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The National Exchange Club Foundation is committed to making a difference in the lives of children, families and communities through its national project, The Prevention of Child Abuse. The NEC Foundation's most successful method of countering abuse is by working directly with parents through the parent aide program. The NEC Foundation coordinates a nationwide network of nearly 100 Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Centers who utilize the parent aide program and provide support to families at-risk for abuse.

In 1979, members of The National Exchange Club voted to adopt child abuse prevention as their national project. To date, the NEC Foundation and its Exchange Club Centers have helped more than 140,000 children and 100,000 families eliminate the child abuse in their daily lives. The NEC Foundation is endorsed by the National council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and was the winner of a Presidential Award from the White House Office of Private Sector Initiatives. The award recognizes exemplary community outreach and volunteer service projects sponsored by businesses, trade associations, professional societies and other private organizations.

FLORIDA DISTRICT EXCHANGE CLUBS
All of the Child Abuse Prevention centers in America serve an excellent purpose. We are particularly proud of the 6 centers in the Florida District the we support locally. Please contact the center nearest you to see what you can do to help. Listed below are the centers in Florida.


CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTERS

CASTLE
PO Box 12908
Ft. Pierce, Fl. 34979-2908
772-465-6011 (Fax) 772-465-6013
Executive Director: Theresa Garbarino-May
E-Mail: tgm@exchangecastle.org
 

The Children’s Healing Institute
1199 West Lantana Road
Lantana, Fl. 33462
561-585-1650 (Fax) 561-585-4668
Executive Director: Dr. Sandy Munoz
E-Mail:  smunoz@childrenshealinginstitute.org
 

Help A Child, Inc.
4000 Gateway Centre, Suite 200
Pinellas Park, Fl. 33782
Jacksonville, Florida 32207
727-544-3900 (Fax) 727-544-5577
Program Director: Kerri Pedersen
E-Mail: kerripedersen@helpachild.org
 

Exchange Club Family Center
3119 Spring Glen Road, Suite 111
Jacksonville, Florida 32207
904-306-9318 (Fax) 904-619-0498   
Director: Prudence Williams
E-Mail: PWilliams@exchangefamilycenter.com
 

Manatee Family Partnership Center
918 14th St.  West
Bradenton, Fl. 34205
941-756-3007 (Fax) 941-756-3327
Executive Director: David Potter
E-Mail:  fpc4families@aol.com
 

Yellow Umbrella
4680 Lipscomb Street, Suite 10H
Palm Bay, FL 32905
321-723-2927 (Fax) 321-723-2928
Executive Director: Terri Mermis
E-Mail: yu_director@bellsouth.net