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Mary is a Baby Boutique volunteer and also volunteers at Northside Gwinnett. Before beginning as a volunteer at Obria, she had new neighbors move into her neighborhood. Being the sweet and considerate person that she is, Mary took her new neighbors a plate of  homemade cookies to introduce herself and learned that they were a Pakistani couple…

Jessica* came to Obria for pregnancy confirmation and immediately joined our Thrive program. She jumped right in and our Patient Care Manager even referred to her as “our gold star Thrive member.” She does her homework, stays on top of the curriculum, and takes Thrive very seriously, utilizing her opportunities. She also attends our monthly…

Tamara* came to us on a rainy Tuesday night and was very dejected. Her world had fallen apart. At the time of her first visit, she had two young children and was pregnant with her third child. She came to the United States as a refugee from a hurricane and she met her American husband…

Kelly* recently came to Obria for a well-woman check with our Nurse Practitioner, Cynthia.  It was her third time seeing Cynthia so a relationship had developed between them. Kelly felt comfortable with Cynthia and confided in her. She casually said, “By the way, I’m pregnant and have an appointment for an abortion.” Cynthia brought in…

Sonya* found herself in an unexpected pregnancy and intended to have an abortion. She visited an abortion clinic, received the abortion pills, and had taken both sets of the pills. She experienced bleeding and thought she had successfully aborted her baby. Two weeks later, she took a pregnancy test at the recommendation of the abortion…

We recently began offering BrightCourse curriculum to our Thrive clients. One of the reasons we love this video-streaming service is that our clients can access the curriculum from anywhere. A few weeks ago, we had a visit from a precious couple who were preparing for the birth of their first child. They were living in…

Our Executive Director, Robin Mauck, recently received a text from a former patient who first visited us when she found herself in an unexpected pregnancy. Tatum chose to parent her baby and completed our Thrive program. She is the proud mother of a precious daughter and expressed her gratitude to Obria for walking alongside her.…

This story is from Sharyn, our Empowered Director. Along with her team of educators, Sharyn visits local middle and high schools in Gwinnett County to teach about healthy relationships and discovering one’s purpose. She also recently began meeting with patients at the Clinic, too! ________________ I love speaking to youth and young adults about healthy…

We had a patient who began seeing us for Well-Woman care. She had several appointments with us over the last 6 months for various symptoms and testing. During her most recent appointment with our Nurse Practitioner, she casually mentioned that she was pregnant but already had an appointment scheduled at Planned Parenthood for an abortion.…

We recently enjoyed a visit from a previous patient. She came to bring some donations and to say “hello.” She had her soon-to-be 3-year-old son with her, and was so excited to be able to share her gratefulness in hugs and in a tangible way with donations. She was not a young mother when she…