Grateful for Your Support

A heartfelt thank you to our donors whose generosity in 2025 provided essential access to birth control, helping people in our community stay a step ahead. Names are listed in accordance with donors' wishes.


Organizational Supporters

We are grateful for these organizations, foundations, and businesses whose support makes our work possible.

  • Amada Tapas
  • Bobby Stone Foundation
  • The Book and Cover
  • Broads Lounge
  • The Chrysalis Foundation
  • The Church of the Good Shepherd
  • Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
  • Converge
  • A Family Foundation
  • First Horizon Foundation
  • Friday Morning Study Club
  • George R. Johnson Family Foundation/Hardee's
  • Good Sister Studio
  • Grapevine Giving Foundation
  • Hamico Inc.
  • Haskell Interiors (in-kind)
  • Hazel Montague Hutcheson Foundation
  • Lyndhurst Foundation
  • Mean Jeens
  • Monteagle S.S. Assembly
  • The Outreach Committee of St. Paul's Episcopal Church
  • The Rustic House
  • T-Mobile
  • United Way of Greater Chattanooga
  • United Way of the Ocoee Region
  • Unum
  • Verizon Foundation
  • Weldon F. Osborne Foundation
  • Wild Geese Foundation
  • Wooden City

Individual Supporters

We are deeply grateful to each of these individuals for their generous support.

