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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.

Volunteers to tackle projects at Detroit's Clark Park for annual service day

May 17, 2014

Like others across the region, Nicole Hermiz has watched Detroit’s struggles with dismay.

Seeking an opportunity to help boost the city’s image, the 19-year-old University of Michigan student from Troy is joining some 400 area volunteers to clean up today as part of the 10th annual National Arab American Service Day.

Read the Detroit News article.

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.

400 volunteers clean up Detroit's Clark Park to help make city healthier

May 19, 2014

The National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), a project of ACCESS, in partnership with the Clark Park Coalition, Healthy Detroit and Wayne State AmeriCorps Urban Safety Project, on Saturday led over 400 Detroit-area residents in volunteer service activities at southwest Detroit’s Clark Park for the 10th Annual National Arab American Service Day.

250 students attend ACCESS' 10th Annual College Fair

On Wednesday, May 14, students attending Dearborn and Hamtramck schools had a unique opportunity to explore a wide variety of higher education options at ACCESS’ 10th Annual College Fair. Eleven colleges and universities participated in the event.

Royal Oak entrepreneur launches new clothing line

Royal Oak resident and budding entrepreneur Dijana Bucalo has combined two passions—family and fashion—to create a business called Dijana Creative Sewing and Embrodiery.

ACCESS Community Health and Research Center senior director to retire

May 9, 2014

Dr. Adnan Hammad will retire from ACCESS on June 1 after leading the CHRC for the past 20 years.

ACCESS Growth Center helps Detroit student launch tech business

Michael Irving is a student at ACCESS Growth Center.

Michael Irving has a passion for helping young people, especially low-income and disadvantaged youth in the Detroit metropolitan area. That passion led Irving to pursue business start-up training at the ACCESS Growth Center in Dearborn.

Dearborn, Israel at center of breast cancer screening study

May 1, 2014

Dearborn will be at the center of the first-ever comparative study of the factors that may inhibit Arab women in southeast Michigan and in Israel from getting critical breast cancer screening services.

Read the Dearborn Press & Guide article.