Help someone make a decision for their life and future.

Abortion care ensures autonomy over one’s life, body, and future—and yet, systemic barriers prevent callers from getting the care they need. Mutual aid from the DCAF community continues to expand access even when systems threaten, criminalize, or otherwise harm us.

The cost of a first trimester abortion in DC ranges from $500–$700

more than a family on public assistance receives in a month.

Even pre-Dobbs, systemic barriers prevented (and continue to prevent) abortion seekers from accessing the care they need. Today, the overwhelming majority of DCAF callers report annual incomes under $25,000, with many reporting under $9,000. Translation: A first-trimester abortion will account for 50–100% of their bi-monthly take-home pay in Washington, DC.

DCAF has never turned away a caller due to a lack of funding, but funding shortages are making it difficult to support every caller who needs us. In whatever way you’re able, we’re asking you to help close the funding gap.

DONATE

If you believe in expanding abortion access, local abortion funds are the answer.

For decades, the abortion access movement has been stitched, glued, and vehemently held together by local abortion funds. Our purpose is to pay for abortions. Period.

FEDERAL FUNDING

Due to the Hyde Amendment, zero federal funds can be put toward abortion care—at any stage in pregnancy. This includes TRICARE, RPCV, CHIP, IHS, and Medicaid.

STATE FUNDING

Without statehood, Congress has final say over DC’s budget—thereby threatening abortion access. In addition, the Dornan Amendment bars DC from using local Medicaid dollars to cover abortion.

INSURANCE

Clinics in DC and Maryland do not accept insurance for procedures after 24 weeks (and many insurance plans don’t cover abortion, period).

National nonprofits

Unlike national organizations, DCAF has zero eligibility requirements and serves a single purpose: to pay for abortions.

DCAF

With the exception of office expenses, every dollar you donate goes toward abortion care (over 92% of our total budget).

Through COVID, the overturn of Roe, and a recession, you—our community—keep showing up.

The COVID-19 pandemic, a looming recession, and the Dobbs Supreme Court ruling placed a triple threat against abortion access. And yet, the DCAF community leveled up in every way imaginable over the past several years—almost entirely through mutual aid. From 2020 to 2022, we increased our total amount pledged nearly six-fold, affording care to those who need it most.

<$25,000

50%

Average income level for the majority of callers in need of care.

The increase in DCAF’s median pledge from March–November 2020.

$2,322,429

173%

The amount pledged by DCAF in 2022—nearly half the total $4.8 pledged since 2016.

The increase in DCAF’s average pledge post-Dobbs.