Department of Social Services: Since taking the APP program we receive several referrals monthly from DSS of clients who need our help in areas of maternity or baby supplies in addition to the adolescent parenting referrals.

School Social Workers and Counselors: The networking among these individuals and CPC has been cultivated with the APP Coordinator to the point that many teens are now coming to CPC not just for parenting issues but with concerns of morning after pills, pregnancy tests and counseling

Hospital and Doctors: We encourage our clients to seek medical attention and provide prenatal care for their children. We send girls to the emergency room when there is an immediate concern and refer them to their primary care physician for prenatal care. We are in the process of putting a brochure together for Doctors to give to their patients explaining our ultrasound ministry. We encourage them to seek out their primary care physician or provide them with the information and contacts at the local health department. We can also provide specific physicians who will specifically see Medicaid patients.

Boys and Girls Clubs: Salvation Army Boys Club: Our Abstinence Educator meets frequently with the teens to talk about abstinence and needs of teenagers. West Gastonia Boys and Girls Clubs: Our Abstinence Educator meets monthly. Bessemer City Boys and Girls Club: Our Abstinence Educator meets monthly

Elon Children's Home: CPC did an extensive summer program with this group in Pineville paid for by the state of NC.

With Friends: Our Abstinence Educator meets Monthly with the teens at the With Friends, located on the campus of Sisters of Mercy in Belmont, to talk about abstinence and needs of runaway teens.

Adolescent Parenting Program: We now coordinate this program which from 1988 until 2001 was run by DSS of Gaston County. We have two staff who serves on the Advisory Board.

Second Harvest Food Bank: We are actively working with this organization to get formula and diapers at a reduced price (14c per lb.) so we can provide our clients with these items (often our donated supply of formula and diapers does not meet our clients' demands).

Gaston Baptist Association: We refer our clients who need clothes larger than 3T and network with them to meet needs of clients we cannot supply.

Crisis Assistance Ministry: We refer callers and clients to this ministry when they are in need of material needs outside of our ministry. We have shared grant information, we share volunteers and occasionally material needs.

Potters House: In cases of drug or alcohol issues we refer clients locally to this setting which helps women with drug and alcohol addictions.

Maternity Home: We provide scholarships of $500/month to send clients to approved settings. We have also referred to Room at the Inn and Florence Crittendon in Charlotte

Helping Agencies: Every first Monday of the month we send one of our staff to a meeting of local helping agencies that meets at the United Way here in Gastonia. This is a time of sharing reports on ministries and has often opened doors to meet additional needs of our clients.

Ministerial Associations: Whether it is the ministers who come to our site every third Thursday to pray, or the Cramerton Ministerial Association, the Cherryville Ministers Association we continually look to reconnect our clients back to faith settings.

Other Centers: Our Executive Director meets quarterly with area Directors from across the state of North Carolina. We have shared with the other Centers about utilizing resources, specifically the East Lincoln Center and Women's Resource Center in Shelby to offer our Ultrasound services.

Other local Agencies: We refer clients to local agencies for foster care and select lawyers for adoption options. Depending on the client's needs we have referred to Grace Ministries in Charlotte, Room At The Inn, Salvation Army, RAPHA and frequently to the Interagency Resource Center for housing needs.

Churches/Local Parishes: Every day where possible we have a Pastor/Priest pray at the Center before we open to clients. We rely heavily on their prayer. They often refer clients to us and when appropriate we suggest churches in their areas to our clients.

National Training: Our Executive Director goes to Colorado Springs, CO, to stay abreast of new developments. This meeting is hosted by Focus on the Family and includes 800+ Directors from the United States and Canada.