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AMBIT: Dignity & Social Justice
Ambit, 20 years of existence.
"Their families tried introducing even an minimal amount of relief to their loved one's pain."
2,470 people at high risk of social exclusion.
"I've been able to connect with people and see through their eyes."
380 associates and volunteers.
"Becoming involved in Ambit is a way of accompanying people who are restarting their lives."
2,250 youths trained in prevention.
"They get involved with drugs at the age of thirteen, fourteen..."
480 people with severe mental illness.
"The feedback we receive is very cool, very nice."
26,000 direct and indirect beneficiaries.
"Their difficulties are not so different from any of ours."
140 volunteers from prison summer schools.
"It is a feeling of curiosity, a desire to learn more. I had that feeling with Ambit."
4,706 beneficiary families
"It is difficult to have a loved one in prison,
but it is also difficult for them to reincorporate themselves into society
as a productive person."
1st and only Sheltered Housing to serve ex-prisoners diagnosed with mental illness
"One cannot precisely gage what it is like to be someone who has gone to prison,
and even more so, be someone with mental illness."
368 people with both mental illness and addiction
"Sometimes you want to [help yourself], but you cannot,
and it is in this in-between phase when you need to
be open to receive others' assistance."
The first and only organization to serve people with mental illness from prison until they are able achieve an independent life
"These people have been scarred for life, and people on the outside
do not even have a clue about what they have suffered."
379 people collaborating with Ambit
"There are few things that I do in life that make me feel like I am making a difference.
That is why I work with Ambit."
20 years collaborating with Ambit
"These are marvelous people. They are people who believe in their efforts.
They are people with values. It is a blessing, a privilege to be around them.
If you are not around these people, you are missing out."