Client Services/Education

Crisis Intervention Counselor

Serves in the area of providing crisis intervention counseling to women. Talks to women about pregnancy termination, adoption, parenting, abstinence and shares the Gospel with each client. Volunteer hours may involve as little as four hours of volunteer service per week.

Material Support

Serves in the area of maintaining items in the clothes closet. Some solicitation of additional items would be helpful as well. Oversees donations of diapers, formula, maternity and baby clothes and other baby items, donation pick-ups.

Baby Shower Host

Serves in the area of coordinating baby showers for the women who complete “Earn While You Learn Classes”. Classes include prenatal, parenting, childbirth, etc., which usually consists of no more than ten ladies. This is a wonderful way to get your church involved in being a vital part of the North Baton Rouge Women’s Help Center.

Childbirth Classes

Prepares expectant mothers for the birth of their babies, possibly being present at the delivery.

Abstinence Education Presenter

Serves in the area of teaching abstinence in local schools, churches, and youth organizations. Medical presenters are also needed to present the medical facts concerning Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s) and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s).

Child Loss Recovery Leader

This is a class designed to care for those who have lost a child through pregnancy termination, miscarriage, still birth, etc. This spiritual enrichment class offers healing and the opportunity to change the participants forever.

Professional Support

Medical Clinic

Volunteer (OB/GYN, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, or other medical professionals) Serves in the area of performing ultrasounds, STD testing, pap smears, and pelvic exams, childbirth support, prenatal education, etc.

Special Skills Assistance

This involves being available to assist client with specific needs such as medical, dental, legal or financial advice or assistance, pastoral care, job counseling, car repair, plumbing or any other special talent or service.

GED Instructor Assistant

Assist GED and literacy instructor by assisting students in reading, writing, and math.

Administrative

Receptionist

Serves in the area of answering phones, clerical functions such as copying, filing, etc., greet and receive clients and assisting those in the waiting room. Volunteer hours may involve as little as four hours of volunteer service per week.

Maternal and Newborn Administrative Assistant

Serves in the area of returning phone calls, follow-up calls, and client correspondence.

Office Maintenance and Ground Keeping

Serves in any of the following areas: painting, hanging wallpaper, decorating assistance, carpet cleaning, or general office cleaning once a week (dusting, vacuuming, emptying trash, clean bathrooms, errands/shopping, etc.).

Technical Assistance

Serves in helping us utilize our computers and other office equipment to its fullest potential by providing technical and programming assistance.

Newsletter Design and Distribution

Design and type monthly, quarterly, and yearly newsletters, oversee printing or copying, prepare for bulk mailing, etc.

Data Entry

Enter all data on each client into computer data base and prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly reports. Volunteer hours may involve as little as four hours of volunteer service per week.

Fundraising

Fundraiser Assistant for Special Events

This volunteer opportunity requires being available to assist with fundraisers such as banquets, walk-a-thons, golf tournaments, auctions, baby bottle boomerang, garage sales, etc. May include telephone calling, decorating, supplying refreshments, registration, and etc.

Grant Writing

Seek out and write for new funding opportunities for the organization.

Other Areas

Prayer Support Team

Serves in the area of prayer for the counselors, clients, board of directors, advisory board, staff, all those who support the North Baton Rouge Women’s Help Center in any way.