Capital Campaign
A Vision for a New Amani Center
The Amani Center is needed now more than ever before.
Our mission to provide Forensic Child Abuse Assessments and support for children and families impacted by abuse remains the same, but what has changed is the 30% increase in the number of children we have served over the past five years.
This increased demand pushes our current capacity and staff to the limits of what we can provide and necessitates the construction of a new Amani Center building to meet the increasing needs of our community.
Assessment and mental health services reduce trauma and provide for better long-term health outcomes for children impacted by child abuse. With increased physical and organizational capacity, we can provide these needed services to the growing number of families we see.
What a New Amani Center Facility Provides
Current/Baseline:
- Forensic Medical Assessments: 200 annually
- Mental Health Services: Off-Site
- Visit Length: Up to a full day for multi-child families
- Full-time Family Nurse Practitioner
- Victim Advocacy & Support Services
With New Facility:
- Forensic Medical Assessments: 350 (over 700 at full capacity expansion)
- Visit Length: Onsite Mental Health Services Fully Integrated with Assessments
- Reduced appointment times with simultaneous appointments
- Full & Part Time Family Nurse Practitioners
- Doubles Appointment Capacity, Victim Advocacy, Support Services
- Urgent Response Assessments
- Availability for Foster Care Medical Exams
- Increased Funding Sustainability
- ADA Compliant
What You Can Do
Your support of a new Amani Center facility is essential to the fight against child abuse in Columbia County. You can help make this project a reality with a one-time gift or pledge over time to support the campaign. You can also help accelerate our success by volunteering to advance the campaign, joining the Campaign Committee, or hosting a campaign gathering.