Ask anyone and they will tell you that Teri has a way with words. Love pours out of her when she speaks to the women we work with and they begin to feel hope. She has a gift to turn women away from abortion and it is truly amazing to watch! Her longing for Christ coupled with her genuine love for these women drove Teri to begin her work with pregnant moms.
When her daughter was born, Teri started to pray at the Cherry Hill Women’s Center. During this time she found Monsignor Philip Reilly, the founder of The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, based out of Brooklyn, N.Y. Teri and a few others went to visit him in Brooklyn and decided to bring his philosophy back to the clinic here. She created the local Helpers of God’s Precious Infants and the “turnarounds” soon began. Mothers and babies were being saved! Teri has been faithfully praying for and serving women in this region for many years and has seen hundreds of children’s lives spared by God’s grace.
Teri has taught us much about reaching out to women in crisis. She has since moved on to other endeavors and we will miss her a great deal.
Claire’s passion for the unborn began many years ago. During high school she coordinated fundraisers for a crisis pregnancy center in Northern New Jersey. Her wish to see women reject abortion continued to fuel her well into adulthood. In her early married life she volunteered for Birthright International and worked with women who were abortion minded.When all her children were in school full time, she read in the church bulletin an invitation to go out to the Cherry Hill Women’s Center to pray and shortly after she was asked to lead the local 40 Days for Life campaign. She spearheads that campaign locally and encourages others to get involved.
She is a member of New Jersey Right to Life and the Burlington County Diocesan Respect Life Committee, but what she enjoys most is working directly with women and their families to help them to choose life.
She holds an MBA in marketing and has a desire to use those skills to market adoption as a positive alternative to abortion. Claire is married to Peter and they have five children: Grace, Luke, Stephen, Carola and Marian. They have lived in the area for many years and currently reside in Moorestown.
This former Camden parole officer is the backbone of The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, NJ. Our main goal is to create a culture of life and family and one vital way of doing this is by helping the women to gain independence. Mary Anne interviews the moms as soon as they turn around and is able to determine what they need. She seamlessly works her way through the social services system and assists them and their significant others in obtaining birth certificates, Social Security cards and the other ID they need to obtain government assistance and to find work and stable living situations. She has experience with drug and alcohol counseling and directs women to programs they may need.
She also knows her way around the court room and helps our moms to navigate this often confusing and discouraging reality. She selflessly gives her resources and time to help further the lives of the women we serve.
Mary Anne is married to Jerry and they have four children: Kelly, Amanda, Jerry and Brandon. Mary Anne’s great grandparents came from England to Moorestown and her family has resided here ever since.