Seeding Change Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic is proud to present this annual report of our 2023-24 fiscal year and a season of change, growth, and expanded reproductive health services for the Kenai Peninsula. See how your support impacts our work in the community! (For a copy of our FY2024 Report, please contact [email protected].) If…
KBFPC is in your area! Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic provides essential sexual & reproductive healthcare twice per month in the Central Peninsula’s Kenai/Soldotna area. Along with comprehensive services in our Homer flagship clinic, and telehealth options available for anyone in the area, KBFPC providers regularly travel to see clients in Kenai at the Kenai…
The experience of getting an IUD is different for every body, and is sometimes different from one time to the next. What is it? An IUD (intrauterine device) is a very popular, long-acting, and reversible method of contraception with a small “T” of plastic placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy for up to 3-12…
Syphilis is on the rise in Alaska and poses a very serious health danger. Syphilis is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI, or STD) that can cause harmful complications or death if left untreated. You can have syphilis and not know it Anyone can pass it on, even to your unborn baby It is preventable,…
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills Available Soon Opill* is the first daily birth control pill that has been approved by the FDA for over-the-counter access, and will soon be available in the U.S. – meaning you don’t need a medical appointment or prescription to get it! You should be able to buy it right off the…
Forty Years Strong Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic is proud to present this annual report of our 2022-23 fiscal year and a look back at an incredible 40 years serving our community. See how your support impacts our services! (For a copy of our FY2023 Report, please contact [email protected].)
KBFPC was recently invited by the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) to participate in a case study on Pop-Up Clinics. Our agency’s hard-won experience building a flexible and hybrid sexual & reproductive healthcare program in diverse areas of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula offered unique insights on alternative models of care, and contributed to…
FROM KBFPC’S April 2023 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, Did you know that KBFPC is celebrating a major anniversary this year? For 40 years, our agency has been supporting reproductive health care and education on the Kenai Peninsula; breaking down the barriers that prevent you or your neighbors from not just surviving but thriving. For you, that…
FROM KBFPC’S JANUARY 2023 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, January has been full of new starts, colds and coughs, and just enough snow. This very full newsletter is sneaking into your inbox before the last day of the month because the new year has been busy here at KBFPC with the next stage of our Remote Services…
KBFPC is sharing a series of informational posts about methods of contraception offered at the clinic! We hope to broaden people’s understanding of the variety of birth control methods available, the efficacy and reasons for selecting a certain method, and the associated costs so clients can make the choice that’s best for them and their…