Pregnancy Center of Coshocton seeks new director
In 1990, the Pregnancy Distress Center was opened in Coshocton. It has since been renamed The Pregnancy Center of Coshocton. Amy Miletti has been serving as the executive director since May 2022, but the search is now on for a new one.
“This amazing 501(c)3 organization has served women and girls to alleviate the pressures and concerns during pregnancy and beyond by providing diapers, clothes, cribs, and other baby supplies. Additionally, bringing a child into this world can be frightening and overwhelming, especially if a woman lacks a robust social support system. It is our pleasure to build relationships with our clients to encourage them, support them and be a warm place to discuss complex matters relating to pregnancy, parenting, and relationships,” said Miletti.
The pregnancy center offers pregnancy tests, parenting and life skills classes, diapers, new and gently used baby clothes (through 2T), cribs, maternity clothes, and other baby supplies. Everything is donated to the center.
“We are fully funded by the generosity of like-minded community members, local churches, and private grants,” Miletti said. “An unplanned pregnancy can be a shock, so we offer a confidential and nonjudgmental environment to discuss information about options.”
Miletti shared that they serve clients from all walks of life and, as a faith-based organization, they also offer prayer and spiritual support for those who are comfortable with that.
“The classes we offer are extensive and cover areas of pregnancy, parenting, relationships, trauma, mental health, finances, and more,” she said. “When our clients complete classes, they earn points that can be redeemed for baby items.”
Miletti said the Pregnancy Center is averaging 15 client visits a month this year. Last year, they had a total of 171 visits representing 57 individual clients. These clients received 198 packs of diapers, 46 bags of baby clothes and viewed 269 parenting and life skills classes. “We expect these numbers to increase in 2024 as we have just added office hours on the first and third Tuesday evenings beginning in May,” she said.
Some clients are not pregnant, but just need help with diapers and clothing for their child. “We have also served families welcoming babies into their homes in kinship care or foster care,” Miletti said. “Sometimes, these situations happen quickly, and families do not have adequate time to pull together resources for the new addition.”
The new executive director must be passionate about the center’s mission and vision and is committed to a consistent, life-affirming philosophy.
“This individual will serve under the supervision of the PCC’s Board of Directors to provide leadership for all PCC services and volunteers,” Miletti said.
The full job description can be found on Indeed and you can submit a resume there. You can also email your resume to Karen Mizer, board chair, at boardofpcc@gmail.com.
The Pregnancy Center of Coshocton is located at 819 Main St. in Sacred Heart’s Ministry Center. “They have generously allowed us to operate on their campus since very early on,” Miletti said.
They are open every Friday, from 10 a.m. to noon and on the first and third Tuesday of the month from 5-7 p.m. Their phone number is 740-622-3808. Donations of baby items, new or gently used, and clothing up to size 2T are accepted.
“It has been my absolute pleasure to serve as PCC’s Executive Director,” Miletti said. “I have been stretched, challenged and overjoyed at seeing God’s hand working in the big and small. There is a definite spiritual component to working in this field. You know that in your own strength, things do not feel possible. It is a challenge of faith to wait and see what God is going to do in a client’s life, or within the organization as a whole. PCC’s Board of Directors has been a pleasure to work with and so have the volunteers. To be involved with the Pregnancy Center of Coshocton is to be welcomed into a community.”
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