Chapter 15 - The FoundationThe Montgomery Foundation created a new program called The Listening Project.
Its purpose was simple.
Teach adults how to recognize signs of child abuse, neglect, isolation, and manipulation.
Sarah became one of its public advocates.
She never presented herself as a hero.
She simply told the truth.
"Sometimes children don't scream."
"Sometimes they whisper."
"And sometimes the person who hears them is the only person standing between them and something terrible."
Her story inspired thousands.
Donations increased.
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The foundation expanded.
And Leo proudly attended the first new children's center bearing his mother's name.
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Chapter 16 - The LetterOne year after the night behind the wall, Sarah received a letter.
Chapter 17 - Another DoorArthur's attorney investigated the name.
Chapter 18 - The BirthdayLeo's eighth birthday arrived in spring.
Chapter 19 - The PhotographThat night, after everyone left, Sarah walked alone through the old hallway.
Chapter 20 - The Light Beyond the WallSeveral months later, the Montgomery Foundation opened its largest children's center yet.
