The Family Planning Council of Iowa (FPCI) is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1980 to ensure the availability of reproductive health care to Iowans. The Council is governed by a Board of Directors made up of volunteers drawn from all over Iowa.

FPCI administers the national family planning program known as Title X (ten) from an administrative office in Des Moines. The staff consists of caring professionals who oversee the Council's projects and services.

Mission

The purpose of Family Planning Council of Iowa is to provide quality reproductive health care and family planning services to all people in Iowa who desire such services.

Achieving Our Mission
We achieve our mission through a variety of ways. The principal means is through the use of Title X (ten) family planning funds from the federal government to provide family planning services in Iowa and we subcontract with nine delegate agencies to provide family planning services to low-income people in local communities.

Vision Statement

We envision an Iowa where sexual health results from responsible decision-making and access to care.

We accomplish this vision through:

• Building a positive community climate toward family planning, including adequate funding, with services included in managed care plans as essential community health services.
• Encouraging an internalized understanding and appreciation of sexual health, with informed decisions on reproductive health care.
• Encouraging family planning and education as effective ways to break the cycle of unintended pregnancy, infant mortality, child abuse and neglect.
• Encouraging healthy sexual relationships by preventing and treating sexually transmitted diseases and their health consequences.

What else does FPCI do?

In addition to overseeing the Title X (ten) program, FPCI has an overall vision of what family planning services are needed for low income Iowans and to work to accomplish that vision.

Family Planning means more than just providing women with education, examinations and birth control supplies. An increased focus on male involvement has led FPCI to receive special funding to establish a Male Responsibility Project in Polk County. FPCI also provides training and education conferences and workshops to family planning professionals.

We also produce publications such as:

• Facts about Birth Control
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Young Fathers, Your Rights and Responsibilities
• Movie Talk
• Avoiding the Big "Uh-oh!" Guys Do Make a Difference in Family Planning
• The Gift No Man Wants to Get...or Give: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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