How the Campaign Works

• You pledge an amount per picketer per month that you want to donate to Preterm and the number of months you want your pledge to run. We average about 70 picketers a month. You can set a maximum monthly amount.
  
  
• We keep track of the number of picketers and send you a bill at the end of each month of your pledge. You can pay by check or credit card.
  
  
• We display our own poster in front of Preterm to let our picketers know how much money their presence raised.
  
  
• We use your tax-deductible donations to provide Access Fund grants to women in need. In other words, rather than deter women from having abortions, the protestors actually help fund abortions for economically disadvantaged women!
  

Where Your Pledges Go

Your donations go into Preterm’s Access Fund to keep abortion accessible to low-income women. Last year we provided $75,000 in Access Fund grants to 615 women in desperate circumstances. Here are just two of their stories:

Moira, a pregnant 21-year-old mother of one, was making about $8 an hour at her job. It wasn’t enough to pay her rent and she faced eviction. She had just lost her public assistance because she missed three appointments with her caseworker when her car was repossessed. Her partner was in jail for beating her. We gave her a grant of $625 to cover her abortion services at Preterm.

Sasha had lost her job because she was so sick from her pregnancy. She was 26 years old and had four children. She suffered from mental illness. She was so desperate she tried to get rid of the pregnancy on her own. We gave her a grant of $555 so she could have safe, compassionate abortion care at Preterm.

How You Can Participate

To make a monthly pledge, simply complete the pledge form. If you prefer to print the form and mail it to us, click here. All donations are tax-deductible.

To make a one-time gift to the campaign, you can donate online through Network for Good, a secure website that processes donations for non-profit organizations. Just click on the Network for Good button below and follow the instructions. Please indicate that your gift is for our Pledge-A-Picketer campaign in the “Designation” section. If you prefer, you can mail your donation to Preterm, 12000 Shaker Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44120-1922.