Desert Star Institute for Family Planning

4 Organizational Background on Desert Star Institute of Family Planning:
Desert Star Institute for Family Planning, Inc (The Institute) is a GuideStar Silver 501(c)3 tax exempt organization operating in Phoenix, Arizona. Our Mission is to provide a steadfast resource for educating health professions students and the community in comprehensive family planning care. We envision a world where access to the full range of reproductive health care is available to people who experience pregnancy regardless of circumstance or zip code and is provided by compassionate health care professionals who are also advocates for reproductive health and justice in their communities. We are contributing to this vision with 3 scopes of work: 1) Direct training of future health care professionals, 2) Community education and engagement and 3) Provision of long acting reversible contraceptives for uninsured people.