Amate House

Amate House is excited to welcome Maddie Sitton to the incoming cohort! A recent Creighton graduate, Maddie completed her degree in Communication Studies. Passionate about Catholic Social Teaching, Maddie hopes that her year in the house will help her become a lifelong advocate. She will be serving as the Campus Minister at Our Lady of Tepeyac High School. Please join us in welcoming Maddie in the comments!

Our Lady of Tepeyac High School
Creighton University
Schlegel Center for Service and Justice

We are excited to welcome Olivia Nystrom to the Amate House community! A recent graduate Creighton graduate, Olivia studied Elementary Education and is passionate about the ways that community and justice go hand in hand. She will serve as the Volunteer Program Assistant at Little Brothers- Friends of the Elderly. Be sure to give Olivia a big, warm welcome in the comments!

Brothers - Friends of the Elderly Chicago

It’s a bittersweet season at Amate House. We’re preparing to say goodbye to our nine current fellows, Ellie, Clare, Ziri, Lizzy, Diana, Sophia, Kenzie, Sarah, and Angeli.

Over the past 10 months, they have risen to every challenge with courage, empathy, and above all, so much love for their neighbors and for each other.

Celebrate their journey and support our incoming cohort with a gift of any amount to Amate House: www.amatehouse.org/give 🎁🕊

Incoming fellow alert! Hailing from Miami, Jonathan Mendez is passionate about family care and behavioral health. Jonathan recently graduated from Notre Dame with majors in Psychology and Spanish. He will be joining the 2026-2027 cohort as the Behavioral Health fellow at the Chicago Family Health Center. We are thrilled to welcome him to Amate House. Be sure to show Jonathan some love in the comments!

Kenzie and Angeli facilitated fellow-led community night last night with a paint-and-save (the world through social justice) theme. Their presentation on the criminal justice system was insightful, and we were grateful to special guest, Shina London, for incorporating art into the evening. Check out how creative this year's fellows are!

"As we get closer to the end of our year, I am excited to see what else God has in store for the women at Amate House." Check out Diana's blog reflection on where she has seen the Holy Spirit during this Spring season 🕊

amatehouse.org/blog

There are still opportunities available for the 2026-2027 Amate House cohort! Check out the open positions with our amazing community partners.

Got questions? Shoot us an email at [email protected].

Apply here: amatehouse.org/apply

Happy Mother's Day to all the women, mothers, and mother figures caring for this world. We see you and are grateful for all you do 💕

We are excited to welcome Nneka Obonna to next year's Amate House cohort! Graduating from Notre Dame with a degree in Neuroscience and Behavior, Nneka will serve as the Population Health and Quality fellow at the Chicago Family Health Center. Coming to Amate House from Atlanta, Nneka has traveled across the country with NDU's Bridge program. She passionate about healthcare equity and global medicine. Be sure to say hello in the comments!

University of Notre Dame

Thank you to everyone who came out to Ales for Amate last week! It was so great to see friendly faces and let the dove hat soar! Thanks to your generosity, we raised over $6,000 during the evening. Looking forward to seeing you again next year's Ales!