News & events
Op-eds, milestones, and moments from across our programs and the advocacy work of Founder Ruban Roberts, in service of our mission to ensure individuals feel seen, heard, and respected.
ACR Hosts 2026 Back-to-School Youth Readiness Summit
The summit returns to Miami Dade College. Watch the recap.
ACR Wins Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation 2025 Local Impact Grant
One of 69 nonprofits selected in the Local Impact Grants Challenge, which awarded $2.5 million this year. The funding supports Amplify Community Wellness and Teen Talk Dialogue Sessions.
ACR Hosts 2025 Back-to-School Youth Readiness Summit
The Miami Herald covers the 2025 summit at Miami Dade College.
Forming a More Perfect Union Requires Support, Strength and Unity
Ruban Roberts on rebuilding networks of community support as institutional protections erode, and the four actions he says the moment calls for.
Coping with Holiday Stress
If you are experiencing the holiday blues, you are not alone. Holiday reminders from Amplify Community Wellness to help you through the season.
ACR Awarded BSO Law Enforcement Trust Fund Grant
Honored to be one of the local non-profits funded through Broward County's LETF grants.
Black Founders Break Through Without the Breakdown
Warning signs of founder burnout, and five strategies Ruban Roberts uses himself to stay well while building a business.
Teen Talk Hosts Back-to-School Summit in Miami-Dade
Local 10 WPLG covers the third-annual Back-to-School Youth Readiness Summit at Miami Dade College. Watch the recap.
Tackling the Mental Health Stigma in South Florida’s Black and Brown Communities
Stigma keeps too many people in Miami-Dade silent about mental health. What that silence costs, and what changes it.
Building Strong Foundations: Mental Health & Fatherhood to Build Healthy Families
The strength archetype, what suppressed emotion costs, and three steps men can take to reduce stigma.
Leaders Have a Stake in Mental Health Advocacy
Five actions leaders can take to build a mental health-friendly workplace, and what each one returns to the business.
Ruban Roberts Received the 2024 Champions for Children Excellence in Advocacy Award
Selected by The Children’s Trust of Miami for the 2024 Excellence in Advocacy Award, recognizing mentorship programming for youth across Miami-Dade County.
Managing Stress and Anxiety for Modern Living
Stress builds like a rubber band stretched to its limit. Thoughtful ways to cope and protect your well-being day to day.
Embracing Relaxation to Achieve Everyday Peace
Rest is essential to physical, mental, and emotional balance. Practical ways to unwind and recharge.
Miami Gardens advocate Ruban Roberts works to help teens and families: ‘That’s my purpose’
Inside a Teen Talk session in Overtown, and the summer job that turned a computer science major into a therapist.
Local 10 Miami: HUSH Documentary Screening
Calvin Hughes moderated the mental health panel after the HUSH screening hosted by ACR and RER Consulting. Watch the report.
Miami Herald: Girl Power on Full Display at Mentorship Luncheon with Miami Police Officers
The first all-girl Teen Talk sessions closed with an etiquette luncheon at Red Rooster, mentees and mentors all women.
99 Jamz: Teen Talk Police Training Bureau Experience
Over Spring Break the teens visited the Miami Police Department training bureau to see what it takes to become an officer.
CBS 4 Miami: Group Teaches Teens Mindful Meditation to Improve Mental Health
CBS4 joined a Teen Talk yoga session where Shante Haymore-Kearney led the group in mindful meditation.
CBS 4 Miami: Kids In Crisis, “Teen Talk” Program Addresses Teens’ Mental Health
Ruban Roberts on how Teen Talk meets the social and emotional issues South Florida youth are facing.
Miami-Dade Mayor and Community Leaders Provide Resources for Emotional Support During the Holiday Season
ACR joined the Mayor’s mental health press conference with faith leaders, community members, and first responders.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami: Mindful About Mental Health
Ruban Roberts and BBBS Miami CEO Gale Nelson on being mindful of our mental health. Watch the full conversation.
NBC 6 Voices: Mental Health Help for the Holidays
How to help someone in your life who needs support during the holidays, and how to seek help yourself.
Back to School Community Outreach
ACR joined the Project PEACE Back-to-School Block Party at Goulds Park with Miami-Dade County Government.
Teen Talk Promotes Conversations Between Miami-Dade Youth and Law Enforcement
Local 10 on the sessions bringing young people and officers into the same room to understand one another.
Focus on Men’s Health This Father’s Day Weekend
June is Men’s Health Month. Five ways for men to lean into self-care, from wellness instructor Shante Haymore-Kearney.
Former NAACP Leader Is Bridging the Gap Between Miami’s Youth and Law Enforcement
A profile of Ruban Roberts on why Teen Talk puts young people and officers in the same room.
The Miami Times: Mass Shootings Renew Trauma
How national tragedies reopen local wounds, and the prevention work behind ACR’s programs.
Voices With Jawan Strader: Horror, Heartbreak and Outrage After the Buffalo Supermarket Shooting
Ruban Roberts on NBC 6 about the anger following the Buffalo supermarket shooting.
CBS Miami: Teen Talk Working to Build Relationship Between Young People and Police
A day with Liberty City teens, from hard questions to a tour of Miami Police Headquarters and an etiquette lesson at Red Rooster.
National Program Discusses Importance of Black People and Mental Health Amid COVID
After a Miami-Dade test market, the COVID-19 Mental Health & Wellness Program launched nationally.