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Who We Are


AMIkids is a nationally-recognized non-profit organization providing our communities’ kids an opportunity to transform into responsible young adults.

What We Do


AMIkids offers a promising future to more than 7,500 kids each year through positive and motivating programs that inspire learning, leadership and personal growth.

How We Do It


Since 1969, AMIkids has partnered with local communities to help more than 105,000 youth develop into responsible and productive citizens.

 

 

  




Recent News


  • AMIkids featured in Coach Tony Dungy's segment on USA Network's NFL Characters Unite

    In NFL CHARACTERS UNITE, Coach Dungy introduces a group of ex-offenders from Abe Brown Ministry to the students at AMIkids and asks them to break into pairs. The ex-offenders then share their stories with the kids, in an attempt to educate them that making smart decisions now can save them a lifetime of pain. Coach Dungy walks amongst the groups, adding insight to each of the conversations.
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  • AMIkids to sponsor job, education fair

    Outlet: Advocate, The

    AMIkids Donaldsonville is bringing together job-seekers, businesses and area colleges for a Job and Education Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center gym in Gonzales. The job fair will provide companies, such as NUCOR S
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  • WAT-AAH! and NFL Superstar Marques Colston Honor the Work of AMIkids

    Outlet: Daily Herald - Online (press release)

    WAT-AAH!, the first line of functional bottled water for kids, and NFL superstar, Marques Colston, recently joined forces to bring awareness to the national epidemic of childhood obesity and to promote healthier lifestyle choices. Colston, wide recei
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  • CBS Atlanta 46WAT-AAH! Presents Saints' Marques Colston at Rouses' Grand Opening and Honors AMIkids

    Outlet: WGCL-TV - Online

    WAT-AAH! Presents Saints' Marques Colston at Rouses' Grand Opening and Honors AMIkids SOURCE WAT-AAH! NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --WAT-AAH!, the first line of functional bottled water for kids, and NFL superstar, Marques Colston, r
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  • Shawna Vercher: Louisiana Black Caucus Stand Up for Kids in a Huge Way

    Outlet: Huffington Post, The

    Members of Louisiana's Legislative Black Caucus received the National Legislative Appreciation award from AMIKids, Inc. at their annual Board of Trustees event in Tampa, Florida. Approximately three hundred board members, directors and supporters of
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  • Fulford and Boyce speak at Optimist Club

    Outlet: ChipleyBugle.com

    Fulford and Boyce speak at Optimist Club October 20, 2011 Board member Wayland Fulford and Executive Director Ron Boyce presented at the Marianna Optimist Club meeting on Oct. 18.  They outlined the achievements of AMIkids West Florida and fielded ma
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  • Teacher Named Commander of Hospital Unit

    Outlet: Ledger - Online, The

    | Trevor Burmeister was ready to fulfill his Army Reserve duty a year from now in Afghanistan, and when the army decide to add another year to his active duty, beginning today , he said "OK." Burmeister, 32, is a teacher at AMIkids, an alternative
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  • Everyday Hero inspires troubled kids

    Outlet: Bay News 9 - Online

    Everyday Hero Robert Johnson is the Executive Director of AMIkids. 2011/09/05 More Info St. Pete Beach -- Seventeen-year-old David Wheeler says his life wouldn't be the same without Robert Johnson. The teen nominated Johnson as an
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