Responsible Choices since 1938
In 1938 a group of twelve women met in the home of Mrs. John Abe March, Jr. to organize a birth control clinic in San Angelo, TX. These women were Mrs. Louis Gyer, Mrs. W.A. Guthrie, Mrs. N.D. Blackstone, Mrs. Claude Aikman, Mrs. Clair Johnson, Mrs. C.C. McBurnett, Mrs. Scot Snodgrass, Mrs. Dwight L. Hunter, Mrs. C.W. Meadows, Jr., Mrs. C.T. Lake, and Mrs. Joe Funk. The clinic was named Mothers Health Center of San Angelo and opened for business on November 22, 1938 at 106 East Concho in the Richardson Building. San Angelo was, at that time, the third community in Texas to have a birth control clinic. The Midland Family Planning Clinic began as an educational service in Midland, TX in 1964 with a small group of volunteers who believed that family planning was an acutely needed health and social service. The group's immediate goal was to help prevent unwanted pregnancies by providing educational lectures on contraception. The group operated on a very limited budget with donations from private individuals. A pharmaceutical firm donated the agency's first clinical supplies--a case of contraceptive foam. The initial educational sessions were held in Casa de Amigos in Midland. The first medical clinic opened at 1109 E. Parker in February, 1966; this opening was made possible by a $500 donation from Mrs. John Redfern of Midland. Midland Family Planning Clinic became an affiliate of Planned Parenthood Federation of America prior to its first offering of medical services at the Parker Street Clinic. With this affiliation, Midland Family Planning became Permian Basin Planned Parenthood. This affiliation provided us with vital medical standards and procedures, informational and educational workshops and materials, legal advice, public affairs information, and other services as needed.
In 1967, Planned Parenthood Association of Ector County opened to provide family planning services to Ector County residents. In 1970, Permian Basin Planned Parenthood, Inc. merged with Planned Parenthood Association of Ector County. Both boards of directors believed that more could be accomplished by combining resources. At this time the board members applied for and received a Family Planning Grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity. Those members who served on the committee to see the first federal grant were Mike Earney, Harry Baldwin, Bob Griffith, David Uechi, Patsy Berry, Betty Byerley, Tita Kaspar, and Martha Ellingwood. The organizational plan under the grant designated Permian Basin Planned Parenthood a seventeen county service area then known as State Planning Region 9. The expansion of services to the 17 county area required that a central executive office be established. The first executive office was located at the American Bank in Odessa. In 1978, the executive offices moved from the American Bank to 1169 E 42nd Street in Odessa. Dr Keith Oehlschlager, Permian Basin Planned Parenthood's Medical Director at the time, generously donated the office space on East 42nd Street.
In 1978, the city of Odessa had the foresight to realize the importance of family planning services to Ector County residents. The city invited Permian Basin Planned Parenthood to house its Odessa Clinic and its executive office in the city developed Barbara Johnson Human Resource Center which was constructed with Community Development Funds. The Barbara Johnson Human Resource Center is a complex of social service agencies which currently includes the Headstart Program, YMCA Southside Childcare, Interfaith Service Council and Harmony Home, an abused children's center. In October of 1978, Permian Basin Planned Parenthood moved its Odessa Clinic to this center at 910 B South Grant and in February 1979 the executive office moved to these fine facilities on South Grant. During the summer of 1982, Permian Basin Planned Parenthood changed its name to Planned Parenthood of the Permian Basin, Inc.
In June 1987, Planned Parenthood of the Permian Basin entered into a management agreement with Planned Parenthood of the Concho Valley in San Angelo, because the affiliate was without an executive director. After months of discussion, both boards of directors voted to merge into one Planned Parenthood. On February 5, 1988, Planned Parenthood Federation of America's ADE committee voted affirmatively on Planned Parenthood of the Permian Basin's and Planned Parenthood of the Concho Valley's request that the merged affiliated be named Planned Parenthood of West Texas, Inc. The two affiliates merged formally on April 1, 1988. In the fall of 2000, PPWT opened a new center in Abilene. A group of outstanding supporters were driven by the mission of Planned Parenthood to provide family planning in Taylor County. These supporters include Marilyn Gullett, Portia Moore, Dr. Peter Norton, Maxine Perini, Dian Ruud, and Patty Taliaferro.
Covering 50 counties in West Texas. . .
PPWT acquired 14 more turf counties in August 1998, making our service area 44 counties. In 2000, we acquired six more counties. We now cover 50 counties.
As of June 2002, Planned Parenthood of West Texas, inc. has 4 clinic sites throughout the area and has established itself as a quality provider of reproductive health services. Clinic sites have spread throughout the 50 county area in the following succession:
1966 Midland
1967 Odessa
1972 Pecos-closed 1995
1972 McCamey-closed 1981
1972 Fort Stockton-closed 1986
1974 Big Spring-closed 1997
1974 Monahans-closed 1995
1975 Andrews-closed 1983
1975 Stanton-closed 1979
1977 Seminole-closed 1979
1978 Wink-closed 1981
1980 Lamesa-closed 1994
1987 North Odessa-closed 1998
1988 San Angelo merger (clinic opened in 1938)
1990 Re-opened Andrews-closed 1992
2000-Abilene
As Planned Parenthood of West Texas, Inc. has grown, its patient load has expanded from approximately 600 patients in 1970 to approximately 16,000 in 2008.