A
  • Iris and Lee Abelson
  • Rusty and Lynn Adcock
  • Ashley Agard
  • Ann and Bill Aiken
  • Emily Akins
  • Eugenia and Charles Allderdice
  • Cyndi Allen
  • Kelly Allen
  • Laura & Billy Allen
  • Owen Allen
  • Rachel Allen
  • Laurence Alvarez
  • Anonymous (13)
  • Ariel Anthony
  • Dr. Deborah Elwell Arfken
  • Carla Askonas and Chuck Jones
B
  • Danna Bailey and David Brock
  • Uma Balasubramanian
  • Mitch and Marie Farrar Baldree
  • Robin Balser
  • Dr. Sam and Dana Banks
  • Paige Barbeauld
  • Keith and Cathy Barrett
  • Rowena Belcher
  • Nancy and Charlie Belin
  • Leslie Bell
  • Bob and Nora Bernhardt
  • Joan Bickerstaff
  • Nancy Blank, MD
  • Andrea Bonds
  • Dr. Hannah Edwards and Jesse Bouldin
  • Skylar and Jason Bowers
  • Linda Bradford
  • Daniel Brashear
  • Anne and George Bright
  • Charlie & Nicole Brock
  • Nina Brock
  • Susan and Paul Brock
  • Howard and Ann Brown
  • Lisa and Josh Brown
  • Alissa and Andrew Browning-Couch
  • Rebecca Bryan
  • Carol and Herb Burhenn
  • Janice Susan Burleson
  • Martha Butterfield
C
  • Elizabeth Caldwell-Cake & Benjamin Cake
  • Charlotte Caldwell
  • Mr. and Mrs. Hacker and Kitty Caldwell
  • Emily and Paul Campbell
  • Nelson D. Campbell
  • Woodson Carpenter
  • Ann & Charlie Casey
  • Nancy Casson
  • Valerie & William Chandler
  • Robert Childress
  • Alison and Bill Chimley
  • Kay and Charles Chitty
  • Linda Cioffi
  • Mary Beth and Tom Clark
  • Rebecca Clark
  • Karen Claypool
  • Geoffrey Climer and Melissa Lund
  • Amy and Jon Cohen
  • Jo Coke
  • Sara Connaughton
  • Chelsea Conrad
  • April Cook and Drew Comer
  • Natalie Cook
  • Eleanor and Melvin Cooper
  • Molly Copeland
  • Mitsy Costello
  • Mrs. Beverly Coulter
  • Mandy Cowley
  • Dr. Tonia Cox
  • Courtney Crittenden
  • Stefanie and Chip Crowe
  • Mrs. Sarah Culbertson
D
  • Katey Dailey
  • Patricia Daniel
  • Kristin and Gordon Davenport
  • Margha M. Davis
  • Rose Decosimo
  • Heather and Joe DeGaetano
  • Myranda DeMailly
  • Peggy Sue and David Denham
  • Lindsay Denmark
  • Stefanie deOlloqui
  • Yvonne and Bill Derrickson
  • Karen S. Diamond
  • Brooke Dillard
  • Carla Donina & Jerry Mitchell
  • Mark & Nancy Doyle
  • Megan Duggar
E
  • Marcy Eason
  • Austin Eddy
  • Wally and Shannon Edmondson
  • Mark & Ellen Elam
  • Hollie Elizondo
  • Bob and Shelly Elliott
  • Mr. & Mrs. John Elliott Jr.
  • Karen and Bob Elliott
  • Jane Elmore
  • Dr. John Nelson and Dr. Lori Emerson
  • Connelly P. Ensign
F
  • Ione and Jim Farrar
  • Sally and Buddy Faulkner
  • Angela Favaloro
  • Jeanette Fetter
  • Jeff Ficker
  • Rosie Fitzgerrel
  • Kitty Forbes
  • Charles & Suzanne Forlidas
  • Dale and Kaye Foust
  • Kate McCarry Frazier
  • Pat Fuller
G
  • Jade Gant
  • Kim Perry Gardner
  • Patricia Garrett
  • Norma Gault
  • Kimberly Gavin
  • Haley Gentner
  • Rebecca Gibson
  • Katherine Giles
  • Dr. and Mrs. Robert Giles, Jr.
  • Cheryl Graham
  • Liz and Frank Grant
  • Emily Green
  • Joen and Bob Grizzard
  • Daniel and Susanne Grooms
  • Pamela Guy
H
  • Marti H
  • Laura K Hagler
  • Emma Jane Haile
  • Mr. & Mrs. James M. Haley
  • Ouisi Hamilton
  • Jennifer Harper
  • Jeri Harrison
  • Joan Harrison
  • Kathleen Harrison
  • Olivia Harrison
  • Charles and Lina Robinson Hart
  • Stephanie Hays and Peter Woolcock
  • Patsy Hazlewood
  • Dawn Hendrix
  • Moggie and Jim Henry
  • Cheryl Herr
  • Brandon & Sara Herring
  • Teresa H. Hill
  • Lisa Hoffer
  • Terri and Craig Holley
  • Addison Holt
  • Lucretia Horner
  • Lisa M. Howick
  • Sarah Hubbard
  • Buckner Hughes
  • Deb Hulse
I
  • Deanne and Nelson Irvine
  • Mark Issenberg and Nona Martini
J
  • Carolyn Jackson
  • Katie Beth Jacobs
  • Emma Johnson
  • Nancy Jolley
  • Anne Jones
  • Joy W. Jones
  • Maeghan Jones and Kirk Zigler
K
  • Dr. Bruce Kaplan and Ann Law
  • Dr. Berneet Kaur
  • Sarina Keffer
  • Ann Keown
  • Melody Kernan
  • Mary and Bill Kilbride
  • Christina Kinzer
  • Pamela and Phil Kiper
  • Theresa J. Kitchell
  • Linda and Frank Knight
  • Debora Knopp
  • Darcy Knowles
  • Virginia Koebley
  • Lori Kyle
L
  • Angela Lambert
  • Peggy and Jim Laney
  • Jen LaRose
  • Carrie and Patrick Lawson
  • Alan and Alison Lebovitz
  • LTC(R) Lisa Lemza
  • Elizabeth Levine
  • MJ Levine
  • Karna and Lloyd Levitt
  • Sara Lewis
  • Lori and Larry Lively
M
  • Charles and Jan Marie Marlin
  • Pat and David Martin
  • Franklin & Tresa McCallie
  • Carolyn McConville
  • Georgia and John McCravey
  • Sandra McCrea
  • Laurie McGuire
  • Rebecca McIntire
  • Vickie McKenzie
  • Susy Meier
  • Mary Lou Miller
  • Allison and Kincaid Mills
  • Jennifer and Jay Mills
  • Olan and Norma Mills
  • Claire & Shannon Millsaps
  • Heather Mixon
  • Cannon and Rick Montague
  • Robbie Moore
  • Sarah G. Moore
  • Melissa Mortimer
  • Amy Mowbray
  • Shannon B. Mowrer
  • Jun Mu
N
  • Betty Anne Neal
  • Madison Neighbors
  • R. Nelson
  • Ashley and Nick Nichols
  • John and Laurel Niemeyer
  • Kathleen Nolte
O
  • Declan O'Connell
  • Margy D. Oehmig
  • Nahomi Ortiz
  • The Owen Family
P
  • Jennifer Panizza
  • Mr. Michael Panizza
  • Hayley Parman
  • Kathy and Bryan Patten
  • Julie Patthoff
  • Cynthia Patterson
  • Tonya Paul
  • Alex & Hope Cody Peppers
  • Reese Perretta
  • Emily and Jay Perry
  • Phil and Suzie Pollock
  • Deborah Poss
  • Judy Powell
  • Debbie Sue and Mark Przybysz
Q
  • Carol and Brian Quinn
R
  • Kim and Chris Radpour
  • Lucy Ratterman
  • Richard Reece II
  • Michael and Lisa Revenig
  • Cecilia Ridgeway & Rob Parker
  • Chelsea Risley
  • Pamela Rivers
  • Anne and Jack Robbins
  • Larimore B. and Marty B. Roberts
  • Janice Robertson
  • Kathleen and Fred Robinson
  • Morgen Rose
  • Laura Ross
  • Lori Ruderman
  • Michelle Ruest and Richard Gossett
  • Art Rymer
S
  • Judy Sachsman
  • Dave and Leah Salerno
  • Andrea and Thomas Sanders
  • David Saperstein
  • Elle Scarbrough
  • Jackie and Marty Scheinberg
  • Leah Schulson
  • Rachel and Henry Schulson
  • Pam Schweighart
  • Candy and Steve Scoggins
  • Erica Scoggins
  • Jamie Scott
  • Lynn Seeger
  • Judge Christie Sell
  • Sue and Charlie Senn
  • Jay Shaffer and Hope Flammer
  • Lisa Shander
  • Helen Burns Sharp
  • Alison Shaw
  • Reginald R. Sherrill, M.D.
  • Lavonda and Tim Shipley
  • Pete and Lisa Shivers
  • Ellen Simak
  • Sharon Simerville
  • Sujata Singh
  • Holly Sisson
  • Susan K. Smartt
  • Alice and Alfred Smith
  • Jennifer Smith
  • Marguerite & Alan Smith
  • Debra Socia
  • Paulo Hutson Solórzano
  • Lynna & John Standridge
  • Marian and Jim Steffner
  • Aggie and Andrew Stephenson
  • Rebecca Stimson and Thomas Jenkins
  • Claudia Stowe
  • Julie and Patrick Stowe
  • Erin Strazza & Connor Allison
  • Drs. Stuart and Amy Sullins
  • James Sutherland
T
  • Wallace Tallent
  • Holly Tarver
  • Denise and Mike Taylor
  • Roses Watson Taylor
  • Jerri Templer
  • Kathy & Frank Thaggard
  • Caroline Thomas
  • Michelle Thomas
  • Mrs. Susan R Thomas
  • Ramona Thompson
  • Dr. Edwin Thorpe & Sharon
  • Carol Torres
  • LeRoy J Tschetter
  • Kipton Tugman
  • Fay & Joseph Turner
  • Gretchen Turner
V
  • Lesley Van Duinen
  • Barbara and Alan Voss
  • Linda and Tom Voychehovski
W
  • Catherine Walldorf
  • Bill and Katie Warren
  • Jackie Watson
  • Vickie Webster
  • Flossie Weill
  • Susan White
  • Dr. Lea Anne Wiles
  • Nora H. Williams, M.D.
  • Heather Wilson
  • Joann & John Wilson
  • Trevor and Sara Wilson
  • Laura Witherspoon & Harold Head
  • Danielle Wolf
  • Margaret Wortham
  • Rachel and Hal Wright
Y
  • Pinky Young
Z
  • Kelly Zabroski

