Yuma police share coffee and donuts to support Amberly’s Place
Yuma police served coffee and donuts at Dunkin’ Donuts on June 20, spotlighting Amberly’s Place and its 24-hour victim helpline.
A morning at Dunkin’ Donuts became a public show of support for Amberly’s Place as Yuma police served coffee and donuts and met residents in a more relaxed setting. The June 20 event put the Yuma Police Department in direct contact with the community while drawing attention to a victim-services organization that sits at the center of Yuma County’s support network.
Amberly’s Place describes itself as the only family advocacy center in Yuma County and says its crisis response team serves more than 3,000 victims each year. The organization helps people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, child molestation, child sex trafficking and human trafficking, and provides on-call, on-scene crisis intervention, emergency needs, legal advocacy support, forensic interviews and forensic medical exams.
The nonprofit’s work is rooted in a tragic local history. With her family’s blessing, Amberly’s Place was created to honor Amberly Ann Mendoza, a young girl whose life was taken in Yuma in March 1996 in an unsolved case. The Yuma Family Advocacy Coalition established the organization in 1999 to bring a multidisciplinary response to abuse and exploitation cases in the county.
That connection with law enforcement is not limited to special events. The Yuma Police Department’s Child & Family Crimes detectives work in close partnership with Amberly’s Place, linking the agency’s outreach with the day-to-day response to some of the most difficult cases in the county. A coffee counter and a box of donuts may look simple, but the setting made that partnership visible to anyone who stopped by.
For residents who need help or want to refer someone else, Amberly’s Place lists its 24-hour crisis helpline at (928) 373-0849. Its address is 1310 S. 3rd Ave. in Yuma, where the organization continues to serve people facing abuse and violence.
The event underscored how local institutions in Yuma often overlap in practical ways. A casual stop for coffee became a reminder that community trust, victim advocacy and public safety are tied together, and that support for Amberly’s Place reaches far beyond one morning behind a donut counter.
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