2012 Annual Report ACCESS 2012 Annual Report CONTENTS ACCESS Overview . 2 Executive Board . 4 Arab Americans Of The Year . 6 Social Services . 8 Community Health & Research Center . 12 Employment & Training . 20 Youth & Education . 26 Arab American National Museum . 32 VISION NNAAC . 38 ACCESS strives to enable and empower Center For Arab American Philanthropy . 42 individuals, families and communities to lead informed, productive and culturally Statistical Report . 48 sensitive lives. As a nonprofit model of excellence, we honor our Arab American Treasurer’s Report . 50 heritage through community-building and 2011 - 2012 Donors . 52 service to all those in need. ACCESS is a strong advocate for cultural and social Committee Members & Partners . 58 entrepreneurship imbued with the values ACCESS Locations . 61 of community service, healthy lifestyles, education and philanthropy. COVER IMAGE: From Detroit Free Press, May 13 © 2012 Detroit Free Press. All rights reserved. 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The past year at ACCESS brought an But what does that mean on the ground, It means a wide range of programming An array of youth programs starts in pre- process, build friendships and relationships contributions of Arab Americans through arts unprecedented level of synergy as new for the families and communities we serve? aimed at fully integrating immigrants and kindergarten and extends through college that last well beyond that day. and culture; empowering our communities programs emerged and existing programs It means our safety net has grown refugees through health care, academic with mentoring, tutoring and academic The Arab American National Museum’s through voter registration and community expanded and blended to create better stronger for all those in need, including support and job training. These programs skill-building. But because these young Patriots and Peacemakers exhibit – which service; and providing financial support to opportunities and build stronger communities women in societies that consider include The Welcome Mat, which coordinates people are our future, our work doesn’t opened in Michigan and is now touring grassroots organizations around the country. in Michigan and throughout the United States. mammograms taboo, who are now screened the work of agencies throughout southeast end at the schoolhouse door. Our youth nationally – showcases the contributions What we have learned at ACCESS over Internally, we accelerated the review thanks to our culturally sensitive delivery of Michigan that serve immigrants; a new dialogues connect young people of different of Arab Americans who have served their our 41-year history is that, while the nature Hassan Jaber Executive Director and reform of our human resources and health services, and families that are healed entrepreneur support center that capitalizes religious, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. nation through the military, the Peace of our work changes, the need for our work IT systems, enhancing our core capacity thanks to domestic violence counseling. on the pioneering spirit of immigrants to help We’re building leadership through a Teen Corps or the diplomatic corps. That’s just does not. As we turn toward a future focused across the board to be able to sustain our It means programs like the Center for them start and grow their own businesses; Grantmaking Initiative to instill the idea one example of the way our three national on building community and empowerment, growth and extend our reach. This has Working Families, which weaves together our a wraparound program to meet the needs that philanthropy is for everyone. And our initiatives – the National Network for Arab we do so as a smarter, leaner, stronger allowed us to eliminate redundancy among Social Services and Employment & Training of Iraqi immigrants; and renewed support community service days attract hundreds American Communities, the Center for organization; one fueled with optimism that departments and optimize the efficient use programs to support and mentor clients as for our landmark Center for Victims of of young volunteers, as well as the young Arab American Philanthropy, and the Arab by working together, our future is bright. of our staff and resources. they find work and develop the family skills Torture and War. at heart, who work side by side to rebuild American National Museum – are working they need for full financial competency. challenged neighborhoods and, in the together more seamlessly by showcasing the Wadad Abed President 2 3 ACCESS EXecUTIVE BOARD EMERITUS BOARD MeMbeRS Wadad Abed, President Ali Baleed Almaklani David Allen, Vice President Barbara Aswad, Ph.D. Andrea Awada-Zeaiter Yasser Al