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Amity Foundation @AmityFoundation

Dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and homelessness.

Joined March 2010
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Amity Foundation was honored to meet with @RepAdamGrayCA last week to discuss how community re-entry is smart public safety! We hope to continue the conversation for how California can be leader in reducing recidivism and making our communities safer.
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Amity Foundation CEO Doug Bond was thrilled to join @LACJCOD's @judgesonghai at @SXSW for the panel, “Community Champions: Driving Social Justice Forward.” SXSW has long been a space where creativity and advocacy intersect.
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Making it the perfect place to help highlight how creatives can join with local government, advocates, and community-based organizations to ensure justice-impacted people have a real shot at recovery.
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We were thrilled at the opportunity to highlight powerful voices leading change and advancing social justice in our communities and share about the community building we've been doing in LA County.
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There are so many inspiring women who use their influence to uplift our community, like Michelle Obama, who used her time as First Lady of the United States to advocate for poverty awareness and healthy living! Name a woman that inspires you for #WomensHistoryMonth!
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Health and wellness is integral to life at Amity Foundation🧘‍♀️🥗 in the latest edition of the Circle Tree Ranch Newsletter, students and faculty share how nutritious meals and yoga improve their health! Read the newsletter: bit.ly/3XO00qu
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When second chances include resources and community, chances for success are higher! 📈🤩 The most recent @CACorrections report on recidivism rates among women found that those who participated in the Community Transitional Reentry Program had a lower recidivism rate.
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During #WomensHistoryMonth and beyond, we fight for increasing supportive services for formerly incarcerated individuals!
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Happy Women's History Month! We stand for women's rights and work to ensure that women everywhere have access to the support and treatment they need to lead healthy and happy lives.
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#BlackHistoryMonth is an important time to honor those in the past and present who have left their mark on us. Today, Allen Richards, VP of ECM Services, honors a mentor who taught him that our mistakes don't define who we are and that everyone deserves a second chance.
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Our 2024 Impact Report is live on our website! 📈📊 We're honored to serve almost 50,000 students in our projects and initiatives to strengthen our communities and ensure everyone has a fair shot at leading a healthy and safe life. amityfdn.org/annual-reports
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The report includes insights from last year on Amity Foundation's: ➡️Campuses & projects ➡️Policy initiatives locally, statewide & nationally ➡️Student & faculty achievements ➡️ and so much more! Read it here: amityfdn.org/annual-reports
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We strive to empower our students to find their voice and a strong sense of self. 💪 So that they can stay committed to their recovery, and show up as their best selves in the community.
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Winter blues, who? ❄️⛸️ Faculty and students from Circle Tree Ranch had a n-ICE time ice skating together in Downtown Tucson. Read what else Circle Tree Ranch has been up to in their latest newsletter: bit.ly/3CBJbrt
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As #BlackHistoryMonth begins, we wanted to share this message from Amity Foundation President & CEO, Doug Bond. 📜 As an organization dedicated to fostering change, we are committed to taking meaningful steps to learn, teach, & remember Black history every single day.
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Students at Amity Foundation devote themselves to sobriety and wellness during their recovery. 💪 Here's what a few from our Circle Tree Ranch had to say about their experience staying sober during the holidays.
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Mark your calendars 📅 the new Dream Catcher center at Circle Tree Ranch opens on February 3rd! 👩‍👦👨‍👧 This center will allow students to both participate in our therapeutic communities and be with their families. Thank you to everyone who has supported this effort!
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Spotted at our Amistad campus: Danny Trejo! 🔎 🎬 @officialDannyT spent time with our students preparing for re-entry. He imparted some essential wisdom and inspiration to our students. Thank you for visiting.
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Firefighters in the @CACorrections Fire Camp Program are working hard to support @CAL_FIRE efforts to end the devastating fires in LA. 👨‍🚒💪 Thank you, Governor Gavin Newsom & Nick Cannon, for visiting the Fire Camp participants & helping lift their spirits in this time of crisis.
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Through all of their work in the Fire Camp Program, these young men will be able to get time off of their sentence and will be eligible for jobs through CalFire after their release.
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This is how we reinvent the criminal justice system. By creating pathways for incarcerated individuals to have careers and purpose when they re-enter the community.
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