About Amy
Amy has called Austin home since 1996, where she has worked closely with families with disabilities. Amy graduated with her degree in Social Work with an emphasis on Adults with Disabilities in 1997 from Texas State University, formerly known as Southwest Texas State Normal School. Soon after, Amy began her commitment to families with disabilities as a Case Coordinator for the CLASS waiver program at the Arc of the Capital Area. In 2002, Amy started her role as the Special Needs Director at her church in Austin, TX, alongside her new role as a mother.
During this time in 2019, she began working with Barbara Bush, founder and former President of Solutions for Special Needs Families (SFSNF), assisting families by navigating the government benefits process. Now, as the President of SFSNF, Amy aspires to continue the agency’s dedication to empowering special needs families alongside Barbara Bush as the Government Benefits Specialist.
Our Mission
At Solutions for Special Needs Families, our mission is to listen to families’ concerns for their loved one’s current and future needs. This is the first step in planning for the family’s immediate needs and long-term goals. Solutions for Special Needs Families can then determine how best to assist the family. Some families need help by filing an SSI application, appealing a denial of SSI benefits, receiving guidance on how to receive the maximum SSI benefit, or what steps to take if their disabled adult child is working for Special Needs Families’ scope of work, we can strategically partner with specialized professionals throughout the state to meet those needs.