About Amachi Pittsburgh

Because all children have great inherent value, we refer to children of incarcerated parents as “children of promise.” It is our mutual hope and expectation that through this mentoring initiative, the God-given potential, purpose and value of children of promise will be recognized, protected and nurtured through the caring support and guidance of carefully screened and trained mentors from local congregations and community organizations. It is our hope that the positive impact of mentoring relationships will better prepare these children to overcome the challenges associated with parental incarceration.

Amachi Pittsburgh reaches out to these children with open hearts and hands to guide, nurture and share the gift of time.

• We mentor children and youth ages 4 to 18 that have one or both parents incarcerated.
• We serve children with special needs.
• We embrace other children in the family.
• We provide resources and support for congregations and organizations to implement the Amachi mentoring initiative.
• We train, supervise and support mentors and mentoring programs.
• We help coordinate referrals of children and assistance in matching them with mentors.
• We assist in obtaining resources for eligible families.

Amachi Pittsburgh Awards/Recognition

• Recognized by President Bush at the White House Conference for Faith and Community Based Initiatives in June 2004.
• Awarded the "Excellence in Faith-Based Mentoring" award from the Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania in November 2005.
• Winner of 2010 Public Allies RISE Award.
• Winner of the 2010 Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners "Fall Pitch".