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Mission

The Exchange Club Center for Family Unity is dedicated to working with families who are
abusive or determined to be "at high risk" to abuse their children. Because parenthood
is one of the most demanding jobs there is, we need help developing the skills necessary to make it a joy for ourselves and our children.

The Exchange Club Center's mission is to educate and support families and communities in the
prevention of child abuse. Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Centers work with families where abuse has occurred, as well as with families considered "at-risk" for abuse. The Center's services are aimed at helping the whole family. We truly believe it shouldn't hurt to be a child!
Child Abuse ........There is an Answer!

Programs

The Center Serves the families of Dodge, Rice, Steel, and Waseca Counties The goal of the center is to break the cycle of abuse by providing parents with a mentor who can help them with life's daily challenges and replace negative behavior with positive pareting skills. The professionally trained and supervised Family Advocate commits to working with a family for at least one year and visits them at home on a weekly basis to provide friendship, support and guidance. The Center strives to help parents and children deal with abuse when it has already occurred, to prevent further abuse, and to provide support and training to families where a potential for abuse exists. Our Program Goals
To educate the community about positive parenting and improving parenting skills.

To provide assistance to parents feeling stressed or overwhelmed with the care and discipline of their children.

To match a mentor with each family providing positive role-modeling,
consistency, genuine caring and nurturance, as well as education.

To work closely with other agencies to identify and address parenting issues to ensure preservation of the family.

All programs and services are provided at no cost to our clients. Our services are often provided in the home of the family in order to address the problem in the setting in which it occurs. The Exchange Club Center's office is located at 285 18th Street S.E, in Owatonna, Minnesota.

Program / Activities (NTEE Code)

Child Abuse, Prevention of
Protection Against and Prevention of Neglect, Abuse, Exploitation
Family Services

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending 12/31/2003

1. Served 94 families with weekly visits from mentors and imbedded a diversity family parenting program using culturally appropriate mentors.
2. Presented programs in all four counties schools with students from 2nd-5th grade violence prevention programs dealing with self control, respect, anger and solutions.
3. Off site parent education for jail detainees and a teen parent program at Area Learning Center.

1. Capacity building that enables the Center to take less serious cases
2. To increase donor awarness of the Center's mission in Southern Minnesota
3. Collaborate with Kids Korner to provide a Safe Exchange and Supervised Visitation Center.

Ending the Cycle of Abuse
Over 85 % of Abusive parents were abused themselves
80-90% of all prison inmates were abused as children
Parenting is a learned skill that can be developed and improved.
The cost of Prison is astronomically higher than the cost of Family advocacy. An ounce of Prevention is truly worth a pound of cure.

Financial Data
From the organization's FORM 990

Revenue and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Revenue			Expenses
Contributions $0 Government Grants $0 Program Services $0 Investments $0 Special Events $0 Sales $0 Other $0			Program Services $164,972 Administration $62,203 Other $809 Total Expenditures $227,984
Total Revenue	$207,076		NET GAIN/LOSS	$0

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Notes
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Assets	Jan 1, 2007	Dec 31, 2007	Change
Cash & Equivalent	$10,198	$3,584	$(6,614)
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivables/Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investments/Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investments/Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets	$1,117	$817	$(300)
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Assets	$21,745	$11,636	$(10,109)
Liabilities	Jan 1, 2007	Dec 31, 2007	Change
Accounts Payable	$0	$0	$0
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0
Total Liabilities	$15,391	$26,190	$10,799
FUND BALANCE	$0	$0	$0

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