(These centers are autonomous and relate to Alternatives for Life Ministries in much the same way that Southern Baptist churches relate to the Southern Baptist Convention)

What can a Cooperating PCC expect from Alternatives to Abortion Ministries?

• Guidance on how to establish a Pregnancy Care Center

• Free Directors Manual in pre-training visit

• 18 hours of volunteer training, at our expense, for newly established PCCs

• Annual on-site visit by Regional Coordinator

• Telephone contact by Regional Coordinator at least 6 times per year

• Free manuals for use in your center

• Information on best insurance coverage and rates

• Free Bibles for use with clients*

• Free evangelistic tracts (50 per month)*

• (More than 50 — tracts may be purchased at cost)

• Discounted prices on pregnancy tests

• An invitation to an annual retreat/conference for your center's director

• Access to consultants who care about you and your ministry via a toll-free telephone line

• Problem-solving on an individual basis

• Training after opening are available for expenses plus love offering

• Newsletter — coming soon!

• To meet Alternatives for Life Ministries' criteria for opening a new center

• A copy of your center's purpose statement and policies

• To be added to your mailing list and receive your newsletter

• Monthly statistics (due the 15th of each month for the month just ended)

• Annual statistics (due the first week of January)

• Name Recognition — The North American Mission Board has a 150-year history of ministry to Southern Baptist churches and their communities

• Evangelistic Emphasis — Evangelism is a priority in NAMB-trained Pregnancy Care Centers and is an important part of our training seminars for volunteers

• Stewardship — Alternatives for Life is supported by your church's gifts to the Cooperative Program and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions

* The monthly statistic form must be submitted to the Alternatives for Life office each month in order to qualify your center to receive free materials.