April 18, 2025 • 12 mins
Kevin talks with the Executive Director of Care Net Pregnancy Centers of Norther Kentucky Lyndi Zembrodt.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Eight thirty two in the morning, Kevin brdon in for
Brian Thomas fifty five KRC, the talk station. I want
to welcome to the program Lindy Zimbrotz. She is the
executive director of care Net Northern Kentucky and I had
an opportunity this past Monday to tour their cold Spring
facility and what a great organization. I'm glad that I've
(00:22):
found you over the years from a mutual friend of ours,
and I truly believe this is an organization is doing
great work in the area for anybody that is finding
what they refer to as a pregnancy or well anyway,
Letty you explain better than I do about your organization.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Well, we're a christ centered organization that meets people where
they are when they're facing pregnancy. We offer support before, during,
and after that unplanned pregnancy, and during that time we
uplift the sactity of human life. And we have three
centers in Northern Kentucky. We offer a pregnancy test, an ultrasound,
(01:10):
and then we provide any of the services that they
would need beyond that, such as parenting education classes, great
relationships classes, looking at adoption, or even helping them to plan,
you know, for the new for the new baby they
bring into into this world.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
And the thing is, and that is call it crisis
pregnancy centers. But this is when somebody is is pregnant
and there they are in a a I guess a
panic situation for lack of a better term. There aren't
(01:53):
the options for them. There are too many people that
want to push the one particular option, and that is abortion.
But they don't realize that how many people out their
care as you just described, all the services that you provide,
and how many things that you can do not only
through the pregnancy, but after the pregnancy and follow up
(02:15):
and making sure even to the extent of adoption and
so on. And the fact that some of these organizations,
like Planned Parenthood, they take people in the most vulnerable
period of time and just give them one option and
try to force something down their throat where years later
or months later, weeks later, they may say, what the
(02:36):
hell did I do? That was the worst decision I
ever made. And to take somebody who's vulnerable and prey
upon that vulnerability, I think, well, is criminal in my opinion.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Yes it is. And the fact that they don't help
and helping them pick the pieces up or provide healing
for that situation. They just deny that there would be
any emotional turmoil after choosing to end the life of
your own child. We do provide a post abortion healing
and we work with women who have you know, undergone
(03:11):
and experienced abortion and we help provide healing to them.
And we're very compassionate because we know many of these
women often find themselves they've had an abortion, now they
wish to carry a pregnancy, and when they begin to
look at the fetal development during their pregnancy, then they're hit,
(03:32):
you know, right in the face with the fact that
they've ended the life of their child because they did
not they weren't provided that information. So we're there to
offer them all of the information about their options. And
what we see is when we provide that information to them,
they will choose life ninety percent of the time.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Yes, and we need to take quick break here, but
I just do want to mention this is the fact
that you know, when somebody, you know, I don't I
don't know how somebody wouldn't have a situation that if
they end a pregnancy, that they know when the possible
due date was or at least approximately when they see newborns,
(04:17):
when they see a one year old, a two year old,
a three year old, four year old after their abortion,
how that can't affect them at some point in time,
whether it's immediate or whether it's down the road. There's
got to be some mental problems with that, or some
guilt or whatever. And the one thing I would stress
more than anything else is that anybody that has had
(04:39):
an abortion, if you are thinking in terms of this,
if you are being stressed by this, if you are
feeling depressed about this, speak to somebody. Go out find
the compassion and people like Carnet to speak to, because
they are not going to judge, they are there to help.
And of course my guest is Lindy zimbro She is
(05:00):
the executive director here in Northern Kentucky. We'll pick this
up on the other side of the break. I'm Kevin
Gordon in for Brian Thomas fifty five KR see the
talk station eight forty one in the morning. Kevin Gordon
in for Brian Thomas, fifty five krs the talk station,
speaking with her on the phone, and my guest, Lindy
(05:22):
Zembroch is Zembroch. She is executive director of Northern Kentucky
Cairnet and again during the facility there on Monday, was
a big pleasure learning about all the services that you provide.
And thanks for hanging with us. Certainly appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Thank you, Kevin.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
You've got a banquet coming up on May the eighth.
