The Exchange Family Center Vision and Mission

Vision

Our vision is a world where all children are safe - physically and emotionally - and have the resources and support to guide them and their caregivers through life’s difficult moments. To impact families by providing accessible education, counseling, and support to break dysfunctional patterns of generational abuse and neglect to produce emotionally healthy adults in our next generation.

Mission

The Exchange Family Center makes children’s lives better by strengthening their families, teachers, and communities through proven counseling, coaching, and training. 

• We believe that caring adults are essential to developing resilience in children so they thrive now and as they grow

• We build up the skills and capacities of the caring adults children rely on

• We create safe spaces and responsive environments

Values

The values that drive the Exchange Family Center are rooted in the commitment to improving the lives of all children and their families. These values include:

• Respect - We work to affirm the individual uniqueness, self-determination, worth, life experiences, and capability of each young person, family, staff, and volunteer.

• Positive Culture - We strive to create safe, supportive, and nurturing relationships that promote trust, honesty, direct communication, balance, humor, teamwork, and professional growth.

• Equity and Inclusion - We celebrate the richness created by a variety of cultures, beliefs, and life experiences. We value diversity, fairness, justice, and openness and respect for difference.

• Families - We believe every person deserves a family or support network that can provide safety, nurturance, a sense of belonging, teaching and guidance, and connection to the larger world.

• Creativity - We encourage creativity, innovation, and risk-taking to respond to the rapidly changing needs of children, youth, families, and the community.

• Partnership - We actively maintain, build, and expand internal and external collaborative partnerships that work to strengthen our community, increase resources for families, provide advocacy, and ensure quality delivery of services to children, youth, and caregivers.

• Quality - We strive to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of our work in order to be responsible stewards of community resources. Our work is guided by integrity and authenticity.

Strategic Goals

Our agency goals are outlined in our current strategic plan. Click here for more information.