Shoals Sav-A-Life

12/25/2025

Wishing you a Merry Christmas from your friends at Shoals Sav-A-Life!

12/19/2025

We hope you and your family enjoy precious rest in the Lord this holiday season!

12/10/2025

UPDATE: All items pictured have been claimed. Thank you for sharing!

We have the following formula and baby food expiring soon. FREE! Please come by our office for pickup or call 256-740-0640 with any questions.

Enfamil NeuroPro
Baby Cereal: Oatmeal, Rice
Ge**er: Sweet Potato Corn, Vegetable Chicken
Beech Nut: Chicken, Beef

12/08/2025

12/02/2025

What is Shoals Sav-A-Life? What is Giving Tuesday?

Giving Tuesday is all about unleashing generosity to transform communities—and we've witnessed this at Shoals Sav-A-Life. Your support has transformed lives and brightened our community!

For anyone who may be new to us, or unsure of what we do, we’d love to reintroduce ourselves!

Shoals Sav-A-Life is a 501(c)(3) non-denominational ministry, established in 1994 to serve Franklin, Lauderdale, and Colbert Counties (and beyond). Our mission is:
“To promote the sanctity of life by sharing God’s love through evangelism, education, and support of people before, during, and after a crisis pregnancy.”

We offer free services to any woman—whether she is facing a crisis or not—including:
❤ Pregnancy tests
❤ STI tests
❤ Ultrasounds
❤ Parenting classes
❤ Material support

We welcome you if you or anyone you know could benefit from these services!

So far this year:
456 clients have been served (ages 15–42)
344 received a free pregnancy test
89 participated in at least one parenting class

It costs us roughly $400 for one client to receive our full program—from the initial pregnancy/STI test to completing five parenting classes, where she earns essential maternity and baby items including a new car seat (valued at $109.48).
With 89 people in classes this year, our Giving Tuesday goal is $35,600. This goal will also help us plan for the future and better meet the needs of our community.

We currently operate with a team of 5 staff members and 8 regular volunteers, working together to "love our girls and their babies" with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Ways You Can Help
🙏 Pray for this ministry
🤰 Sponsor a mom with a one-time $400 gift (or $34/month)
🚗 Give $110 to provide a car seat
🫶 Give $25 to cover the cost of a client's initial appointment (pregnancy test, STI test, positive/negative pack, overhead costs).
👶 Donate new or used baby/maternity items (Walmart registry for example items in comments).
✨Share or comment on this post! If 356 people gave $100, we'd meet our goal in no time.

Please reach out with any questions! Giving link in comments 💕

12/01/2025

Calling all Federal employees and retirees!
Planning to give through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) this Giving Tuesday?

It’s quick and easy to make an impact: simply visit GiveCFC.org and click the Donate button to get started.
If you’d like to support our mission at Shoals Sav-A-Life, be sure to use our CFC code: #13489.

Thank you for helping us make a difference! 💙

11/29/2025

November is National Adoption Awareness Month 💛
Please enjoy this sweet video made by our newest and youngest volunteer, Laurie Paige, celebrating her sisters’ adoptions!

11/26/2025

Recently, I was teaching my 4-year-old son (whose Christmas wishlist has gotten a little out of hand) that "thankfulness is linked to happiness, and happiness is linked to giving." I told him that even if he had all the toys in the world, he still wouldn't be happy if he wasn't thankful.

His response?
"I'm not thankful for any of my old toys!"
And I knew my work as his mom was cut out for me!

Later that day, as frustrations piled up and complaints filled my mind, I realized I needed to listen to my own words. Scripture aligns with science here. Philippians 4:6-7 speaks to praying with thanksgiving, and the peace of God will guard our hearts. Acts 20:35 tells us, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Psychologists have found that both gratitude and generosity stimulate the production of serotonin and dopamine in our brains, which boosts our mood and reduces stress.

So the lesson for the 4-year-old applies to the 31-year-old too: if you're feeling sad or mad, pause and thank God for something—or give a gift to someone else!

Thanksgiving and Christmas are wonderful reminders of this truth. Only God can bring us to a state of being so joyful that it overflows to gratitude and cheerful giving.

*The Shoals Sav-A-Life staff is constantly blown away by this joy and generosity from our volunteers and donors.*

Thank YOU! We hope you have a joyful Thanksgiving!!

11/20/2025

About once a month, our day is brightened by the kindness of Mr. John Crandall! Since 2020, he has faithfully dropped off a box of gloves for our center. These gloves are used every week for pregnancy tests, STI testing, and ultrasounds. This small act has been an essential supply that keeps our services running smoothly and has saved us valuable time and hundreds of dollars over the years! Mr. Crandall first heard about Shoals Sav-A-Life through his church family at Cliff Haven Church.

What a wonderful picture of God using a small "yes" to unite us and make a big impact! No "yes" is too small in God's kingdom! Which reminds us of Proverbs 16:3, "Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed."

11/13/2025

🍭Got Leftover Halloween Candy?

Good morning! We’re putting together outreach goodie bags and could use a little help to finish them off. If you have any leftover Halloween candy you’d like to donate, we’d love to take it off your hands!

We need about 150 pieces total.

📍 Drop-off: 2201 Cloyd Blvd. Florence, AL 35630
🕓 Office Hours: Monday–Thursday, 8 AM–4 PM

Thank you for helping us share a little sweetness with our community! 🍬

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