ARAB COMMUNITY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES (ACCESS)

ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services) has been serving the community for 50 years. Founded by a group of dedicated volunteers in 1971 out of a storefront in Dearborn’s impoverished south end, ACCESS was created to assist the Arab immigrant population adapt to life in the United States.

Today, ACCESS is the largest Arab American community nonprofit in the United States. With 10 locations and more than 120 programs serving metro Detroit, ACCESS offers a wide range of social, economic, health and educational services to a diverse population.

CENTER FOR ARAB NARRATIVES

The Center for Arab Narratives (CAN) is a program of ACCESS, the largest Arab American community non-profit in the country. CAN facilitates interdisciplinary and community-informed research to improve the well-being of Arab communities.

CAN launched in the spring of 2021 and builds on ACCESS’s 50 years of service to the community.

COMING SOON!

We are in the process of formalizing our partnerships, come back soon to hear more!