Community Stories

The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) has nearly 100 programs that strive to assist, improve and empower people in the community locally and nationally. These stories highlight ACCESS programs in the community and across the country, as well as clients who are positively impacted by the organization. Nonprofit groups and media outlets are welcome to reprint these stories with attribution and/or to link to these pages. If you have questions, please contact the ACCESS Communications Department at 313-842-5128.

ACCESS job fair connects workers with regional employers

ACCESS, the largest Arab American social services agency in the United States, teamed up with more than 40 regional employers to help put Metro Detroit residents back to work during a job fair on June 4.

ACCESS representatives featured in Crain's Detroit newspaper

ACCESS Executive Director Hassan Jaber and board member Amal Berry-Brown were recently featured in the newspaper's coverage of immigrants and their positive impact in Michigan.

Twenty-two students graduate from ACCESS’ Comcast Digital Connectors program

On Friday, May 23, ACCESS hosted a graduation ceremony for 22 students enrolled in its Comcast Digital Connectors program. The program focuses on digital literacy am

ACCESS 43rd Annual Dinner highlights

The ACCESS 43rd Annual Dinner took place at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center on April 12, 2014. Featured speakers at the event included Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.

ACCESS lobbies for mental health funding during Legislative Day in Lansing

Dozens of representatives from ACCESS, the Arab-American and Chaldean Council and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit met with members of the Michigan House of Representatives and state Senate in Lansing on Thursday, May 15 to push for health care reform in communities across southeast Michigan.