Vitality Women's Clinic Offers Parenting Classes and Resource Shop

Our Daily Show Interview! Getting to Know Vitality: Stephanie Stupperich

GODFREY - Vitality Women’s Clinic will host their annual fundraising dinner next weekend, but their work continues all year long.

On Friday, April 10, 2026, community members can attend the banquet at Lewis and Clark Community College to raise money for Vitality. Executive Director Jackie Duty and Patient Services Coordinator Stephanie Stupperich shared that Vitality aims to help individuals experiencing unplanned pregnancies make the choice that is right for them.

“Fear of the unknown is for everyone, and pregnancy is that unknown. You don’t know what’s going to happen through that pregnancy. You don’t know what’s going to happen at the end,” Stupperich said. “That’s where we have resources for them. There’s a lot of resources out there for women that are pregnant, a lot more than there used to be. So that’s where we like to help guide them to find those resources.”

When a patient arrives at Vitality, Stupperich will act as their “advocate” and help them through the process of pregnancy and STI testing and an ultrasound.

Vitality does not perform or refer for abortions. As a pro-life clinic, they try to steer their patients away from abortion and encourage them to consider adoption or parenting. But Duty and Stupperich emphasized that they are not there to judge and they will support clients no matter what they choose to do.

In addition to her role as an advocate, Stupperich oversees the parenting classes at Vitality. She encourages all expectant parents to take the parenting class.

This weekly online class features a video and discussion. The class cycles through information about pregnancy, birth and newborns through the toddler stage, and parents can jump in whenever they’d like.

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“Our children are born without an instruction manual,” Stupperich said. “It gives us that instruction manual with the parenting classes.”

Those who attend the parenting classes receive points, which they can exchange for items at Vitality’s “beautiful” resource shop. From clothing to diapers to strollers, new and expectant parents can find most of the supplies they need in the shop.

Duty expressed her appreciation for Stupperich and the rest of the Vitality team. She believes the clinic’s work wouldn’t be possible without them and the community’s support. She invites the community to come out on April 10 to show that support and give toward the mission.

“I have such an incredible team that is so gifted at what they do,” she said. “We have a team of people that are running in the right lane. I just try to get out of their way and let them do what they're so good at doing.”

She added that most of the people at Vitality have lived experience. She hopes the organization can help individuals who need support through their pregnancy and after.

“There’s a group of people that are out there having the tough conversations and doing what we can to provide the need and have lived it,” she explained. “Everyone that’s involved has had some experience that showcases why we’re so passionate about the work we’re doing. It’s truly from a place of, I hear you, I get it, let me run alongside you, you’re not alone.”

For more information about Vitality Women’s Clinic, visit their official website. To reserve your spot for the annual dinner fundraiser on April 10, click here.

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