ENLC opened its doors to at-risk pregnant women in the Five Oaks neighborhood of Dayton, where it continued as an all-volunteer organization until 1994.

The organization moved its Women’s Center next door to the abortion clinic on North Main Street in Dayton. This center had medical service capabilities including ultrasound.

ENLC opened Holy Family Prenatal Care (HFPC) serving low-income (Medicaid eligible) patients with quality medical prenatal care and social service support.

The organization moved the Women’s Center, HFPC and ENLC Administrative Offices to 359 Forest Avenue, Dayton next door to Grandview Hospital.

Two independent pregnancy resource centers in Kettering and Lebanon merged with Elizabeth’s New Life Center, expanding services to Warren County.

ENLC was awarded a three-year federal abstinence education grant (SPRANS) which was renewed in 2005.

ENLC opened Women’s Center-Wright State Area in response to the nearby chemical abortion clinic.

Pregnancy Resource Center in Sidney, which opened in 1982, merged with ENLC to form Women’s Center-Sidney.

ENLC was awarded a five-year grant for Marriage Works! Ohio as part of the Healthy Marriage Federal Initiative.

Upon the closing of the chemical abortion clinic, Women’s Center-Wright State Area moved to East Dayton and was named Women’s Center-East.

A five-year federal abstinence education grant (CBAE) was awarded to Elizabeth’s New Life Center.

Women’s Center-Sharonville was opened across the street from a newly relocated abortion clinic.

ENLC was awarded a federal grant to promote healthy marriage for a four years. (This included Go4theGold in schools.)

A three-year federal grant to provide healthy relationship education was awarded to
ENLC and was renewed for another three years in 2019. Funding ended in September
2022.

Women’s Center-Lebanon moved to a new location (736 Columbus Ave, Ste A) with greatly improved visibility.

ENLC opened a seventh pregnancy center, Women’s Center-Forest Park, sharing space with Healthy Beginnings, a Christian prenatal care provider.

After the abortion clinic closed in Sharonville, we closed WC-Sharonville and began operations 5-days/week at Women’s Center-Forest Park.

ENLC opened Women’s Center-N. Dixie in North Dayton which is known for both its poor neighborhoods and large Section 8 housing.

During Covid-19 lockdowns, we maintained serving women, as we were considered an essential service.

ENLC opened its eighth pregnancy center, Women’s Center-Mt. Healthy, in a low-income neighborhood in Cincinnati with a high abortion rate.

ENLC opened its ninth pregnancy center, Women’s Center-Western Hills in a Cincinnati Neighborhood in/near high abortion zip codes.

The Marriage Works! Ohio department moved into its own space at 4945 Riverton Dr.

The Dayton Boutique moved from Five Oaks Avenue to inside our building at 359 Forest Avenue.