Our Services . . . Who we serve and what we do

Amethyst Place serves homeless mothers and pregnant women who have a child or children residing with them or are within 30 days of reunification. Potential residents must be in recovery from alcohol and/or other drug addiction and have achieved at least 30 days of confirmed sobriety. While at Amethyst Place, women maintain close contact with their case managers to develop a working treatment plan during their stay.

Amethyst Place families reside in well-maintained, fully furnished, two and three-bedroom apartments in the heart of Historic Longfellow/Dutch Hill Neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. Currently, the program serves eleven families at a time. Each family is governed by the rules and guidelines set forth by Amethyst Place. Here, women in recovery and their children live in private, secure apartments of their own within a community of other families with the mutual goal of maintaining a healthy and drug-free life.

The Missouri Department of Mental Health provides monthly funding to Amethyst Place to cover rent and utilities. Each resident contributes 30% of their adjusted gross income to Amethyst Place to cover program related services.

Key features of the Amethyst Place program include:

• Shared responsibility and accountability for the families, the apartment building and a safe, drug-free environment.
• Active Board involvement in shaping, overseeing and funding the program.
• Integration of the referring agencies into the screening process and the ongoing case management of families.
• Provision of a circle of support surrounding the family that attends to their safety and the maintenance of their recovery.
• Support for active and engaged parenting through guidance, education, information, and role modeling of staff.