Assessing the quality of health and healthcare access in AMEMNSASA communities and examining potential
gaps and deficiencies in the level of healthcare access among AAFSC’s service population.
Community Health & Well-Being
Proximity of FQHCs in New York City’s underserved, socially vulnerable Arab, Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian communities.
Community Health & Well-Being
In AAFSC’s newest position paper, we assess the challenges facing Afghan newcomers and social service organizations like ours supporting their resettlement and provide legislative recommendations, including passing the Afghan Adjustment Act to secure long-term safety for Afghans affected by this crisis.
Community Health & Well-Being, Legal Services, Cultural Competency
NYC’s immigrant and refugee communities are experiencing an unprecedented need for mental health support. In this report, we examine the impact of AAFSC’s Mental Health Initiative.
Community Health & Well-Being, Mental Health Initiatives
Our Ramadan Campaign, Fuel Your Community, has officially ended and here’s a recap of our impact this month.
Food Security Initiatives, Community Health & Well-Being, Civic Engagement & Know-Your-Rights
CBS reporter Cindy Hsu visited our new Atlantic Avenue Community Center, in honor of Arab American Heritage Month.
Food Security Initiatives, Preventive Services, Mental Health Initiatives
AAFSC partnered with the Aspen Institute to share our experience about how language serves as a major obstacle for immigrant families when not properly addressed and the practices that we are using to provide 2Gen services to immigrant and refugee families.
Cultural Competency
The NYC Civic Engagement Commission recently wrapped up “The People’s Money,” a participatory budgeting program that will send over $1 million to neighborhoods most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how AAFSC is addressing food insecurity in Briarwood, Queens through a community garden project.
Racial Equity & Inclusion, Civic Engagement & Know-Your-Rights
The Arab-American Family Support Center opened its latest location in Brooklyn, providing support for Arab, Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian, and Muslim communities for 27 years. You can read the full News 12 article and watch the video coverage, here.
Adult Readiness, Civic Engagement & Know-Your-Rights
For the 75% of Queens Family Justice Center clients born outside the U.S., our Anti-Violence program team is there to help survivors access the resources they need to begin their healing journey. You can read the full Queens Daily Eagle article, here.
Anti-Violence Program
