Empowering parents with education and support 

Children don't come with an instruction book - so one of the greatest assets we can provide to parents is knowledge. Personal and financial difficulties can create significant barriers for parents - even those who are invested in promoting optimal emotional and intellectual wellbeing for their children. The Exchange Center helps empower parents with activities, community resources and personal help within a family's home that help create a healthy, safe and nurturing environment.

Whether we're illustrating the development stages of a child's growth, providing career coaching or helping a single parent secure housing, our programs are designed around the unique needs of each family. 

• Welcome Baby helps first-time parents face daily challenges, answers their questions, build confidence in their parenting skills, and helps them understand and monitor the development of their baby from birth to 3 years.
  
• Early Childhood Initiative provides parental support, education and employment counseling to pregnant women and caregivers of children under the age of three in three areas of Dane County - Madison's Allied Drive neighborhood, Southwest Madison and Sun Prairie.
• Parents and Children Together (PACT) helps families headed by parents with cognitive limitations cope with the challenges that make it difficult to keep their family together.

Know of someone who could benefit from our services?
If you know which program you'd like to make a referral to, download this pdf and simply fax it to us.  

Family Support Specialist Heather Wittwer, Executive Director Jane Nemke, A Fund for Women's Ellie Schatz and Tricia Wheeler.
A Fund for Women has awarded The Exchange Center with a grant for it's Parents and Children Together program. Our programs are funded in part by community support and grants and we are very excited to have this relationship with A Fund for Women.