Initiatives and Collaborations

On January 25, 2011, First Lady Michelle Obama issued a national call for an increase in volunteer efforts - more specifically, she called for people, just like you, to become a mentor. The United Way Worldwide responded by pledging to recruit 1 million mentors by 2014.

The United Way of Allegheny County stepped up to the challenge and is planning to recruit 4,000 mentors through partnerships with local government, corporations, schools, and agencies - including Amachi Pittsburgh. The campaign, Be 1 in a Million, is an initiative designed to improve the educational success of our region's students.

For more information, click here.

Allegheny County Jail Family Support Center

The goal of the Allegheny County Jail Reentry Family Support Center is to improve the health and well being of children whose parents are incarcerated in the Allegheny County Jail by reducing the repeated separations, emotional upset, and deterioration of family connections that can result from their parents' incarceration.

Amachi Pittsburgh's role is to provide children and families with experiences that will help to strengthen the parent-child bond and provide opportunities for positive youth development.

Offerings include:

• Support groups
• Family-Building Activities
• Storybook Project
• Letter Writing ... and more!

For more information about the Allegheny County Jail Reentry Initiative, click here.