AM Connections

Mission Statement

AM Connections empowers individuals, families, and communities affected by substance use and mental health challenges by removing barriers to treatment, recovery, education, employment, and resources to create long lasting recovery and community. From first willingness, through treatment, to lasting recovery, we stand beside each person every step of the way.

We Are All In This Together

My brother Matt always used to say “we are all in this together”, to anyone, I think it is because he wanted everyone to know they are not alone

Carter Bruning

What We Do

A M Connections provides quality substance use treatment and access to quality communities because recovery begins with community. We provide wraparound care by removing financial barriers preventing access to quality treatment. We prioritize people who our healthcare system often neglects, who come from marginalized, under-resourced communities searching for an opportunity. From first willingness to treatment, to aftercare, until real-world recovery feels possible and sustainable, we partner with you every step because we are in this journey together.

Vision

We envision a world where evidence-based treatment, sober livings, and any necessary resources are accessible to every person; reducing stigma and fostering community connections that support lasting recovery and hopeful futures.

Our 3 Pillars

We believe recovery becomes sustainable when people are supported with clarity, compassion, and real opportunity.

Recovery, Treatment, & Community Accessibility 

  • Resource navigation
  • Removing financial barriers to substance use related treatment 
  • Peer support
  • Recovery coaching
  • Community referrals
  • Transportation assistance
  • Scholarship opportunities
  • Sober music/events
  • Community inclusion

Housing & Stability

  • Housing navigation
  • Rental assistance referrals
  • Utility assistance
  • Benefits navigation
  • Financial literacy
  • Case management

 Community Engagement

  • Educational workshops
  • Community events
  • Recovery celebrations
  • Volunteer opportunities

Our Guiding Principles

We believe meaningful learning flourishes in an atmosphere of peace, respect, and purposeful challenge. A M Connections provides a calm environment where people are known, valued, and encouraged to grow.

1.

Community Is the Foundation of Recovery

Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. We build and strengthen communities where people are supported, not judged; connected, not abandoned.

2.

Access Is a Right, Not a Privilege

Quality treatment shouldn’t depend on your bank account, ZIP code, or background. We dismantle financial barriers because recovery should be available to everyone.

3.

We Are in This Together

We are in this journey together to support you and what your goals are!

From the moment someone chooses help to the moment life feels stable again—we stand beside them. We don’t quit when it gets hard. We hold on when others let go.

4.

Every Person Has Value, Agency, and Voice

People are not their addiction. We honor autonomy, dignity, and the right to be part of their own recovery decisions. Through this we Prioritize the Overlooked and Underserved.

5.

Real Recovery Begins After Treatment

We don’t just help someone enter treatment—we stay through aftercare, re-entry, rebuilding, and relapse prevention. Sustainability matters. Long-term success matters.

6.

Compassion Drives Us; Determination Sustains Us

We lead with empathy and love, but we work with grit. This mission demands heart and backbone.

7.

We Partner, We Collaborate, We Uplift

Communities heal communities. We join hands with treatment centers, grassroots groups, and everyday people to widen the safety net.

8.

We Challenge Stigma and Rewrite the Narrative

Addiction is not a moral failing. Recovery is not a punishment. We shift perspectives—with evidence, humanity, and lived experience.