Amare, NFP

06/08/2026

📢Urgent help request📢
We have a female participant who just landed a fantastic job but needs some help to get started!!

We are looking for size 13-15 OR Large or XL black dress pants.

Amare is so grateful for the outpouring support of our community. It truly takes a village and we have an amazing one 💜

06/08/2026

☀️☀️ Good morning, ☀️☀️

This week at Amare we have our typical schedule. All of these meetings and programs are free to attend. If you're interested in attending the listed meetings for Co-Dependents Anonymous, Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families, and / or Grief & Art please reach out.

Need assistance? You can call our mainline at 618-331-5905.

06/01/2026

We are hosting a Focus Group in Collaboration with the Madison County Mental Health Board. If you have personal Lived Experience with Substance Use Disorder and would like to participate please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4EAEAA2CA4FEC16-64382156-focus #/
Numbers tell us what is happening, but they don't tell us why. To truly understand the real-life experiences, barriers to care, and systemic gaps in our community, we need to hear directly from you.
By joining a focus group, you are stepping into a warm, supportive space where your lived expertise drives real change. Your insights will directly allow the Board to:
Shape the Future: Help us design our upcoming One- and Three-Year Strategic Plans so they reflect the actual, immediate needs of our grassroots community.
Keep Funding Accountable: Ensure every dollar allocated locally is spent where it matters most, creating a direct benefit for the public.
Amplify Every Voice: Provide a direct platform for marginalized and vulnerable groups who have historically faced the highest barriers to care.
Ready to make a difference? Your story is the piece we've been missing. Sign up for a group today and help us build a healthier, more equitable community together.

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you! Focus Group will take place June 16th at 9 AM at 144 E Ferguson Ave. Wood River, IL 62095

06/01/2026

📢📢 No changes to the schedule this week 📢📢

05/30/2026

🎲♟️LAST CALL FOR TICKETS TO GAME NIGHT ♟️🎲

Do you like pizza, coffee, mocktails, board games, and supporting the recovery community? You can join us from 5-9pm tonight at Sacred Grounds Cafe in Edwardsville! Follow the link here Family Game Night at Sacred Grounds Cafe to sign up. Any and all proceeds go directly to Jane's House to support the opening of a women's sober living.

Tonight you'll see games including but not limited to boggle, skip-bo, sorry, candy-land, battleship, what do you meme?, and left-right-center!

We can't wait to see you there!

05/29/2026

☎️☎️ CALLING FOR COMMUNITY DONATIONS☎️☎️

Fresh Start Sober Living is in need of a window air conditioning unit and a microwave. The heat is starting to pick up, and our friends on the third floor are starting to have a tough time. If you have an extra microwave or ac unit please drop it off at our main office in Wood River.

Have questions? You can call us 618-331-5905. Not sure where to donate? You can find us at 144 E Ferguson St, Wood River, IL.

05/28/2026

Are you free Saturday?

Come eat pizza and play games with us at Family Game Night at Sacred Grounds Cafe. We're connected with Jane's House to bring you fun, games, and pizza. 🍕🍕

We will have pizzas for the first ten people registered (4 left to claim), a raffle of gift cards to Sacred Grounds Cafe, and lots of fun. This event is alcohol free, kid friendly, and recovery oriented.

05/28/2026

Your Voice Matters: Join Our Upcoming Focus Groups!
Link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445A8AE23A1FCC52-64334677-focus #/

Numbers tell us what is happening, but they don't tell us why. To truly understand the real-life experiences, barriers to care, and systemic gaps in our community, we need to hear directly from you.

By joining a focus group, you are stepping into a warm, supportive space where your lived expertise drives real change. Your insights will directly allow the Board to:

Shape the Future: Help us design our upcoming One- and Three-Year Strategic Plans so they reflect the actual, immediate needs of our grassroots community.

Keep Funding Accountable: Ensure every dollar allocated locally is spent where it matters most, creating a direct benefit for the public.

Amplify Every Voice: Provide a direct platform for marginalized and vulnerable groups who have historically faced the highest barriers to care.

Ready to make a difference? Your story is the piece we've been missing. Sign up for a group today and help us build a healthier, more equitable community together.

05/27/2026

Maybe it feels like:• laughing again• sleeping through the night• peace and quiet• honesty• setting boundaries without guilt• feeling your feelings instead of running from them• finally taking a deep breath

Healing rarely arrives like fireworks.Sometimes it shows up softly… like your nervous system realizing it’s safe to unclench. 🌿