Amani Family Services Receives $50,000 Grant from St. Joseph Community Health Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6/26/26

Amani Family Services Receives $50,000 Grant
Saint Joseph Community Health Foundation Supports Programs for Immigrants & Refugees

Fort Wayne, IN — Amani Family Services, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering immigrant and refugee families in Allen County, is proud to announce that the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation recently awarded them a generous grant of $50,000 to support programming including victim care and advocacy, case management, counseling, support groups, addictions programming, child abuse prevention and intervention, education and NALA services. This funding allows Amani to continue to serve the men, women and children who have made Fort Wayne their new home.

“We are incredibly grateful to the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation for this meaningful investment in our work. This funding allows us to continue providing critical, compassionate care and essential legal support to immigrant and refugee families in our community by ensuring they have access to holistic mental health services and legal assistance they need to build safe, stable, and hopeful futures.”, Melissa Grossman, Amani Chief Operations Officer.

With this generous funding from the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation, Amani Family Services will be able to continue to serve over 2,000 individuals and families each year in Allen County. Amani would like to thank the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation for their continue support and partnership that allows Amani to continue our vital community services.

About Amani Family Services

Amani is the only local organization entirely devoted to promoting the well-being of non-English speaking families through community-based counseling and casework, with the purpose of facilitating the healing of immigrants and refugees who have experienced maltreatment and violence and preventing incidents of family violence. Amani has cared for families since 2006, serving over 2000 individuals and families each year. Amani is also home to the Naturalization and Legal Assistance (NALA) program and the Welcoming Fort Wayne initiative, expanding its efforts to foster inclusion, belonging, and civic engagement among immigrant and refugee communities

Media Contact:

Erin Arnold – Chief Development Officer

260-484-1414 x:529 | earnold@amanifamilyservices.org