THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE CLUB FOUNDATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE.In the spring of 1979, the National Exchange Club adopted the prevention of child abuse as a national project. Subsequently, the National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse was established to diminish the tragedy of child abuse and utilized the services of a private agency in Arkansas to implement effective treatment modality based on the volunteer parent aide approach. Today the Foundation maintains its own staff in Toledo, Ohio.
The State of Ohio charters the Foundation as a nonprofit corporation. It is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of business and professional men selected from the membership of local Exchange Clubs. The Trustees serve the Foundation without compensation.
The success of the Exchange Club program is trained volunteer parent aides who enter the homes of abusive families or of families who are at risk for abuse. The supportive relationship that develops between the volunteer parent aide and the family helps break the abusive cycle.
Volunteer parent aides are recruited, trained, and supervised by Exchange Club Center professional staff. Supervision includes individual conferences and monthly group meetings. Volunteer parent aides go through intensive training provided by the professional technical service personnel of National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse. The professional staff of the local Exchange Club Center is available to clients and volunteer parent aides 24 hours a day by the use of an on call system. Parent aides are expected to visit the family a minimum of four times a month in order to establish the relationship necessary for change and to confirm that abuse no longer exists.
In addition to the parent aid component of the program, Exchange Club Centers for the Prevention of Child Abuse are instrumental in establishing Parents Anonymous chapters, multidisciplinary teams, parenting classes, and numerous other auxiliary program components. These programs vary from location to location depending upon the need and the area to be served.
Each local Exchange Club Center has an agreement with the Department of Social Services of the community. The National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse helps negotiate this agreement with the Department. The Department guarantees referrals, and, in some locations, it provides funds to the Exchange Club Center.
The Foundation offices, located in Toledo, Ohio, provide other technical services to operating Exchange Club Centers. Parent-aide training, orientation for new Center Directors, Center evaluation, and Board training are among the services offered by the Foundation. Additionally, the Foundation assists local Exchange Clubs in the development of an Exchange Club program.
The Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of North Mississippi, Incorporated, is chartered under the laws of the State of Mississippi and is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization. The Center began operation in 1997, and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of Exchange Club members, representatives of the public and private sector, and community residents. The Board of Directors regulates the policy-making aspect of the Center and is responsible for the overall operations of the Center.
The State of Ohio charters the Foundation as a nonprofit corporation. It is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of business and professional men selected from the membership of local Exchange Clubs. The Trustees serve the Foundation without compensation.
The success of the Exchange Club program is trained volunteer parent aides who enter the homes of abusive families or of families who are at risk for abuse. The supportive relationship that develops between the volunteer parent aide and the family helps break the abusive cycle.
Volunteer parent aides are recruited, trained, and supervised by Exchange Club Center professional staff. Supervision includes individual conferences and monthly group meetings. Volunteer parent aides go through intensive training provided by the professional technical service personnel of National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse. The professional staff of the local Exchange Club Center is available to clients and volunteer parent aides 24 hours a day by the use of an on call system. Parent aides are expected to visit the family a minimum of four times a month in order to establish the relationship necessary for change and to confirm that abuse no longer exists.
In addition to the parent aid component of the program, Exchange Club Centers for the Prevention of Child Abuse are instrumental in establishing Parents Anonymous chapters, multidisciplinary teams, parenting classes, and numerous other auxiliary program components. These programs vary from location to location depending upon the need and the area to be served.
Each local Exchange Club Center has an agreement with the Department of Social Services of the community. The National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse helps negotiate this agreement with the Department. The Department guarantees referrals, and, in some locations, it provides funds to the Exchange Club Center.
The Foundation offices, located in Toledo, Ohio, provide other technical services to operating Exchange Club Centers. Parent-aide training, orientation for new Center Directors, Center evaluation, and Board training are among the services offered by the Foundation. Additionally, the Foundation assists local Exchange Clubs in the development of an Exchange Club program.
The Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of North Mississippi, Incorporated, is chartered under the laws of the State of Mississippi and is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization. The Center began operation in 1997, and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of Exchange Club members, representatives of the public and private sector, and community residents. The Board of Directors regulates the policy-making aspect of the Center and is responsible for the overall operations of the Center.