Help get ACCESS on the air
Meet Natasha (above), one of our citizen philanthropists working hard to raise money for ACCESS through Detroit4Detroit. Detroit4Detroit helps local residents “adopt” nonprofit projects and then raise the money to fund them. ACCESS has three citizen philanthropist projects on the table, and to help support them, on May 17, Detroit4Detroit is throwing a party, “Crank up the Cause,” at Bert’s Warehouse in Eastern Market. When you buy a $10 ticket online, you’ll get your $10 back at the door as a voucher that you can donate to the nonprofit of your choice (OK, we’re hoping that’s us). Buy your tickets here.
Even better, WDET is giving away $50,000 worth of airtime - half if you vote online now and half at the event. Go here to vote online now and when you come to the event you can vote for us again. Please share this with your friends and post the party link on Facebook and Twitter. Hope to see you there! Click here to find our more about Natasha and her Detroit4Detroit project.
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Poor bus service inhibits Michigan Works!
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Participants of ACCESS Employment and Training’s Michigan Works! program learn about workplace skills and techniques to succeed in getting and keeping a job. They learn about responsibility, professionalism and most important, consistency.
But consistency on the job is nearly impossible when transportation is inconsistent. Detroit is notorious for its lack of adequate public transportation. Instead of getting better, the situation seems to be getting worse.
Huffington Post Detroit highlighted the issue and a civil rights complaint against the Detroit Department of Transportation for improper notice of changes and cuts. Click here for the full Huffington Post story. And click here for ACCESS intern Aysha Jamali's full story on how bus changes affect those looking ACCESS for help.
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Arab American Service Day is May 19
Teen helping at Arab American Service DayVolunteers across the country will participate in the 8th annual National Arab-American Service Day on Saturday, May 19. The event is sponsored and coordinated by the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC). In cities and towns across the United States, volunteers will be staging events unique to their area, all based on the principles of strengthening communities, building cross-cultural bridges and making a positive impact on their neighborhoods.
In Detroit, participants will work to clean up Belle Isle, a historical park, in partnership with the American Syrian Arab Cultural Association (ASACA). To volunteer, contact Arwa Algharazi or Rachid Elabed at 313-843-2844. Click here for a list of national service projects. |
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