The Women’s Health and Education Fund is a local, all-volunteer organization formed in 1989 that raises money for low-income Rhode Island women who cannot afford an abortion or contraception.  They have been funding women since 1989, and since then, they have provided financial support to more than 4,000 Rhode Island women who otherwise would not have been able to access the reproductive health care of their choice.

Since 1989, the Women's Health and Education Fund has helped over 4,000 Rhode Island Women receive abortion care and contraceptives that they would otherwise not have been able to afford.

In addition to abortion funding, WHEF started the Contraception Access Program to provide money directly to family planning clinics so that they can help them meet the needs of low-income uninsured women seeking contraceptive care.  This program helps over 500 women get contraception each year. Furthermore, as a result of the advocacy work that WHEF and other reproductive health groups have done, Rhode Island's Prescription Equity Act now requires health insurers to include contraception as part of their coverage.

For abortion Funds, raising money is half the battle, because they can’t help women unless they have something to give.  Donating to your local abortion Fund means giving a woman the resources she needs to make the choice that is right for her.

Click here to give to the Women's Health and Education Fund and start making a difference in your community today. To sign up to volunteer, attend an event, or join the Fund's mailing list, click here.