Resilient Neighborhoods: USDA cuts could worsen food insecurity, reverse progress to improve nutrition for most vulnerable

October 5th, 20250 By Layla McMurtrie At a time when many Southeast Michigan families are turning to food banks for help, federal support is beginning to dwindle. Earlier this year, Gleaners Community Food Bank, founded in 1979, learned it would be receiving 1 million fewer pounds of food than expected. The shortfall stems from cuts to USDA programs...

ACC partnering with Dearborn Police Department, Byblos and Forgotten Harvest to help Dearborn flood victims

June 29th, 20210 DEARBORN — In response to the catastrophic flooding from this weekend, the Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) is partnering with other local entities to help flood victims. ACC, a non-profit organization founded in 1979 on the basis of providing services to the Middle Eastern and mainstream communities in Southeast Michigan,...

40 years of service: Celebrating ACC’s mission with focus on the Seven Mile Project

October 6th, 20190 DETROIT – A usually quiet neighborhood on Seven Mile Road near John R appeared bustling with life on a pleasant, sunny Tuesday morning as a team of volunteers worked hard to organize a bimonthly food pantry. By 11 a.m., a large crowd of the area needy had convened on the four-building complex used by the Arab American and Chaldean...