There's still some availability or open spots possible.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Yeah, we have a few spots. We're down to the
last minute planning, but if we have cancelations, we're able
to work people in. So someone's entertd in attending the banquet,
they just contact us online at CARNETNKY dot org and
they can submit, you know, a request. We have a
waiting list right now, but we have over eight hundred. Yeah,
(06:15):
we have over eight hundred guests that attend. It is
to sit down dinner. It is a fundraiser, and we
will be hearing from one of our clients that evening
that's experienced care Net who is now an employee at
care Net and works with us.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Very good.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Yeah, we're so glad to have her. She's bilingual and
she's able to help us with German, also Spanish. But
we're we're going to feature her because you know, she's
she's a single mom and she's experienced it on both
ends and now she's there to help other people. But
we do have some spots and this, like I said,
(06:55):
this is a fundraiser, and if you can't get in,
go to care nky dot org and help us with
some of the things on our wish list. All of
our programs are incentivized, so after someone makes a decision
to carry a pregnancy, and they weren't expecting, of course,
to carry a pregnancy, there's a lot of work that
(07:16):
needs to be done to help them be ready to
welcome a child into their home, everything from teaching them
about their pregnancy. For fathers, we also have a fatherhood program,
but we want to walk alongside of them. They're assigned
a mentor. It's a mentoring program and they earn items
as they go through the program. They'll earn diapers, they
(07:39):
are a safety item, which is a car seat in
a baby bed. So you know, these programs can be costly,
and what's really great is the community of people step
up because they want to see people succeed and overcome
and be able to provide for their children. And what
we do is try to help establish a family unit
(08:01):
that's very stable. And then from there, you know, we
help the workforce too, so you know, it's just a
win win for everyone. We don't want to see people
continue to be poverty stricken, so we're there to cheer
lead them for higher education, for trade school and just
(08:21):
you know, job placement. But we also we want to
be there to provide the nurturing and the bonding that
they need to learn how to initiate to the children.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Absolutely. Now, one of the things you mentioned when I
was there on Monday that you mentioned that you have
people that are fluent in Spanish and you said that
there is a need in your organization for people that
speak French that could possibly volunteer some time and volunteer.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
We actually have one paid position open to okay, who
are yeah for our French speaking We need some help
with some translation, and also you know, it's it's just
a great way to help the populations that we see
within a certainly certainly a call out to anybody that
(09:08):
has some time and that could possibly either volunteer or
looking for a paid position to do some of this translation,
because we certainly want to get that position filled.
Speaker 1 (09:16):
But if anybody is interested in donating or at least
learning about the organization and learning about what you do.
The website would be again.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Care net nky dot org.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
Yes, and I would encourage anybody that, at any stage,
if you have, if you have kids, learn about this organization.
Let your kids be familiar with this organization, because you
never know when you might need this organization. And it
certainly beats the alternative. And when you talk about I mean,
(09:52):
I just heard a comment the other day when they're
talking about this immigration and people being deported and so on,
somebody made the comment that, well, just think somebody that
was deported, that may be the person that becomes the
scientist that cures cancer or that has this. Oh really, well,
(10:12):
what about the number of children that have been aboarded
since nineteen seventy three? How about how many of those
were scientists and possibly could have been productive. How many
of them would have been productive members of society. So
I don't want you know, it's just ah, all this stuff,
and I just it just infuriates me.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Well, we know that through our ultrasound program, we know
that we've been able to rescue over two thousand and
seventy six children from the hands of abortion and we
know that the parents that had those children were invited
(10:51):
and equipped to be the best parents possible or to
make an adoption plan.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Absolutely, and I think one of the biggest and the
best tools that you have is somebody coming in there
and doing the ultrasound, because when you look at the
at the graphic, when you see with the ultrasound and
realize that as early as seven weeks there is a heartbeat.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
Well that we can actually see that at six weeks
in five days thereabouts. Yeah, then we can bring those
women in early for that ultrasound and providing that type
of service also connects them into that early ob care
so that they're actually getting you know, getting the care
(11:35):
that they need health wise, so that they're getting their
prenatal vitamins early, will start them out with their prenatal vitamins.
Fantastic you to really help them with that pregnancy.
Speaker 1 (11:45):
Lenny, thank you so much. I really appreciate it. I hope, well,
I know, I'll see you at the banquet on the eighth,
May eighth, it's a Thursday, and uh looking forward to
seeing you and seeing all the great and the other
people that are there and the other services that are available.