Soofi, Treasurer Linda Hallick Edward Bagale, English Secretary George Khoury Amal Berry-Brown, Arabic Secretary Noel J. Saleh Aoun Jaber, At-Large Gerald Smith James Stokes William W. Swor, At-Large BOARD OF DIRecTORS EXecUTIVE STAFF Hassan Jaber, Executive Director Jeff Antaya Hussein Berry Maha Freij, Deputy Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer David Campbell Deborah M. Pfliegel, Chief Programs Officer Greg Clark Anan Ameri, Ph.D., Arab American National Museum Director Rasha Demashkieh Kathryn Casa, Communications & Marketing Director Dennis Denno Amne Darwish-Talab, Social Services Director (East Dearborn Office) J. Joseph Diederich Brigitte Fawaz-Anouti, Social Services Director (Main Office) & Special Projects Debbie I. Dingell Dr. Basim Dubaybo Najwa Hadous, Employment & Training Director Charlene Elder Adnan Hammad, Ph.D., Community & Mental Health Senior Director Paul Good Lina Harajli, Business Operations Director Wassim Mahfouz Sonia Harb, MSW, Entrepreneurial Support Center Senior Director Mike Makki Moe Hussein, Human Resources Director Hassan Makled Wisam Qasem Fakhoury, Finance Director Linda Mansour Anisa Sahoubah, Youth & Education Director Ron May Ziad Ojakli Nadia Tonova, National Network for Arab American Communities Director Robert G. Riney May A. Saad Wafa Salah James Sherry Hussien Shousher 4 ACCESS 2012 Annual Report ACCESS 2012 Annual Report Ambassador Selwa “Lucky” Roosevelt was in Ambassador Gabriel has convened multilateral charge of organizing more than 1,000 visits of policy forums involving national security, world leaders to the United States. environmental, and trade and energy issues. ARAB AMERIcaN ARAB AMERIcaN OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR Ambassador Selwa “Lucky” Roosevelt Edward M. Gabriel AS CHIEF OF protocol of the Union, Japan and Indonesia, and was a Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.C.; and AMBASSADOR Edward M. Gabriel With his extensive background member of the American Task Force for United States from 1982-1989 — longer state guest of the Chinese government. the Hariri Foundation. She is actively is president and CEO of The Gabriel and expertise in international affairs, Lebanon and has made multiple visits than anyone has ever served in that Previously a journalist, she had traveled supportive of the Folger Shakespeare Company, where he advises a number Ambassador Gabriel has convened to Syria and Lebanon to bring a better position — Ambassador Selwa “Lucky” on assignment to Europe, South America, Library and of the Children’s Hearing of U.S. corporations and governments multilateral policy forums involving understanding of U.S. policy objectives Roosevelt was in charge of organizing North Africa and the Middle East. and Speech Center of Children’s in the Middle East and North Africa national security, environmental, and in the region and to solicit Syrian and more than 1,000 visits of world leaders Ambassador Roosevelt has been Hospital in Washington, D.C., which she on international business projects and trade and energy issues. He has been Lebanese cooperation in supporting U.S. to the United States. on the board and executive committee helped to found. complex policy matters. involved in matters of Russian and strategic objectives. Born in Kingsport, Tenn., the daughter of the Washington National Opera On Feb. 27, 2012, at the White From 1997 until 2001, he was the European nuclear nonproliferation and He is a board member of AMIDEAST, of Lebanese immigrants, Mrs. Roosevelt since 1993, and has been chairman House, she received a presidential United States ambassador to the safety, and has been active in advising the Tangier American Legation Museum, was married to Archibald B. Roosevelt, of the board for the Blair House commendation for helping to foster “an Kingdom of Morocco. In that role, he the U.S. government on Mideast, the Casablanca American School, the Jr., a grandson of President Theodore Restoration Fund since 1992. She is environment for successful diplomacy at fostered the U.S. policy of North African European and Russian policy matters. American School of Tangier, and the Roosevelt. She is a graduate of Vassar a trustee of the White Nights Festival the highest level” and for “championing political and commercial integration, He is active with a number of nonprofit Keystone Public Policy Center. College with a degree cum laude in of America; and sits on the board of efforts to revitalize Blair House.” using Morocco as a regional hub for organizations. He is a visiting fellow at Ambassador Gabriel grew up in international relations. visitors of the University of North the U.S. free trade agreement and the Center for Strategic and International Olean, NY,