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We elevate the voices of youth and families navigating the justice system.
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Empowering, nurturing, and protecting children of promise.
Amachi Pittsburgh empowers, nurtures, and protects children and families most vulnerable to the justice system - through trauma-informed care, mentoring, leadership development, and advocacy.
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Our Impact
When the community shows up, children rise.
We disrupt destructive patterns in communities burdened by poverty, crime, and incarceration — and the data proves it works.
K+
Allegheny County children with an incarcerated parent
%
of mentored youth break the cycle
/ 10
Mentoring participants choose stability & self-worth
+
Years serving Allegheny County families
Our Mission
We empower, nurture, and protect those most vulnerable to the justice system.
Since 2003, Amachi Pittsburgh has been helping to break the generational cycle of poverty and incarceration — the school-to-prison pipeline — across Allegheny County through holistic, trauma-informed care.
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We mobilize a community of mentors, partners, and advocates who refuse to look away.
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Advance
We push policy and practice forward to drive lasting equity and justice.
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Programs
How we show up.
MentorshipMentoring
Volunteers build bridges of hope with children of incarcerated parents, offering compassion and consistency.
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Youth LeadershipAmachi Ambassadors
High-school students develop personal agency and advocate for justice-system reform.
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Family SupportStrengthening families
Parenting classes, case management, reentry support, and empowerment workshops.
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Outreach
Recent
News & upcoming events.
EventSep 29, 2026
Amachi Hachi Pachi: Play It Forward
Join 300+ champions for an adults-only night at the Children's Museum supporting kids who need us most.
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NewsAug 12, 2026
First Chance Scholarship recipients announced
Meet the students whose post-secondary journeys are being powered by our scholarship program.
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StoryJul 03, 2026
How mentorship rewrites a generation
Inside the data behind the 92%: why one trusted adult changes everything.
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BECOME A PARTNER
PFPittsburgh Foundation
ATAllegheny Trust
HEHeinz Endowments
SCSteel City United
HNHope Network
TRThree Rivers Co.
BGBridgeway Group
CLCivic Light Fund
PFPittsburgh Foundation
ATAllegheny Trust
HEHeinz Endowments
SCSteel City United
HNHope Network
TRThree Rivers Co.
BGBridgeway Group
CLCivic Light Fund
Your gift opens a door that incarceration closes.
Every dollar fuels mentorship, family support, and policy advocacy across Allegheny County.
