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Amy Schulz Center: A Safe Place for Child Abuse Survivors

Written by Admin | Feb 7, 2023

County Prestress & Precast supports many worthy organizations like The Amy Schulz Advocacy Center, which provides critical services for child abuse survivors. The center and its partners serve as frontline responders to reports of physical and sexual abuse against children. The organization’s mission is to provide a safe place for survivors to share their stories in their own words with experts who will listen to them, protect them, and help them heal.

Dennis Schulz founded the center in memory of his daughter Amy after her abduction, sexual assault, and murder in 1987. After Amy’s death, Dennis learned about half a million children are reported sexually assaulted each year. His goal was to help ease child abuse survivors’ pain and prevent other children from experiencing sexual and physical abuse. The Amy Center serves about 300 clients annually, provides educational programs to 48 schools, reaches 8,500 children and 500 adults, and conducts more than 200 forensic interviews.

Through the Sonnentag American Foundation, County Prestress & Precast supports dozens of worthy organizations and causes in four key service areas, including Hunger & Homelessness Support, Service Member & Veteran Support, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Assault Services, and Mentoring & Skills Building.