In 1938 a group of twelve women met in the home of Mrs. John Abe March, Jr. to organize a birth control clinic in San Angelo, TX. These women were Mrs. Louis Gyer, Mrs. W.A. Guthrie, Mrs. N.D. Blackstone, Mrs. Claude Aikman, Mrs. Clair Johnson, Mrs. C.C. McBurnett, Mrs. Scot Snodgrass, Mrs. Dwight L. Hunter, Mrs. C.W. Meadows, Jr., Mrs. C.T. Lake, and Mrs. Joe Funk. The clinic was named Mothers Health Center of San Angelo and opened for business on November 22, 1938 at 106 East Concho in the Richardson Building. San Angelo was, at that time, the third community in Texas to have a birth control clinic. The Midland Family Planning Clinic began as an educational service in Midland, TX in 1964 with a small group of volunteers who believed that family planning was an acutely needed health and social service. The group's immediate goal was to help prevent unwanted pregnancies by providing educational lectures on contraception. The group operated on a very limited budget with donations from private individuals. A pharmaceutical firm donated the agency's first clinical supplies--a case of contraceptive foam. The initial educational sessions were held in Casa de Amigos in Midland. The first medical clinic opened at 1109 E. Parker in February, 1966; this opening was made possible by a $500 donation from Mrs. John Redfern of Midland. Midland Family Planning Clinic became an affiliate of Planned Parenthood Federation of America prior to its first offering of medical services at the Parker Street Clinic. With this affiliation, Midland Family Planning became Permian Basin Planned Parenthood. This affiliation provided us with vital medical standards and procedures, informational and educational workshops and materials, legal advice, public affairs information, and other services as needed.
In 1967, Planned Parenthood Association of Ector County opened to provide family planning services to Ector County residents. In 1970, Permian Basin Planned Parenthood, Inc. merged with Planned Parenthood Association of Ector County. Both boards of directors believed that more could be accomplished by combining resources. At this time the board members applied for and received a Family Planning Grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity. Those members who served on the committee to see the first federal grant were Mike Earney, Harry Baldwin, Bob Griffith, David Uechi, Patsy Berry, Betty Byerley, Tita Kaspar, and Martha Ellingwood. The organizational plan under the grant designated Permian Basin Planned Parenthood a seventeen county service area then known as State Planning Region 9. The expansion of services to the 17 county area required that a central executive office be established. The first executive office was located at the American Bank in Odessa. In 1978, the executive offices moved from the American Bank to 1169 E 42nd Street in Odessa. Dr Keith Oehlschlager, Permian Basin Planned Parenthood's Medical Director at the time, generously donated the office space on East 42nd Street.
In 1978, the city of Odessa had the foresight to realize the importance of family planning services to Ector County residents. The city invited Permian Basin Planned Parenthood to house its Odessa Clinic and its executive office in the city developed Barbara Johnson Human Resource Center which was constructed with Community Development Funds. The Barbara Johnson Human Resource Center is a complex of social service agencies which currently includes the Headstart Program, YMCA Southside Childcare, Interfaith Service Council and Harmony Home, an abused children's center. In October of 1978, Permian Basin Planned Parenthood moved its Odessa Clinic to this center at 910 B South Grant and in February 1979 the executive office moved to these fine facilities on South Grant. During the summer of 1982, Permian Basin Planned Parenthood changed its name to Planned Parenthood of the Permian Basin, Inc.
In June 1987, Planned Parenthood of the Permian Basin entered into a management agreement with Planned Parenthood of the Concho Valley in San Angelo, because the affiliate was without an executive director. After months of discussion, both boards of directors voted to merge into one Planned Parenthood. On February 5, 1988, Planned Parenthood Federation of America's ADE committee voted affirmatively on Planned Parenthood of the Permian Basin's and Planned Parenthood of the Concho Valley's request that the merged affiliated be named Planned Parenthood of West Texas, Inc. The two affiliates merged formally on April 1, 1988. In the fall of 2000, PPWT opened a new center in Abilene. A group of outstanding supporters were driven by the mission of Planned Parenthood to provide family planning in Taylor County. These supporters include Marilyn Gullett, Portia Moore, Dr. Peter Norton, Maxine Perini, Dian Ruud, and Patty Taliaferro.
Covering 50 counties in West Texas. . .
PPWT acquired 14 more turf counties in August 1998, making our service area 44 counties. In 2000, we acquired six more counties. We now cover 50 counties.
As of June 2002, Planned Parenthood of West Texas, inc. has 4 clinic sites throughout the area and has established itself as a quality provider of reproductive health services. Clinic sites have spread throughout the 50 county area in the following succession:
1966 Midland
1967 Odessa
1972 Pecos-closed 1995
1972 McCamey-closed 1981
1972 Fort Stockton-closed 1986
1974 Big Spring-closed 1997
1974 Monahans-closed 1995
1975 Andrews-closed 1983
1975 Stanton-closed 1979
1977 Seminole-closed 1979
1978 Wink-closed 1981
1980 Lamesa-closed 1994
1987 North Odessa-closed 1998
1988 San Angelo merger (clinic opened in 1938)
1990 Re-opened Andrews-closed 1992
2000-Abilene
As Planned Parenthood of West Texas, Inc. has grown, its patient load has expanded from approximately 600 patients in 1970 to approximately 16,000 in 2008.
