About Gulf Coast Family Center,
formerly Exchange Club Family Center
- Private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation
- All donations are tax deductible
- Established in July, 1991 by the Exchange Club of Mobile
- Opened second office in Robertsdale in 2017
- Two emphases:
* Prevention of child abuse and neglect
* Stressing the importance of both parents in children’s lives - Healthy Start program taught at USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital to new parents
- Only non-profit supervised visitation sites south of Birmingham and open to all US residents
- Monitored exchanges of children offered at the Mobile and Robertsdale office free of charge thanks to funding provided by Alabama Office of the Courts
- Serving approximately 6,000 individuals each year
- All staff are mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect
- We accept voluntary participants and those referred by the courts and by DHR
- Speakers available to visit your group and explain our services and child abuse prevention (honorariums appreciated)
- Services offered for nominal fees, dependent on funding
The Family Center Staff
Michon Trent, LICSW, PIP
Executive Director
Danyele Schmidt, B.A.
Director of Programs
Mobile County Office
3100 Cottage Hill Rd., Suite 202
Mobile, AL 36606
Whitney Cannedy, LBSW
Family Time Program Coordinator
Tiffinie Chase, B.A.
A-Reset & Strengthening Families Program Coordinator
Briana Davis, B.S.
Parent Network & School Programs
Ashley Newsome, B.S.
Parent Network & Healthy Start Program Coordinator
Monét Pettway, LBSW
Strengthening Families Parent Coach
Baldwin County Office
22671 AL St. Hwy 59 South
Robertsdale, AL 36567
Bill Morgan, MEd, MDIV
Strengthening Families Parent Coach
Jan Doyle, BSW
Strengthening Families Data Specialist & Office Manager
The Family Board of Directors
Betsie Norton, President
Debbie Shumock, Secretary
Marques Ivy, Treasurer
Kimberly Zlomke
Michelle Crowe
Latoria Horn
Melvin Williams, Jr.
Juanita Spinks, Past President
Michon Trent, MSW
Executive Director
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