Birthline is a St. Cloud area service offering free, confidential pregnancy testing and counseling. Birthline also arranges medical examinations, suggests referral services, sponsors childbirth classes, provides clothing for mothers and newborns, and provides financial aid, transportation and post-abortion counseling. All services are offered free of charge. Most volunteers with Birthline serve as counselors.
Counseling is provided both over the phone and in person.
As a phone counselor, you would be on call one or two shifts a month to receive phone calls on the Birthline crisis line. The crisis line would automatically be transferred to your own campus phone, andtherefore no transportation is required to and from St. Cloud. As an office counselor, you would be available at the Birthline office to meet in person with individuals and couples. Both types of counselors receive the same training from Birthline, and all volunteers undergo a thorough screening and orientation process. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in a career in social services or psychology.