In Memory Of

  • Dava QuarlesFrom Dr. Lynn Adcock
  • Katherine Chitty KinlawFrom Nelson D. Campbell
  • Ruth HolmbergFrom Rose Decosimo
  • Jared GantFrom Jade Gant
  • Ruth Bader GinsburgFrom Anonymous
  • Ruth HolmbergFrom Charles & Jan Marie Marlin
  • Constance Nash ParkerFrom Rob Parker
  • BethFrom Debra Socia

In Honor Of

  • Ann KeownFrom Cyndi Allen
  • Jaime BarbeauldFrom Paige Barbeauld
  • Courtney Crittenden & Joe TurnerFrom Janice Susan Burleson
  • bell hooksFrom Woodson Carpenter
  • Chuck ChittyFrom Kay Chitty
  • Dr. Sarah McKenzie & FamilyFrom Mrs. Beverly Coulter
  • Cathy BoettnerFrom Stefanie Crowe
  • Nancy Belin & Lucie DeGaetanoFrom Heather DeGaetano
  • Mandy CowleyFrom Heather DeGaetano
  • The dedicated ASAC teamFrom Stefanie deOlloqui
  • Rachel SchulsonFrom Karen Diamond
  • Sara P & Sara HFrom Marcy Eason
  • Pat DanielFrom Connelly P. Ensign
  • Rebecca Au-MullaneyFrom Jeff Ficker
  • Rachel SchulsonFrom Ms. Hope Maynard Flammer
  • Rose DallimoreFrom Kitty Forbes
  • Michael HarrisonFrom Joan Harrison
  • Linda RudderFrom Brandon Herring
  • Lexi and LucyFrom Lisa M. Howick
  • Taylor UrenFrom Anonymous
  • Kelsi, Laurel, Collier, & TulliaFrom Virginia Koebley
  • Kayla GraysonFrom Good Sister Studio
  • Nancy Otis DoyleFrom Jennifer Panizza
  • Nancy Otis DoyleFrom Michael Panizza
  • Dr. Bruce PerryFrom Emily Perry
  • Iris and Lee AbelsonFrom Richard Reece II
  • Mandy CowleyFrom Cecilia Ridgeway
  • Dana BanksFrom Lori Ruderman
  • Mandy Cowley and her dedicated staff, and Board member Barbara KennedyFrom Rachel Schulson
  • Kelly CostelloFrom Anonymous
  • Kathy ThaggardFrom Holly Tarver
  • Viston Taylor III and Josh ColmoreFrom Roses Watson Taylor
  • Claudia Swafford and Lissa HewgleyFrom Mrs. Susan R Thomas
  • Patricia DanielFrom LeRoy J Tschetter
  • Grace Morgan-RiddellFrom Nora H. Williams, M.D.
A Step Ahead Chattanooga

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