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History Timeline
1990 WPCC holds its first Celebrate Life Banquet. 1991 On March 4th, WPCC opens its doors. 1997 WPCC submits a "community clinic" application. 1998 WPCC is approved as a licensed medical clinic. 1999 WPCC begins offering limited ultrasounds. WPCC also opens The Next Step & launches the Stepping Stones Support Group. 2001 Decreased donations, due in part to 9-11, force the closure of The Next Step. 2004 WPCC receives an upgraded ultrasound machine. A Focus On the Family grant provides nurse training. 2009 Three nurses are trained to perform ultrasound scans.
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In the fall of 1990, concerned individuals from several local churches gathered together for a special evening of fundraising and education. The gifts from that event funded the vision of a Christian response to women and teens facing an unplanned pregnancy, and because of their efforts, Whittier Pregnancy Care Clinic was born. Since opening our doors on March 4, 1991, WPCC has served thousands of women and teens from Whittier and the surrounding communities. Several years later, in 1998, we became one of the first pregnancy resource centers to become licensed as a community clinic by the Los Angeles Department of Health.
In 1999, WPCC began offering limited diagnostic ultrasound services for the purpose of pregnancy confirmation. That same year we implemented a formal pregnancy support group for our clients who choose to carry their babies to term, calling it the Stepping Stones Pregnancy Support Program. Since its inception, Stepping Stones has provided personal support and empowered dozens of young women to become successful mothers, as well as introducing them to the love of Christ. Through the years, with the addition of each service, Whittier Pregnancy Care Clinic has continued to hold fast to the Christian principles upon which we were founded. It is our deepest desire that each life we touch experiences the love and grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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