HEALTH, HOUSING, & HOPE
Who We Are
HEALTH, HOUSING, & HOPE
Who We Are
About AMAAD
The AMAAD Institute (Arming Minorities Against Addiction & Disease) facilitates personalized individual access to programs and services that foster safe and supportive healthy environments for people to live, learn, and develop to their fullest potential.
We are a community-rooted organization dedicated to creating safe and supportive spaces for healing, connection, and growth.
Our Mission
To provide holistic, culturally responsive services that support wellness, housing, and leadership development, while fostering resilience among impacted communities.
Our Vision
A future where all people from impacted communities thrive with dignity, opportunity, and agency.
Our Approach
Peer-driven support networks
Healing-centered care led by and for the community
Leadership development and mentorship opportunities
Our History
AMAAD began as a grassroots effort in 2005, when founder Dr. Carl Highshaw envisioned an organization that unapologetically served the unique culture, challenges, and brilliance of South Los Angeles. By 2015, AMAAD had formally launched, delivering programs rooted in cultural pride, lived experience, and healing justice.
Over the past decade, AMAAD has grown into a trusted anchor institution, providing transitional housing, behavioral health support, reentry programs, and leadership training.
