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Michigan Department of Human Services Awards ACC Grant for
Summer Youth Program
Detroit, MI - June
27, 2006 The Michigan Department of Human Services awarded the Arab
American and Chaldean Council (ACC) the Summer Youth Initiative Grant in
the amount of $21,600 to provide summer programming to at-risk youth.
The
Summer Youth Initiative is an annual Wayne County Department of Human
Services (DHS) event to provide cultural, recreational and educational related
activities for children between the ages of 10-17 years old.
ACC's
Summer Youth Camp will provide six-weeks of enrichment and recreational
activities for 35 Detroit
youth between the ages of 9-14 years old. Each week will offer a new theme
that encourages diversity, community awareness, leadership
and life skills and will include field trips, arts and crafts, board games,
sports, and free health screenings.
Arab American and Chaldean Council
ACC
is the largest non-profit human service organization to provide services to
the Middle Eastern Community in Southeast Michigan.
For more information on ACC services, please visit us at www.myacc.org.
Website: http://www.myacc.org
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