FAMILY PLANNING COUNCIL OF IOWA

THE FAMILY PLANNING COUNCIL OF IOWA IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING 55 OF IOWA'S 99 COUNTIES, WITH A MISSION OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO QUALITY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO ALL PEOPLE. FPCI HAS A PROVIDER NETWORK OF 9 SUBCONTRACTORS AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH 15 CLINIC SITES ACROSS THE STATE TO ENSURE PATIENTS RECEIVE THE VOLUNTARY, CONFIDENTIAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES THEY WANT AND NEED. THROUGH THE DELEGATION OF FEDERAL TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING FUNDING, THE CLINICS FPCI PARTNERS WITH PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES. FPCI IS COMMITTED TO HELPING ALL PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR REPRODUCTIVE GOALS BY ALLOWING THEM TO CONTROL IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME PREGNANT. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, FPCI FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT, IN ADDITION TO CLINICAL SERVICES. TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AS PART OF AN OVERALL HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION STRATEGY, FPCI WORKS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN MEANINGFUL AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE STATE. FPCI PARTICIPATES IN LOCAL EVENTS AND CONFERENCES TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, FPCI COLLABORATES WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SHARE RESOURCES AND EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THEIR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING CONTRACEPTION, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. WHILE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR HEALTH OUTCOMES, THEY ALSO LEAD TO BROADER FINANCIAL BENEFITS. IN 2023, FPCI'S NETWORK SPENDING $3.89 MILLION ON FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES RESULTED IN $24.2 MILLION IN NET SAVINGS. IN 2024, FPCI'S NETWORK SPENT $3.99 MILLION ON FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, WHICH RESULTED IN $24.87 MILLION IN NET SAVINGS. ABOUT 21,500 IOWANS RECEIVED TITLE X-FUNDED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES THROUGH FPCI'S CLINIC SITES IN 2024. THESE SERVICES PREVENTED 3,920 UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES, 1,330 ABORTIONS, 750 MISCARRIAGES, AND NEARLY 400 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, MORE THAN 1,700 PAP TESTS AND MORE THAN 28,600 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION TESTS WERE COMPLETED. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ALL PEOPLE WHO DESIRE THEM REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. 82% OF THOSE SERVED HAD HOUSEHOLD INCOMES BELOW 250% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE; 55% HAD INCOMES BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE.