Clupper said it has been fulfilling to help young parents connect and create community.
"This is for women through pregnancy, during delivery and after parenting," Clupper said. "In
our childbirth classes, I'm passionate about making sure women and their partners know that
this is not a mystery, that they have a say in their child's birth. Nothing is right or wrong,
nothing is good or bad. We help them understand the situation and what to consider as they
prepare for birth."
Little Sparrow also offers online classes using a curriculum called BrightCourse. The wide variety
of classes feature courses in everything from the first trimester of pregnancy and potty training
your toddler to fatherhood lessons and infant loss healing.
The Little Sparrow Baby Boutique also is proving popular.
"We offer a 'Learn to Earn' program at Little Sparrow," Beck said. "Parents can take classes and
earn points that can be used to shop for 'free' in our baby boutique. New skills and knowledge
can be added to the parents' toolbelt. Afterward, they can pick up necessary items such as
breast pumps, diapers, clothing, etc., from our boutique."
Since little Auggie Johnson's birth in February, Emily Johnson said she has already been back to
Little Sparrow – and the baby boutique. Little Sparrow, she said, is where she has found her
community.
"I started with the childbirth class and then took the breastfeeding class with Melanee, and I've
met with Melanee five or six times for breastfeeding support," Johnson said. "I have gone back
to Little Sparrow, five or six times, for the support and the boutique.
"It's called a pregnancy center, but to me it's a lifeline."
