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The A Fund

A Fund, Inc. raises funds to provide financial assistance for women who are unable to pay for abortions.

Our Story:
A Fund, Inc. was founded in 1993 by a handful of Kentucky citizens who became increasingly aware of the severe crisis many low-income women experience when faced with the need to terminate a pregnancy.

This small group established the volunteer- supported A Fund that was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Through the generosity of other like-minded persons, the A Fund is able to help low-income women who are facing an unwanted or problem pregnancy.

How we operate:
The A Fund does not issue funds directly to women. Rather, it works with a limited group of abortion clinics who refer potential fund clients and who invoice the A Fund directly for services provided. When women find their way to the A Fund they are counseled by a highly skilled volunteer counselor. This counseling helps women identify and evaluate all the choices, options and resources that are available and that often have not been considered.

Additional non-financial related assistance offered by the A Fund has included:
o finding a translator for a non-English speaking client who must have complex medical terms translated in order to grant informed consent.
o assisting women who did NOT want to terminate a pregnancy but who were being pressured into doing so by a parent or significant other.
o providing transportation to abortion clinics.
o providing temporary housing assistance when traveling from out of town.

Collaborating Partners:
National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF)
Kentucky Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
American Civil Liberties Union Reproductive Freedom Project.
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (national office)

Current Officers:
Angie Baker, Intake Volunteer and Counselor
Betty D. Brown, President
Kate Cunningham, Secretary
Robert Horner, Treasurer
McHenry Brewer, M.D., Medical Adviser