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ACCESS offers health care enrollment assistance in Ferndale February 20, 2014 ACCESS Navigators will answer questions about the federal government's Affordable Care Act and schedule appointments for in-person assistance from noon to 4 p.m. March 1 at Just4Us, 211 Nine Mile Road in Ferndale. All services are open to the public.	ACCESS program works with teens to decrease dating violence February 18, 2014 February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and ACCESS is celebrating by giving students in Dearborn Public Schools tools to recognize warning signs through curriculum-based workshops.
ACCESS 43rd Annual Dinner set for April 12 February 14, 2014 ACCESS will honor two special Arab Americans of the Year during its 43rd Annual Dinner on Saturday, April 12, in Detroit.	ACCESS to honor Arab Americans of the Year on April 12 February 14, 2014 A former United States secretary of transportation and an award-winning professor will be honored as Arab Americans of the Year at the ACCESS Anniversary Dinner, which takes place on Saturday, April 12, in Detroit, celebrating ACCESS’ 43 years of service in southeast Michigan and across the country.
ACCESS gives high-risk children reason to smile The ACCESS Community Health and Research Center (CHRC) launched Michigan’s first school-linked dental sealant/care pilot program on Feb.	Ground-breaking study highlights health issues among Arab American community January 27, 2014 A ground-breaking study released in January by the ACCESS Community Health and Research Center (CHRC) shows that chronic diseases, such as diabetes, equally affect Arab Americans because of cultural factors that impact healthy lifestyles. Low-income, foreign-born immigrants, also, are at a higher-risk for chronic diseases.
ACCESS congratulates Hussein Berry for appointment as school board president for Dearborn Public Schools January 24, 2014 ACCESS is pleased to announce that Dearborn Public Schools appointed Hussein Berry as president of the Board of Education on Jan. 13. Berry was elected to the board in 2009 and is currently serving his first term.	ACCESS ACTS volunteers create safer routes to school More than 80 volunteers braved the frigid temperatures on Saturday, Jan.
Small business owner receives loan to launch restaurant Malik loves food. The Iraqi refugee has spent much of his professional life sharing the joy of cooking with others, having worked as a chef for nearly 20 years.	Fifth Third Bank awards ACCESS $50,000 grant for Immigrant Entrepreneur Development Program December 1, 2013 When Iesha Morgan was laid off as an H&R Block tax consultant two years ago, she said she felt like she hit rock bottom. Read the Dearborn Press & Guide article.