CHARITIES

MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE!
Reversing the impact of Child Abuse on Kids, Families and Communities…
One Child, One Family at a Time

Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse

Child Abuse knows no boundaries.  Its effects damage the lives of children and tear families apart.  Child abuse is often a recurring cycle, passing from generation to generation, resulting in mental and physical injury and death.  The Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center was established in 1981 by the local Exchange Club to break the cycle of abuse and improve the quality of family life in communities throughout West Tennessee.  Over 6,000 clients were serviced in 2009.  The Center is a 501C(3) organization.

To learn more about the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse please visit their website at www.carlperkinscenter.org.

Where the Center Serves in West Tennessee Families

From its earliest beginnings (1981), in Madison County. The Center and its board of directors sought to establish a Center in every west Tennessee county, except Shelby (Memphis) where a similar center exists.

Centers are now located in the West Tennessee Counties of Gibson, Henderson, Haywood, Tipton, Crockett, Chester, Hardeman, McNairy, Carroll, Lauderdale, Decatur, Hardin, Henryand Weakley.

Honored to Be Part of West Tennessee

The Exchange Club and the Carl Perkins Center has received honors and accolades for their efforts in support of children, families and communities in West Tennessee.

• 2001 – Liberty Bell Award – Judges and Attorneys in West Tennessee
• 2002 – Field Agency of the Year – University of Tennessee at Martin
• Crisis Intervention Strategies, the Center was featured in the counseling course textbook by Dr. Richard James
• The Best Little Vicarious Trauma Prevention Program in Tennessee the Center was featured in this research
• Triple A rating from the National Exchange Club Foundation
• The Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center is a United Way Agency.