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Second Chances are Something to Cheer About
A Guest Blog from Amelia Goodyear, Amicus Director of Youth and Mental Health Services I’m not a huge sports fan, but I do like second chances. In sports this year, second chances means that even after...
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On the Hill For Second Chances
Reverend Ronald Smith Sr. energizes the crowd at Second Chance Day on the Hill Guest Post from Steve Nelson, Amicus Communications Director Amicus is an active partner in the Minnesota Second Chance...
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Path to Amicus
New Amicus Social Media Team Member Suzie Mwarabu Editor’s Note – Anyone who has done work with social media knows that it takes time, energy, and creativity to sustain an interesting blog, a regularly...
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Life After Amicus: Where Are They Now?
Post by Robyn Haugan Amicus has served thousands of women, men and young people over its 44-year tenure. While we’ve seen some of our clients struggle to maintain change, we’ve also seen many of them...
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Reconnect: Serving the Growing Need
For 30+ years, the rate of incarceration in our country has grown steadily (in 1980, 220 in 100,000 people were in prison, today 750 in 100,000 Americans are incarcerated) and as the number of...
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Where Are They Now? Not Half Empty… or Half Full, but Overflowing!
Cornell, outside the Amicus office in Minneapolis Cornell is fresh from errand running when I meet him—he carries bags full of kitchen supplies, baby gear and sundry other household items. Right off,...
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Inside Change for Outward Results.
Post by Susan Mwarabu We all want to have a safe place to sift through life’s adjustments; a place where we can sort through our thoughts and emotions, where companionship, respect and loyalty are...
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Where Are They Now? Just Like Anybody Else
The first time Carol Bell heard of Amicus was in 2008–it was on the first day of her incarceration at the Minnesota Correctional Facility, Shakopee. One of the sheets handed out at “prison...
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