Meet Alpha Women's Center, a pro-life pregnancy care center with a heart for the woman suspecting that she might be pregnant.

Vision Statement: To glorify God as a Christ-centered resource for affirming the sanctity of human life from conception to the grave.

Alpha's Staff:

• Executive Director: Linda Albertson, member of Grandview Park Baptist Church, Des Moines, Iowa.
• Volunteer Supervisor, Crystal Vance, member of Saylorville Baptist Church.
• Volunteer Supervisor, Debbie Owens, a member of Missionary Baptist Church, Carlisle.
• 22 trained volunteers who are born-again members of Baptist churches.

Board of Directors:

• Dale Baker - Des Moines, State Government Attorney, Faith Baptist Church (Cambridge, IA)
• Lowell Bond (M.D.) - Ames, Retired doctor, Campus Baptist Church
• James Bryan - Ankeny, Industrial Machinery Sales, Ankeny Baptist Church
• Don Godwin - Ankeny, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Real Estate Group, Saylorville Baptist Church
• Martha Hartog - Ankeny, F.B.B.C. Teacher, Faith Baptist Church (Cambridge, IA)
• Jude Higday - Ankeny, Temporary Services, Grandview Park Baptist Church
• Emily Webb - Carlisle, Retired state government employee, Missionary Baptist Church
  

Alpha's clients by ethnicity:

• Caucasian - 57%
• Latino - 21.3%
• Afro-American - 14.5%
• Other - 7.2%
  

Religious affiliation:

• Catholic - 21.3%
• Baptist - 10%
• Non-affiliated - 20%
• Penecostal - 9%
• Other - 39.7%
  

Average age: 15-19 years old. The next common group consists of clients 20-24 years old.

Alpha's support base: Individuals and churches (many in fellowship with the IARBC)

Address & Contact Information:

Alpha Women's Center
3605 Southeast 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50320
(515) 285-5700
E-mail: awc1dsm@aol.com