What We Do

We can either provide or connect women to:

• Mentors or life coaches - Their role is to both support and advocate for each woman throughout her pregnancy and work with her on overcoming obstacles and setting and achieving her goals, whether she decides to parent or place the child for adoption.

• Free pregnancy clothing, supplies, and information on healthy pregnancy

• Pregnancy tests and ultrasounds

• Healthcare and housing - Including support for applying for government assistance, WIC, and Medicaid

• Employment or educational assistance or advocacy

• Professional counseling, social workers, and support groups as needed.

• Couples counseling

• Baby supplies, financial planning/budgeting assistance, parenting classes

• Jewish adoption information and legal support

• Internships and housing for women placing for adoption and wishing retain their privacy

• Pre- and post- adoption counseling

• Rabbinical counseling

• Post-abortion healing

We can work with our clients for up to a year after birth, if they request.

We also give Jewish families seeking to adopt the opportunity to post messages on our website.  Interested women are able to contact them directly or through their adoption agency.

Feel free to call In Shifra's Arms at 1-888-360-5872 (JUPA).  If you do not reach us live, we'll return your call within 4 hours, Sunday through Thursday.