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ACCESS' summer arts program exposes students to world cultures A summer of learning was provided to children and teens in ACCESS’ summer arts program. Students ages 8 to 18 worked with an instructor to learn techniques to create modern and traditional artwork from Egyptian, Chinese and South American cultures.	ACCESS congratulates its 2013 “Arab American of the Year,” Diane Rehm, on National Humanities honor July 24, 2014 ACCESS and the Arab American National Museum (AANM) are pleased to congratulate Diane Rehm, longtime radio personality and host of the award-winning The Diane Rehm Show on NPR for being named a 2013 National Humanities Medal award recipient by President Obama.
Teen philanthropists award grants to five local charities July 16, 2014 The Teen Grantmaking Initiative (TGI), a group of 20 young philanthropists in Michigan sponsored by the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP), recently awarded five $1,000 grants to area non-profit organizations serving youth in the metro Detroit community.	ACCESS to host 7th International Health Conference in Oman July 11, 2014 ACCESS, the largest Arab American human services agency in the United States, today announced an open call for registration for the 7th International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities, the only conference of its kind designed by and for health professionals on the forefront of medical innovation for Arab populations.
ACCESS' youth basketball team, Rolling Thunder, wins league championship This year has been an incredible experience for the Rolling Thunder youth basketball team at ACCESS. The team recently won the league championship and finished top in their season.	ACCESS Growth Center graduates 10 entrepreneurs On June 26, 10 local entrepreneurs gathered with ACCESS Growth Center staff, advisory board members, partner organization representatives, family and friends to celebrate their graduation from the Growth Center IGNITE advanced business training program. The businesses represented by the cohort ranged from a logistics company to a collectively-owned coffee shop.
Take on Hate campaign takes on bias against Muslims June 30, 2014 The National Network for Arab American Communities, a project of ACCESS, launched a grassroots campaign June 23 to challenge prejudice against and misconceptions of Muslims and Arab Americans. Read the Dearborn Times Herald story.	Arab-American philanthropy gets grant to expand its work July 2, 2014 A Michigan-based philanthropic organization that helps nonprofit groups serving Arab-Americans nationwide has itself received a grant to expand its work. Read the Detroit News article.
ACCESS gives students chance to learn leadership skills Throughout the month of June, 22 high school students across Wayne County participated in the Arab American Youth Leadership course at ACCESS.	ACCESS recognized for dental care advocacy The ACCESS Community Health and Research Center (CHRC) received special recognition on June 13 from the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and the Delta Dental Foundation for its commitment to providing oral health care to children in the Dearborn area.