Care Close to Home
Building a Second Trimester Access Oasis in Rockford
Care Close to Home is a community-driven campaign to expand abortion care in Northern Illinois by bringing second trimester services to Rockford—the only clinic in the region. Today, many patients travel hours across state lines for care, facing delays, added costs, and unnecessary stress. This campaign raises the funds needed to introduce monthly physician-led clinic days, build sedation-supported services, and expand access to later gestational care. Every contribution directly supports clinic operations, staffing, and patient care—ensuring more people can receive compassionate, timely care close to home.
The Need
Right now, patients seeking care beyond 13.6 weeks must travel even farther—often 1–3+ hours to Chicago or across state lines—delaying care, increasing costs, and adding emotional and logistical burdens.
For patients coming from Wisconsin or Iowa, driving time quickly adds up, often requiring multiple trips. Many must arrange time off work, childcare, transportation, and lodging, creating barriers that can push care later or make it unattainable. Expanding local access is critical to ensuring timely, equitable care close to home.
Why it matters
Reduces long-distance travel and out-of-state referrals, especially for patients coming from Wisconsin and Iowa
Decreases delays in care by making services available earlier and closer to home
Lowers financial and logistical burdens, including time off work, childcare, transportation, and lodging
Keeps patients in their communities, connected to local support systems
Strengthens regional reproductive healthcare access, ensuring sustainable, compassionate care where it’s needed most
Our Vision
To become a regional hub for second trimester care in Northern Illinois, serving patients across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa. We are building a model where people can access safe, compassionate, and timely care—without having to travel hours or leave their communities.
By expanding local services, we reduce delays in care, lower travel and lodging costs, and ease the burden of arranging time off work, childcare, and transportation. This approach directly addresses the barriers patients face today, ensuring more people can receive care earlier, more safely, and with greater dignity.
By the End of this Year We Want
Bring a physician (MD) at least once per month
Expand services up to 17 weeks (and beyond)
Launch sedation-supported care
Build the clinical infrastructure needed for later care, including equipment, medications, and recovery capacity
Increase clinic days over time to meet growing regional demand
Create a sustainable model for ongoing MD coverage, reducing reliance on referrals to distant cities
Together, these efforts will allow us to provide timely, compassionate, and comprehensive care closer to home—reducing barriers and expanding access for the communities we serve.
What it takes
$75,000+
Final Goal
150 donors of $500+
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$2,200
Provides:
Monitoring equipment (to track vital signs and ensure patient safety)
Oxygen and delivery systems
Emergency medications and reversal agents
Basic sedation setup needed to safely support procedures
Impact:
Creates the foundation for safe, comfortable second trimester care—reducing pain, anxiety, and the need for patients to travel long distances for services not currently available locally. -
$5,200
Funds:
Physician (MD) providing procedural care
Clinical team support (CNM, clinic manager, patient coordination, recovery staff)
Medical supplies and procedure kits
Medications and recovery room support
Impact:
Provides a full day of second trimester care for ~8 patients, reducing delays and preventing the need for long-distance travel. Each clinic day brings timely, compassionate care closer to home for those who need it most. -
$15,600
Supports:
3 physician (MD) clinic days
Full clinical team (providers, coordination, recovery staff)
Medical supplies, medications, and recovery support
Impact:
Provides care for ~24 patients, significantly reducing delays and long-distance travel. Funding a quarter of care helps establish consistent, reliable access—bringing services closer to home for patients across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa. -
$75,000
Creates:
12 physician (MD) clinic days (1 per month)
Full clinical team support, supplies, and medications for each clinic
A sustainable model for ongoing second trimester care
Impact:
Provides care for ~100 patients, establishing consistent, reliable access throughout the year and reducing the need for referrals to distant cities.