Community Assistance and References

ACCESS

ACCESS opens new and hopeful doors to individuals every day. Created by the Arab American community, we assist those in desperate need, help people take their life to another level, and honor those who came before us.

Arab Detroit

Arab Detroit was founded with the purpose of promoting an accurate image about the Arab American community and the Arab world.The greater Detroit area is the home to the largest concentration of Arab Americans in North America.

LA SED

Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Inc. (LASED) is a 501c3 nonprofit agency serving Latinos and residents of Southwest Detroit. LASED assists people of all ages with a variety of bilingual services, and provides leadership through the development of programs addressing issues that affect the ethnic groups living in our community.

Focus: HOPE

In 1968, Father William Cunningham (1930–1997) and Eleanor Josaitis co-founded Focus: HOPE, an organization dedicated to intelligent and practical solutions to the problems of hunger, economic disparity, inadequate education, and racial divisiveness.

United Way of Southeastern Michigan

United Way recruits people and organizations who bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done. We advance the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all. Our focus is on education, income and basic needs - the building blocks for a good quality of life.

Detroit Urban League

The Detroit Urban League's mission is to enable African Americans and other persons of color to achieve their fullest human potential.  Since 1916, our programs and services have anticipated and responded to the changing needs of the Metropolitan Detroit community.  We nurture, counsel, and empower children, adults and seniors to live healthy and productive lives.

Detroit Capuchin Soup Kitchen

The Capuchin Soup Kitchen is a human service organization of caring and loving people inspired by the spirit of St. Francis and sponsored by the Capuchins of the Province of St. Joseph and concerned benefactors.

Salvation Army Detroit/Eastern Michigan

The Salvation Army’s mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.  The Salvation Army also offers hope with utility assistance, free legal aid, food assistance, shelter, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, after school programming, outdoor activities, music and spiritual worship.

Crossroads of Michigan

Crossroads is a social service outreach agency with two locations in Detroit. Founded in 1971, Crossroads exists to support the community at large by providing emergency assistance, advocacy, and counseling to anyone in need.