our area for about a year.

Because of you, the Embrace Hope Fall Fundraiser was a fun & fulfilling success! Learn more about the impact you made and see event photos. Thank you for partnering with Next Step at the 2023 Embrace Hope Fundraiser!​

Sandra Silva, Reproductive Grief Care Coordinator, recently completed all the requirements for Next Step to be certified in Reproductive Grief Care by the Institute of Reproductive Grief Care. This included taking classes, creating a self-care policy, and filing the applications to be certified.

God has greatly blessed us through this organization in the Pleasanton/Livermore area. The Pleasanton KOC fundraised and the KOC headquarters also chipped in for our new ultrasound machine. The KOC also organized at both the Pleasanton Catholic churches (St. Augustin and St. Elizabeth Seton) and the Livermore Catholic churches (St. Michaels and St. Charles) to do a baby bottle campaign.

Next Step was represented at the capitol. The California Family Council set up a lobby day for California pregnancy center directors and Carrie attended! She talked to a staffer of one of our state representatives and had a great conversation about what we do.

A message from the Executive Director: Roe v Wade Response Update. We have been hearing so much talk around the state of abortion in our country, I want to share with you how we at Next Step are responding to this.