Arab American Action Network - Chicago, IL
Hatem Abudayyeh, Executive Director
3148 W. 63rd Street
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 436-6060
(773) 436-6460 fax
hatem85@yahoo.com
www.aaan.org
The Arab American Action Network (AAAN) was established in 1995 as a non-profit, grassroots, community-based organization working to improve the social, economic, and political conditions of Arab immigrants and Arab Americans in the Chicago Metropolitan area. The AAAN does this through adult education, social services, mediation and crisis intervention, youth programs, community organizing and advocacy, cultural outreach, and working in coalitions with other like communities. All AAAN programs include leadership development components. The AAAN has 16 full and part-time staff, including six AmeriCorps members, and receives public and private funding to provide its programming to the community. AAAN has 11 members serving on their Board of Directors.
Arab-American Family Services - Burbank, IL
Itedal Shalabi - Executive Director
5440 W. 87th Street
Burbank, IL 60459
US Bank - Lower Level
(708) 229-2314
(708) 229-2601 fax
Founded in 2001, Arab American Family Services (AAFS) is an Illinois 501(c) 3 social service organization dedicated to empowering and
enhancing the lives of the Arab American community through educational programs and services. The goal of AAFS is to reduce the cultural,
language and religious barriers that limit Arab Americans and Muslim Americans from accessing existing services and opportunities for personal growth. In doing so, AAFS established programs and services geared towards empowering the Arab American community. AAFS has 17 dedicated employees on staff; 8 of them are AmeriCorps members.
