Run to support immigrants and refugees in your community on April 29th! AAFSC is taking part in the Generosity Series 5k on April 29, 2018. Join us for a run/walk in prospect park at…
In honor of Muslim Women’s Day on March 28th, and Arab Mother’s Day on March 21st, please enjoy another short story by one of our female students! “In the name of Allah, I’m happy because…
A family of Iraqi refugees who fled Baghdad amid death threats from terror groups built a new life in Bay Ridge with the support of AAFSC’s New Immigrants and Refugees Fund.
“Thoughts From Our Beautiful Life: A Collection of Short Stories from the Ladies of the Arab American Family Support Center”, is a small bound book of poems and stories written by some of the ladies…
For nearly 25 years, AAFSC’s Youth Program has provided tutoring, enrichment activities, and a space for young people to engage with their communities. One of our most important features is that most of our staff…
AAFSC’s Brooklyn headquarters serve one of the largest Yemeni communities in the United States. On February 2nd, 2017, thousands of Yemeni bodega owners and their friends, families, and supporters protested the Muslim Ban at Borough…
United Neighborhood Houses, a collection of settlement houses and community centers throughout the five boroughs, has been working in Albany this past week to restore and increase funding for four key issues– the Settlement House…
February 2, 2018 marks the one-year anniversary of the Yemeni Bodega strike – a citywide response to Muslim Ban 1.0, which abruptly banned visitors and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations: Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Libya,…
Nasma is 10 years old, a member of AAFSC’s Youth Program and a talented poet! Let her explain for herself. I Am From I am from my huge community. I am from the school I…
After years of trying to flee a war-torn Syria, the Jwan Kanj family are relieved to finally live peacefully in their new Bay Ridge community thanks to AAFSC’s New Immigrants and Refugees Fund.
