Amani Family Services is the only organization in Allen County solely devoted to providing services to immigrant/refugee families and individuals. Through a variety of programs, we provide resources to fortify families, support sobriety, and strengthen our multicultural community.
Victim Care
Victim Care is the cornerstone of Amani’s history and mission. Understanding systems and finding resources after victimization is a difficult challenge. Amani walks with immigrant victims in making sure that their needs are met in a professional and timely manner. This is done through interpretation, help with filling out forms, court accompaniment, and victim advocacy.
Family Support Program
Amani Family Services provides intervention services to help preserve family units and protect the safety of children victims of abuse or neglect.
In partnership with SCAN, we offer Community Partners services as support for families with children ages 17 or younger living in the home. We can also serve families when they are prenatal or if they have an 18 year old still in school. This program, administered by SCAN, funded by the Indiana Department of Child and Family Services, provides assessments and home-based case management services to connect families to resources to strengthen the family. Families work with their case managers on mutually established goals to move the individuals and family unit towards economic and family stability. Through this program, families can access services such as:
- Housing crisis assistance
- Financial education and planning
- Home scheduling assistance
- Navigation of a medical diagnosis
- Job Search
- And so much more!
In partnership with
Community Support Program
Amani's programs for counseling and groups create opportunities for connection and support. This allows avenues for discussion around emotions and experiences common to relocating to America. Assistance in developing an action plan for wellness, education in recognizing when extra support might be necessary, and empowerment for individuals are all a part of community support.
Free mental health services are offered in an array of languages providing opportunities for discussion around relocating to this community in addition to educating and assisting individuals on their overall well-being.
SUBSTANCE USE SUPPORT
Amani provides Substance Use Support services and encourages peer support for adjustment challenges, in addition to providing education and resources for healthy changes. Group members attend to fulfill a part of the probation requirements or simply to seek a sober life. WIth the assistance of qualified, bilingual providers and interpreters, groups are offered in members’ primary languages. Amani is the only provider of substance use support groups for refugees.
Welcoming Fort Wayne
Through our Welcoming Fort Wayne initiative, we are pioneering an advocacy platform to not only support our newcomers, but also other partner social service agencies and units of local government in being able to serve immigrant and refugees in a trauma informed and culturally competent manner.
A note about access: All survivors of violence, regardless of citizenship, legal status, or tribal affiliation have the same access to services without the need to produce documentation of residency/citizenship. Amani assists survivors of violence that have Limited English Proficiency (LEP), are Deaf or are hard of hearing. Amani will not use children or other family members to interpret because it is not a best practice and it can compromise safety.