Amity Foundation

Amity Foundation was proud to host a provider resource & reentry fair in partnership with California Rehabilitation Center at Norco! Providers from across California met with 600 incarcerated folks to share resources and services that they can use to help them re-integrate successfully! Providers offered them information regarding housing, academic, vocational, mental health, substance use treatment, medically assisted treatment and employment services. Thank you CA Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation for your partnership! https://lnkd.in/gsYjz2jr

??Amity Foundation's CEO Doug Bond will be speaking at the Together We Thrive Summit, hosted by Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department! They'll be diving into critical discussions on justice reform in Los Angeles. It’s FREE and open to the public. Register at togetherwethrivela.com #TogetherWeThrive #JCODSummit2024

Have you checked your email inboxes lately? ?? We just dropped a new edition of our monthly newsletter! This month, we remembered our late co-founder Naya Arbiter, students celebrated recovery month, faculty got active in the community, and so much more! Read about what we've been up to and sign up for future newsletters here: https://lnkd.in/gN74ubQQ

?? LA friends & supporters: we cordially invite you to our Pizza with a Purpose fundraiser from October 9th-10th! ???? Visit one of the two participating California Pizza Kitchen locations listed in the flyer, order a slice (or two) of pizza, and show this flyer so that 20% of your check is donated directly to us! Donations will go directly towards advancing our mission. Visit the link below to download the flyer! https://lnkd.in/gJjSRfmb

Amity Foundations VP of Services Jess Losoya will be leading Tuscon's Pride Parade today as Grand Marshal! ???????????? Jess is a fierce advocate for our students and we are so honored to have him on the Amity team. Congratulations Jess! https://lnkd.in/g4TwAvYJ

Amity Foundation was happy to welcome Kim Kardashian to Pine Grove Youth Fire Camp, our project in partnership with CA Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to train incarcerated youth how to fight fires so that they can pursue firefighter careers upon re-entry. Students had the opportunity to share about their time in the program and take selfies with Kardashian and company. We're grateful for notable figures like Kim who shine a light on the importance of criminal justice reform! https://lnkd.in/gssgUsWR

This summer the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment (ISUDT) Project at Pleasant Valley State Prison hosted carnivals in observation of Overdose Awareness Day! Opportunities to speak directly with incarcerated individuals, share resources, and keep their spirits up through events like these are critical for successful re-entry. These carnivals were a huge collaborative effort between Amity's ISUDT team, ARC, Project Peace, Pleasant Valley State Prison, and more. Grateful to work alongside these organizations to ensure those impacted by the criminal justice system know that support is out there!

Dunn-Edwards Paints provided students from our La Entrada a free 3-day vocational painting training! ??These students can use their certification in this skill with the other apartment maintenance training we offer to seek employment. Thank you to Dunn Edwards for the partnership on this!

Amity Foundation recently joined an event to Empower Youth Voices! ??? Attendees had the opportunity to share their experiences, concerns, & hopes with LA District Attorney George Gascón. Creating safer and more equitable communities requires this kind of collaboration between the community and key officials. Thank you to DA Gascón for the discussion.

#RecoveryisPossible when we uplift each other! This National #RecoveryMonth, we celebrate our students in recovery and keep our arms open to those who have yet to set on their path to recovery.