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Amity Foundation is a non-profit corporation dedicated to rehabilitate and restore personal dignity to the lives of substance abusers such as, addicted mothers and their children, homeless substance abusers, victims of violence, children at high risk of becoming addicted, criminal gang members and incarcerated substance abusers. The Amity Foundation provides an array of services based on the Therapeutic Community model in a variety of physical settings. In general the services provided for Amity participants contain individual and group therapies that are specialized according to the actual setting and recipient of the activities. More About the Therapeutic Communities of America >

Building Friendships, Half A World Away

February 2004, four interns from substance abuse recovery programs in Japan came to visit Amity. With the help of an interpreter, stories were shared, and friendships were built, with our visitors from halfway around the world. The connection between the Amity Foundation in America and Japanese rehabilitation programs began around 1995 with a phone call from Alice Miller (PhD, Psychotherapist, Researcher, and author of several books concerning the influence of childhood on the life of adults). Amity uses some of Miss Miller's writings  in our curriculum. Kaori Sakagami, a documentary ... Full Story >

Sasaki

Circle Tree Ranch Embraces the Arts

As of July 1st 2005 Amity at Circle Tree Ranch in Tucson AZ is offering the use of culture and creativity to its students. Their intention is to enhance the community as well as nurture creative expression as a part of personal growth and change.

In July, Heather Hardy, Amity alumnist, returned to Tucson and is currently working to create opportunities for participation and exposure to the arts for all those that are part of the Circle Tree Ranch community. Full Story >

 

Amity's Work in Prison Makes Great Documentary

Amity Foundation is very proud to announce our participation in the making of Lifers: Reaching for Life Behind the Walls .

This is a very provocative film about the personal experience of participants in our Amity prison program, that are  Full Story >

Amistad Celebrates Anniversary

Amistad de Los Angeles celebrated four years hard work Full Story >

Almas continues providing sanctuary for women.

Almas de Amistad is a federally funded outreach center in downtown Albuquerque that provides cost-free, gender specific substance abuse treatment and related social services to minority women at risk of AIDS.

Almas
Jimmy's Testimony
Kelvin's Testmony
Jimmy
Kelvin
Reyes

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Alma's facility is now located at:
609 Gold St.SW, Ste 101 Alberquerque, NM 87103