PREGNANCY
HELP CENTERS

New Castle County
A DOOR OF
HOPE -- Two Locations
A Door of Hope Pregnancy Center, Newark
218 East Main Street
Suite 114
Newark DE 19711
(302)
737-5433
A Door of Hope Pregnancy Center, Wilmington
3407 Lancaster Pike
Wilmington DE 19805
(302) 998-9000
Website:
www.adoorofhope.org
24-hour help-line:
834-4696
STATUS: NOT FOR PROFIT
SERVICE DESCRIPTION:
Provides free and confidential services including: pregnancy screening while
you wait; peer counseling for women and their families; maternity clothing; baby
clothing and furnishings; childbirth and child care instruction; nutrition
information; housing assistance; career and educational counseling; parenting
instruction; and post-abortion counseling. Also provides referrals for medical
care, social services, legal assistance, and adoption services. Sexual
abstinence education provide free of charge in public and private schools.
HOURS OF OPERATION:
8:00 A.M. – 4 P.M. p.m., Mon.-Thurs.
ELIGIBILITY: Open
AREA SERVED: New
Castle County
OBTAINING SERVICE:
Call for information.
FEES: None
BAYARD HOUSE
300 Bayard Avenue
Wilmington, Delaware 19805
302-654-1184
SERVICE
DESCRIPTION: Bayard house provides
24-hour residential program for pregnant women in a home-like atmosphere.
Program includes housing: meals and nutritional education; birthing and
parenting classes; educational and/or employment assistance; independent
living/home management skills training; access to pre-natal care and pregnancy
counseling; and information and referral to necessary social services.
DADS GROUP:
Non-residential; addresses needs of young fathers, helping them to fulfill their
roles and obligations.
ELIGIBILITY:
residential program is for pregnant teens/young women 12 to 29 years. Referral
services open to anyone.
AREA SERVED:
Statewide
OBTAINING SERVICE:
Call
for information
BIRTHRIGHT OF DELAWARE, INC.
1311 N. Scott Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19806
Office: 656-7080
Email:
birthrightofdel@aol.com
OTHER LOCATION:
249 East Main Street.
Suite 7
Newark, Delaware 19711
Tel #: 302-266-9934
Fax: 266-9935
NOT FOR PROFIT
AREA SERVED:
Statewide
ELIGIBILITY:
Pregnant women and/or their families
SERVICE DESCRIPTION:
Offers personal and practical support to anyone with a problem pregnancy.
Services include pregnancy testing, pregnancy counseling, parenting education,
adoption information, maternity and infant clothing. Also provides c community
resource information and referrals for low cost medical care, financial and
legal assistance, professional counseling, maternity housing program,
educational and career training.
Kent County

DOVER LIFE CENTER
Pregnancy Help Center of Kent County
1991 S. State Street
Dover, DE 19901
698-9311
Link to website: Click
here
STATUS: Not for profit
SERVICE DESCRIPTION:
Provides pregnancy tests; information on abortion and alternatives; peer
counseling (including post-abortion counseling); education in fetal development;
assistance to pregnant women in need including maternity and baby clothing, baby
furniture; referrals for financial, medical, legal assistance, adoption, and
professional counseling. A speaker’s bureau; and a library of books, slides,
videos and films are available to interested groups or individuals. All services
are free and confidential.
HOURS OF OPERATION:
MON.: 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.; TUES. & FRI.: 9:30 – 1 p.m.; WED.: 9:30 a.m.- 4:30
p.m.
ELIGIBILITY:
Persons in need of assistance related to pregnancy or suspected pregnancy.
AREA SERVED: Kent
County and surrounding areas
OBTAINING SERVICE:
Walk in or call for appointment.
FEES: None
Sussex County

SUSSEX
COUNTY PREGNANCY CARE CENTER, INC.
5 Burger King Drive
Georgetown, DE 19947
PERSON IN CHARGE: Rita
Denney, Executive Director
STATUS: Not for profit
SERVICE DESCRIPTION:
Provides pregnancy related services through a trained volunteer staff. Services
include: pregnancy test; maternity and baby clothes; baby furniture; Caring
Hearts Support Program with educational component; housing referral; counseling
and mentoring support; and referrals to other agencies as requested, material
assistance, fatherhood program, parenting and childbirth classes.
HOURS OF OPERATION:
9:00 a.m. –4 p.m., Mon – Thurs.; 9 a.m.– 2 noon, Fri.; 24-hour helpline,
Mon.-Fri.: other appointment times vary
ELIGIBILITY: Open
AREA SERVED: Sussex
County
OBTAINING SERVICE:
Appointment preferred, but not necessary
FEES: None
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