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Literacy volunteers in Metro Detroit help break down language barriers

April 21, 2014

Nearly half of Michigan’s adults — 44 percent — have minimal literacy skills, no greater than those necessary to perform simple, everyday activities, according to the Michigan League for Human Services. Those numbers are even higher in Detroit, according to Reading Works, an organization of diverse leaders from the business, education, media, civic and faith communities that is dedicated to boosting adult literacy in Metro Detroit.

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43rd Annual Dinner sponsors

ACCESS' 43rd Annual Dinner was held on April 12, 2014 at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.

ACCESS Growth Center helps Afghan refugee launch successful jewelry business

Through ACCESS Growth Center’s micro-loan program, funded by the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement, Nazira Niazi was connected with one-on-one business start-up technical assistance, financial management, credit-building education and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.

Arab American philanthropist announces $2 million legacy gift to ACCESS’ Arab American National Museum

April 15, 2014

Longtime ACCESS supporter, businessman and philanthropist Russell J. Ebeid made a landmark announcement during the ACCESS 43rd Annual Dinner at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center on April 12, sharing his decision to make a $2 million legacy gift to the Arab American National Museum (AANM).

ACCESS condemns attack on Jewish institutions in Kansas

April 14, 2014

ACCESS, the largest Arab American nonprofit human services agency in the United States, condemns the murder of three people in a shooting attack at U.S. Jewish institutions in Overland Park, Kan. that took place on Sunday, April 13.

Comerica Bank, DTE Energy partner with ACCESS to empower community

As part of its commitment to help communities prosper and grow, Comerica Bank maintains a thriving partnership with ACCESS, the largest Arab American nonprofit human services organization in the United States.

DTE congratulates ACCESS on 43 years of community empowerment

For more than 20 years, DTE Energy has been a major supporter of ACCESS and all the services it provides to the metropolitan Detroit area and across the country.

ACCESS Youth and Education director receives Gene L. Brazell Community Role Model Award

April 2, 2014

ACCESS Youth and Education director and Dearborn resident, Anisa Sahoubah received the Gene L. Brazell Community Role Model Award during Henry Ford Community College’s (HFCC) 41st Annual Women’s Recognition Luncheon held on March 28.

ACCESS calls on Department of Environmental Quality to deny Severstal request to increase fuel emissions from Dearborn plant

March 27, 2014

As the largest Arab American human services non-profit in the United States, ACCESS vehemently opposes Severstal Dearborn’s Permit to Install (PTI) 182-05C, which would essentially result in increased emissions of harmful pollutants into our environment.

Arab American women philanthropists make grant to local charity

March 25, 2014

The Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP), a program of ACCESS, held a fundraiser, themed "100 Arab American Women Who Care” on Sunday, March 23, in honor of women’s history month. The event’s purpose was to demonstrate the power of collective giving and working together to make a difference.