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 The Family Planning Council is a private, non-profit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Council's mission is to ensure:
In its family planning program, the Council supports a diverse network of 27 family planning provider agencies in 83 locations throughout the region. This impressive network includes the area's major teaching hospitals, Planned Parenthood affiliates, Federally funded community health centers, and the Philadelphia Department of Health. In 2006, 145,000 low-income women, men, and adolescents were served. The basic funding for these programs comes from the Title X Federal Family Planning Program. The Council also supports a local confidential reproductive health hotline service operated by CHOICE. The hotline is staffed with professional counselors who are trained to answer a wide variety of sexual health questions. For additional information and referrals from CHOICE, please click here. The Circle of Care is a nationally recognized program for women, children, youth and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Through its network of 16 provider agencies, The Circle serves over 1,000 families in Philadelphia with health care, social services, and respite care. The Circle is a leader in the prevention of perinatal transmission of HIV and also works to empower women and children with HIV to advocate for improved funding and services. The Healthy Woman program addresses the need for early detection and treatment of breast and cervical cancer among older, uninsured women. Through a network of eight provider agencies, the Healthy Woman program screens for breast and cervical cancer. For women who need treatment, the Healthy Woman program makes it possible for them to access publicly funded cancer treatment programs. For over 30 years, the Council has responded to the changing needs of the community by designing and successfully implementing innovative programs. |
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