Amethyst Place Inc

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SUPPORTIVE HOUSING - OUR CAMPUS PROVIDES 37 FULLY FURNISHED APARTMENTS WITHIN A TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A MULTITUDE OF ON-SITE SERVICES, INCLUDING THERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT AND COURT ADVOCACY, A HOUSEHOLD PANTRY, MOBILE MEDICAL/DENTAL SERVICES, AND EVENING PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT LIFE SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND RECOVERY. FAMILIES COMMIT TO LIVING HERE ONE YEAR, ALTHOUGH MANY REMAIN LONGER TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. THE AVERAGE STAY FOR FAMILIES IN 2021 WAS 19 MONTHS. UNLIKE MORE SHORT-TERM TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS, FAMILIES REMAIN AT AMETHYST PLACE AS LONG AS NEEDED TO PREPARE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND ACHIEVE PERSONAL GOALS. WHEN THEY GRADUATE OUR PROGRAM, THEY MAINTAIN ACCESS TO ALL SERVICES. IN 2021, WE SERVED 191 WOMEN AND CHILDREN. 88% OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT REUNIFIED WITH THEIR MOM. 82% OF FAMILIES LEFT AS SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM GRADUATES. IN ADDITION TO FAMILIES SERVED RESIDENTIALLY, OUR GRADUATE AFTERCARE PROGRAM SERVED 42 PROGRAM GRADUATES AND THEIR CHILDREN.

FAMILY EMPOWERMENT - THIS PROGRAM HELPS FAMILIES OVERCOME GENERATIONAL POVERTY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT THAT ADDRESSES THEIR EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, FINANCIAL, AND WELLNESS GOALS. OUR 100 JOBS FOR 100 MOMS PROGRAM OFFERS SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT THROUGH LOCAL EMPLOYERS WITH ON-THE-JOB MENTORSHIP AND ACCESS TO A MEANINGFUL CAREER PATH THAT HELPS THEM ACHIEVE FINANCIAL SECURITY. THROUGH THE ENCOMPASS MENTORING PROGRAM, MOMS DEVELOP POSITIVE SOCIAL NETWORKS WITH TWO MENTORS THROUGH BI-WEEKLY SESSIONS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM LEVERAGES THE POWER OF PEER SUPPORT AND LIVED EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE WORK OF THREE STAFF WHO ARE PREVIOUS GRADUATES OF AMETHYST PLACE. OUR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT COACH HELPS MOMS RESOLVE PAST DEBT, BUILD FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND DEVELOP BUDGETS TO SUPPORT THEIR FINANCIAL GOALS. OUR WELLNESS EMPOWERMENT COACH PROMOTES FAMILY WELLNESS THROUGH GROUP FITNESS, NUTRITION PROGRAMMING, AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH COACHING TO HELP FAMILIES LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES. FINALLY, OUR CAREER EMPOWERMENT COACH HELPS MOMS PURSUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS THROUGH SUPPORT TO OBTAIN A GED, BEGIN COLLEGE, AND START A MEANINGFUL CAREER PATH. EMPOWERMENT COACHES ALSO PROVIDE RECOVERY COACHING AND LEAD AMETHYST PLACE SISTERHOOD, A GRADUATE AFTERCARE PROGRAM.

THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT - FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO ON-SITE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR THERAPEUTIC TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES A DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL OPERATIONS, CLINICAL THERAPIST, AND CHILD THERAPIST. MOST ADULT RESIDENTS HAVE A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WITH CO-OCCURRING DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND/OR PTSD. ADDITIONALLY, CHILDREN OFTEN ARRIVE WITH A HOST OF EMOTIONAL ISSUES THAT ARE A RESULT OF SEPARATION FROM THEIR PARENTS AND EXPERIENCING THE CHAOS OF PARENTAL SUBSTANCE USE, MAKING THE NEED FOR FAMILY THERAPY ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVING FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND RELATIONSHIPS. EACH FAMILY DEVELOPS AN INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLAN IN CONCERT WITH THE CLINICAL TEAM. AMETHYST PLACE USES A VARIETY OF EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPIES AND PRACTICES TO HELP FAMILIES BETTER MANAGE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND HEAL FROM TRAUMA IN INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP MODALITIES. IN 2021, WOMEN AVERAGED BUILDING CAPACITY (A SCORE OF 4 ON A SCALE OF 1-5) FOR THEIR PARENTING AND MENTAL HEALTH DOMAINS ON THE ARIZONA SELF-SUFFICIENCY MATRIX.