It's a wealth of knowledge, and I think it's well
(12:07):
worth everybody's attention to attend and to get more information
about your organization.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
So thank you for Kevin, have a blessed, have a
blessed good Friday.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
You do the same, our guest, Lindy Zumbroke, Executive Director,
Karen net Northern Kentucky. Phone numbers five, one, three, seven four,
and I will probably try to squeeze in a few
phone calls before the top of the hour. I'm Kevin
Gordon in for Brian Thomas, fifty five KRC, The
Speaker 2 (12:36):
Talk station fifty five KRC
Eight thirty two in the morning, Kevin brdon in for
Brian Thomas fifty five KRC, the talk station. I want
to welcome to the program Lindy Zimbrotz. She is the
executive director of care Net Northern Kentucky and I had
an opportunity this past Monday to tour their cold Spring
facility and what a great organization. I'm glad that I've
(00:22):
found you over the years from a mutual friend of ours,
and I truly believe this is an organization is doing
great work in the area for anybody that is finding
what they refer to as a pregnancy or well anyway,
Letty you explain better than I do about your organization.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Well, we're a christ centered organization that meets people where
they are when they're facing pregnancy. We offer support before, during,
and after that unplanned pregnancy, and during that time we
uplift the sactity of human life. And we have three
centers in Northern Kentucky. We offer a pregnancy test, an ultrasound,
(01:10):
and then we provide any of the services that they
would need beyond that, such as parenting education classes, great
relationships classes, looking at adoption, or even helping them to plan,
you know, for the new for the new baby they
bring into into this world.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
And the thing is, and that is call it crisis
pregnancy centers. But this is when somebody is is pregnant
and there they are in a a I guess a
panic situation for lack of a better term. There aren't
(01:53):
the options for them. There are too many people that
want to push the one particular option, and that is abortion.
But they don't realize that how many people out their
care as you just described, all the services that you provide,
and how many things that you can do not only
through the pregnancy, but after the pregnancy and follow up
(02:15):
and making sure even to the extent of adoption and
so on. And the fact that some of these organizations,
like Planned Parenthood, they take people in the most vulnerable
period of time and just give them one option and
try to force something down their throat where years later
or months later, weeks later, they may say, what the
(02:36):
hell did I do? That was the worst decision I
ever made. And to take somebody who's vulnerable and prey
upon that vulnerability, I think, well, is criminal in my opinion.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Yes it is. And the fact that they don't help
and helping them pick the pieces up or provide healing
for that situation. They just deny that there would be
any emotional turmoil after choosing to end the life of
your own child. We do provide a post abortion healing
and we work with women who have you know, undergone
(03:11):
and experienced abortion and we help provide healing to them.
And we're very compassionate because we know many of these
women often find themselves they've had an abortion, now they
wish to carry a pregnancy, and when they begin to
look at the fetal development during their pregnancy, then they're hit,
(03:32):
you know, right in the face with the fact that
they've ended the life of their child because they did
not they weren't provided that information. So we're there to
offer them all of the information about their options. And
what we see is when we provide that information to them,
they will choose life ninety percent of the time.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Yes, and we need to take quick break here, but
I just do want to mention this is the fact
that you know, when somebody, you know, I don't I
don't know how somebody wouldn't have a situation that if
they end a pregnancy, that they know when the possible
due date was or at least approximately when they see newborns,
(04:17):
when they see a one year old, a two year old,
a three year old, four year old after their abortion,
how that can't affect them at some point in time,
whether it's immediate or whether it's down the road. There's
got to be some mental problems with that, or some
guilt or whatever. And the one thing I would stress
more than anything else is that anybody that has had
(04:39):
an abortion, if you are thinking in terms of this,
if you are being stressed by this, if you are
feeling depressed about this, speak to somebody. Go out find
the compassion and people like Carnet to speak to, because
they are not going to judge, they are there to help.
And of course my guest is Lindy zimbro She is
(05:00):
the executive director here in Northern Kentucky. We'll pick this
up on the other side of the break. I'm Kevin
Gordon in for Brian Thomas fifty five KR see the
talk station eight forty one in the morning. Kevin Gordon
in for Brian Thomas, fifty five krs the talk station,
speaking with her on the phone, and my guest, Lindy
(05:22):
Zembroch is Zembroch. She is executive director of Northern Kentucky
Cairnet and again during the facility there on Monday, was
a big pleasure learning about all the services that you provide.
And thanks for hanging with us. Certainly appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Thank you, Kevin.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
You've got a banquet coming up on May the eighth.
