January 30, 2009
The mission of The Exchange Club Family Center is to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect by replacing violent behavior with effective parenting skills.
The club's executive director, Barbara King, oversees 30 staff members in more than 20 programs, which helped more than 5,000 families in the area last year.
The Exchange Club's focus is on domestic violence programs, counseling and mediation. In 2007, Memphis police received more than 60,000 911 emergency calls for domestic-abuse situations.
"There is no other agency like this in the city," says King of The Exchange Club ... (read more)
