News & Events

peer educators at the REC Room

Winter at the REC Room

February 11, 2022

In February and March, KBFPC’s peer educators and REC Room staff will be teaching our evidence-based sexual health curriculum to 9th graders at Homer High School and 7th and 8th graders at Homer Middle School. Want to join the Peer Ed team? We are currently hiring another peer educator. If you know a Homer area…

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Senator Murkowski

January 31, 2022

The first month of the new year was punctuated by a visit from Senator Lisa Murkowski and some of her staff, including Jane Conway a previous KBFPC board member. A strong supporter of Title X, Murkowski toured the clinic and REC Room to learn about our work providing reproductive and sexual healthcare and education for adults…

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Clare Wheeler

Farewell Clare

January 28, 2022

This month we said farewell to a longstanding member of the KBFPC family: Clare Wheeler has worked at the clinic since 2013, playing a few different roles over the years. As our treasured Clinic Manager, she oversaw the huge effort in 2021 to radically re-engineer the program and expand access to essential sexual & reproductive…

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homeless connect announcement

2022 Homer Project Homeless Connect

January 21, 2022

Homer’s 2022 Project Homeless Connect is next week, and KBFPC and the REC Room will be there! This free community event for anyone currently homeless, at risk, or experiencing housing insecurity offers free supplies, medical care & information, and connection to resources. Next Wednesday, Jan 26 from 10:00-2:00 at two locations: the Anchor Point Food…

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KBFPC and the REC Room Giving Tuesday graphic

Giving Tuesday

November 30, 2021

3 Ways to Give. We at Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic and the REC Room have so much to be grateful for, most of all our community and people like you who believe in and bolster our work. For almost 40 years, we have provided equitable access to no- and low-cost evidence-based, reproductive and sexual healthcare and…

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photo of pink flag outside KBFPC in October

November Newsletter

November 8, 2021

From KBFPC’s November 2021 Community Newsletter Introduction from our new CEO Claudia Haines More news on the exciting Title X update Meet Carolyn Norton, our new Youth Program Manager Youth Speak Up – REC Room teens and staff speak at the KPBSD school board meeting about LGBTQ+ experiences Pink Flag Campaign – our gratitude to…

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graphic of the U.S. White House with "restoring and strengthening Title X"

Title X ‘Gag Rule’ Lifted

October 4, 2021

Refocus on Accessibility, Equity & Client-Centered Care Newsletter from the CEO… Dear Friends of KBFPC, As you know, our organization is currently the only Title X funded organization in Alaska. This federal funding supports clinics like ours that provide all people access to reproductive healthcare regardless of ability to pay. In 2019, the US Department…

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KBFPC's new CEO Claudia Haines in a red sweater

Leadership News

September 29, 2021

From KBFPC’s Board President Dear Extended KBFPC & REC Room Family, I’m Amy Woodruff, the Board President of Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic. I last wrote to you in April, as we prepared to search for the next leader of this organization that is so dear to my heart. After a nationwide search, all of…

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Join our Team

[position filled] Youth Program Manager

September 4, 2021

KBFPC’s R.E.C. Room (a youth Resource and Enrichment Co-op) is currently seeking applicants to join our dynamic and dedicated team in a leadership position. Are you passionate about teen education and youth resiliency? Do you want to make a difference in our community by providing a caring and nurturing place for young people? Do KBFPC’s…

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News from KBFPC – Expanding Clinic Hours & Services

August 6, 2021

Meet our new team! Over the past few months, we have been working hard to bring together an incredible team of healthcare providers and customer service professionals to expand our clinic’s services and hours. Please meet the new clinic team: Sonja Martin Young, APRN/CNM – Clinical Provider Dr. Robin Holmes, MD – Clinical Provider &…

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