There's still some availability or open spots possible.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Yeah, we have a few spots. We're down to the
last minute planning, but if we have cancelations, we're able
to work people in. So someone's entertd in attending the banquet,
they just contact us online at CARNETNKY dot org and
they can submit, you know, a request. We have a
waiting list right now, but we have over eight hundred. Yeah,
(06:15):
we have over eight hundred guests that attend. It is
to sit down dinner. It is a fundraiser, and we
will be hearing from one of our clients that evening
that's experienced care Net who is now an employee at
care Net and works with us.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Very good.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Yeah, we're so glad to have her. She's bilingual and
she's able to help us with German, also Spanish. But
we're we're going to feature her because you know, she's
she's a single mom and she's experienced it on both
ends and now she's there to help other people. But
we do have some spots and this, like I said,
(06:55):
this is a fundraiser, and if you can't get in,
go to care nky dot org and help us with
some of the things on our wish list. All of
our programs are incentivized, so after someone makes a decision
to carry a pregnancy, and they weren't expecting, of course,
to carry a pregnancy, there's a lot of work that
(07:16):
needs to be done to help them be ready to
welcome a child into their home, everything from teaching them
about their pregnancy. For fathers, we also have a fatherhood program,
but we want to walk alongside of them. They're assigned
a mentor. It's a mentoring program and they earn items
as they go through the program. They'll earn diapers, they
(07:39):
are a safety item, which is a car seat in
a baby bed. So you know, these programs can be costly,
and what's really great is the community of people step
up because they want to see people succeed and overcome
and be able to provide for their children. And what
we do is try to help establish a family unit
(08:01):
that's very stable. And then from there, you know, we
help the workforce too, so you know, it's just a
win win for everyone. We don't want to see people
continue to be poverty stricken, so we're there to cheer
lead them for higher education, for trade school and just
(08:21):
you know, job placement. But we also we want to
be there to provide the nurturing and the bonding that
they need to learn how to initiate to the children.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Absolutely. Now, one of the things you mentioned when I
was there on Monday that you mentioned that you have
people that are fluent in Spanish and you said that
there is a need in your organization for people that
speak French that could possibly volunteer some time and volunteer.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
We actually have one paid position open to okay, who
are yeah for our French speaking We need some help
with some translation, and also you know, it's it's just
a great way to help the populations that we see
within a certainly certainly a call out to anybody that
(09:08):
has some time and that could possibly either volunteer or
looking for a paid position to do some of this translation,
because we certainly want to get that position filled.
Speaker 1 (09:16):
But if anybody is interested in donating or at least
learning about the organization and learning about what you do.
The website would be again.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Care net nky dot org.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
Yes, and I would encourage anybody that, at any stage,
if you have, if you have kids, learn about this organization.
Let your kids be familiar with this organization, because you
never know when you might need this organization. And it
certainly beats the alternative. And when you talk about I mean,
(09:52):
I just heard a comment the other day when they're
talking about this immigration and people being deported and so on,
somebody made the comment that, well, just think somebody that
was deported, that may be the person that becomes the
scientist that cures cancer or that has this. Oh really, well,
(10:12):
what about the number of children that have been aboarded
since nineteen seventy three? How about how many of those
were scientists and possibly could have been productive. How many
of them would have been productive members of society. So
I don't want you know, it's just ah, all this stuff,
and I just it just infuriates me.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Well, we know that through our ultrasound program, we know
that we've been able to rescue over two thousand and
seventy six children from the hands of abortion and we
know that the parents that had those children were invited
(10:51):
and equipped to be the best parents possible or to
make an adoption plan.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Absolutely, and I think one of the biggest and the
best tools that you have is somebody coming in there
and doing the ultrasound, because when you look at the
at the graphic, when you see with the ultrasound and
realize that as early as seven weeks there is a heartbeat.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
Well that we can actually see that at six weeks
in five days thereabouts. Yeah, then we can bring those
women in early for that ultrasound and providing that type
of service also connects them into that early ob care
so that they're actually getting you know, getting the care
(11:35):
that they need health wise, so that they're getting their
prenatal vitamins early, will start them out with their prenatal vitamins.
Fantastic you to really help them with that pregnancy.
Speaker 1 (11:45):
Lenny, thank you so much. I really appreciate it. I hope, well,
I know, I'll see you at the banquet on the eighth,
May eighth, it's a Thursday, and uh looking forward to
seeing you and seeing all the great and the other
people that are there and the other services that are available.
It's a wealth of knowledge, and I think it's well
(12:07):
worth everybody's attention to attend and to get more information
about your organization.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
So thank you for Kevin, have a blessed, have a
blessed good Friday.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
You do the same, our guest, Lindy Zumbroke, Executive Director,
Karen net Northern Kentucky. Phone numbers five, one, three, seven four,
and I will probably try to squeeze in a few
phone calls before the top of the hour. I'm Kevin
Gordon in for Brian Thomas, fifty five KRC, The
Speaker 2 (12:36):
Talk station fifty five KRC
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