Description:  Birthright is an all volunteer, non-profit pregnancy service organization. Birthright volunteers are trained to offer free and confidential pregnancy testing, to listen and understand, without judgment, to the concerns of women facing a pregnancy alone or during a time of need. Birthright volunteers provide free maternity and baby clothes, diapers, blankets, and other layette items. Birthright has a lending library on pregnancy, fetal development and child care books. Volunteers help with referrals for professional services such as medical care, WIC,and public aid. And after the baby is born Birthright continues to provide care and support to mother and baby.

Mission Statement: "It is the right of every pregnant woman to give birth...and the right of every child to be born"

Issues Addressed: • Children / Youth   • Crisis / Emergency   • Education / Literacy   • Health/Medicine   • Women   
Clients of this agency: Women and girls, pregnant women, young men and fathers, mothers and babies, young children under the age of two.
Year established: 1973

Personnel Contact Information

Linda Oprian Co-director lindaoprian@yahoo.com

Gloria Hurh Co-director gahurh@wiu.edu

Agency-wide Contact Information

Address:		303 N. Clay Street   [ Map ] Office located inside the Lutheran Student Center Macomb, IL  61455
Phone:		(309) 836-2021
Web:		www.birthright.org
Hours:		Monday through Friday mornings 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Wednesday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Anyone unable to visit the Birthright office during the office hours, may call 836-2021 to speak with the Birthright volunteer on duty, or leave a phone number and message on the office answering machine and a volunteer will contact you as soon as possible.

Parking available at agency: Yes - parking lot at rear of the building

Accessible to people with disabilities: Yes - walkway at back parking lot entrance leads to same level as office. However, exterior doors are not automatic.

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