Service Day to include dozens of Arab American-led projects from school makeovers to beach clean-ups

DEARBORN, Mich.—National Arab American Service Day will bring together thousands of volunteers from across the country on May 14, 2016, to tackle service projects that meet their communities’ and neighbors’ needs.

Ceiling tiles fall regularly at several classrooms in the Detroit Institute of Technology (DIT) at Cody High School (Detroit Public Schools). Click here to see more "before" photos of the school.

12^th Annual Service Day to include dozens of Arab American-led projects across the country

DETROIT—A group of 400 community volunteers and students from five Dearborn and Detroit high schools will undertake a major renovation of Detroit Public Schools' Cody Rouge High School and a nearby park for National Arab American Service Day on May 14, 2016.

Are you interested in working with young leaders and coordinating service programs within the Arab American community? Apply today to be a part-time Coordinator of the Transformative Leaders Fellowship and VISTA programs with the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) based in Dearborn, Mich. 

In place of Advocacy Week this year, the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) joined the Arab American Institute, the Network of Arab-American Professionals and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee in Washington, D.C. for Arab American Leadership Days from April 18 to 20. See our recap below!

We're in D.C. this week! For Arab American Leadership Days, Arab Americans from across the country are gathering in our nation's capitol to mobilize on the issues that matter most to our communities. 

The National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) and its Campaign to TAKE ON HATE are advocating alongside the Network of Arab-American Professionals (NAAP), Arab American Institute, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and more great organizations!

The National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), a program of ACCESS, and its Campaign to TAKE ON HATE are among 25 advocacy groups calling on The Coca-Cola Company to dissociate from political conventions where hateful rhetoric and bigotry would be highlighted and praised. 

In the last few months, candidates for public office have repeatedly disparaged Latino, Muslim, Arab and Black communities, as well as women, LGBT people and people with disabilities. Latinos have been referred to as criminals and rapists and it has been suggested that mosques should be monitored and shut down and that American Muslims should be registered to a database. In addition, supporters of candidates have engaged in violent acts against African Americans and other people of color.

The National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) is proud to announce it has recently grown to include members in 12 states across the country with the induction of our newest member, the Palestinian American Community Center (PACC). Welcome to the Network!

We’re in the business of developing nonprofits that meet the needs and represent the concerns of Arab Americans. Check out our Facebook business story!

The National Network for Arab American Communities and its Campaign to TAKE ON HATE are shocked by today’s bombings in Brussels, Belgium. With similar attacks in Ankara, Turkey and Paris, France in recent months, the world has seen an increase in terrorist activity. We do not believe that violence is ever justifiable, nor is it the answer to combating hateful acts. 

This year, the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) is joining the Arab American Institute (AAI), the Network of Arab-American Professionals (NAAP) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) at the capital for Arab American Leadership Days.