About Us
About Us
Palouse Care Networks is a 501c3 faith- based non-profit in the state of Idaho and Washington, which also oversees the medical clinic WISH Medical Women’s Health. Community support ensures our ability to meet the needs of local women and men facing unexpected pregnancies. All our services are free and confidential and are offered without regard to age, race, income, nationality, religious affiliation, disability, or other arbitrary circumstances. We never provide, refer for, or recommend an abortion.
We are 100% funded through the generosity of individuals, businesses, and organizations in our community. All donations are tax-deductible.
Contact us to learn more about how to get involved, upcoming events, or become a monthly supporter.
History
Palouse Care Network, Inc. has its origins in the passion of our concerned community. Open Door Pregnancy Center located above Peck’s Shoe Clinic at 115 East Third Street in Moscow, Idaho was opened in 1982.
From September 1988 to October of 2000 Open Door Pregnancy Center was located at 312 S. Washington Street.
The organization incorporated in 1990, and in 1993 affiliated with the Christian Action Council, which later became Care Net, a national pregnancy help organization. The goal was to save the lives of unborn children threatened by abortion through meeting the needs of their mothers who were in a crisis pregnancy. The Center moved to 115 N Jackson Street and launched an abstinence program in 2000.
Open Door was renamed Care Net of the Palouse in 2001. At that time, we offered free self-administered pregnancy tests, peer counseling, infant clothing, furniture, and other practical resources.
We added a single parent support group in 2002 and a parent education incentive program in 2004. We also began to seek opportunities to bring healing to post abortive women.
WISH Medical, the medical arm of Care Net of the Palouse, was opened in 2006, offering pregnancy testing by medical professionals and limited obstetrical ultrasound services. Recognizing an increasing need for us to expand our free specialized medical service in order to impact the neighboring campus communities, WISH Medical began offering testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and diseases. This quickly allowed us to minister to many young men—and also increased the number of women we served with crisis pregnancies.
In 2009, Care Net of the Palouse launched a capital campaign to build a new building in our current location at 1515 West A St in Moscow, Idaho. Seeing the great need for more exam rooms and a better location, many local individuals, church congregations, and businesses donated. The building was completed in March of 2011, and we re-opened for business in April, 2011. Care Net of the Palouse became Palouse Care Network, Inc. in 2012.
After seeing the need for our services to be more accessible to those on the WSU campus and in the Pullman community, we opened a second location at 1540 NE Stadium Way in Pullman, WA in 2022, thanks again to the generosity of our community.
In 2023, the medical branch of Palouse Care Network, Inc. rebranded as WISH Medical Women’s Health. This has allowed us to focus our efforts on the young women in our community facing unplanned pregnancies and other reproductive health concerns.
In 2024, we launched our mobile medical clinic ministry to reach even more women where they are. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are able to provide pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, and STI screening outside abortion facilities, on college campuses, and many other places where women need us most.
Today, staffed by a deeply committed group of professionals and volunteers, we work devotedly to offer medical, spiritual, and practical care to every client. We are called to serve the needs of the vulnerable on the Palouse, bringing them our message of life, health, and hope. It is our intention to answer God’s call, seeking His wisdom for continued growth and outreach.
