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The Por Vida Program will enhance system infrastructure capacity to support and sustain culturally and generationally responsive substance abuse and HIV/STI prevention and screening/testing services to the Latino youth and young adults in Pima County. Por Vida seeks to improve services for those at highest risk of HIV and substance use disorders and implements a...

Funded by the Arizona Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith, and Family (GOYFF), Amistades was awarded a new three-year grant to sustain Prevención Sin Fronteras (Prevention without Borders) in 2023. Due to the success of the first three years (2020-2023), Amistades will be able to continue this program in the rural border town of Douglas,...

Funded by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Department of Homeland Security, Proyecto Ollin (Project Movement) focuses on assisting Lawful Permanent Residents who are Mexican Nationals to find resources to attain their naturalization and ultimately their citizenship. This groundbreaking program addresses the unique barriers to naturalization and the fear and apathy...

Funded by the State Opioid Response (SOR) Substance Abuse Leaders of Arizona (SACLAZ), coalitions from across Arizona are working together in a first-of-its-kind effort to save lives across the state. Organizations are working together to create the “Rise of Fentanyl” toolkit to aid communities in preventing and reversing overdoses. The overall goal of the project...

Built on success of the Si Se Puede program, Amistades was awarded second Rural Community Opioid Response Implementation grant to increase prevention, treatment, and recovery services in Pinal County. Si Se Puede II aims to expand best practices, culturally responsive opioid use prevention education, intensify treatment outreach efforts, co-locate probation/parole services with treatment services, facilitate...

Funded by the Kellenberger & Tollefson Center, this truly unique project is focused on supporting the 55+ LGBTQ Latino communities in Pima and Cochise Counties to help seniors age with dignity, confidence, and empowerment.  Amistades staff work directly with community members to increase awareness, prevention, and reporting of hate crimes and abuse as well as an...

In March 2023, Amistades was awarded a two-year grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE). Amistades was one of only 15 community-based organizations chosen nationwide out of 428 applicants to receive this funding. The Voz Alta Project will help Amistades build capacity, bolster staffing, enhance technology, and establish strategic partnerships that...