Organization Name: Metropolitan Organizing Society Enabling Strength (MOSES or M.O.S.E.S.)
Organization Overview: Walking by faith, leading by example—Faith-based community organizing in Detroit
MOSES is a community organizing nonprofit serving residents of Detroit, Michigan and its surrounding metropolitan region. We support the development of strong grassroots leaders, and facilitate campaigns to address social justice issues.
MISSION STATEMENTimage 004
The Mission of MOSES is to organize communities, develop faith-based leaders and build relationships to advocate for social justice through a group of diverse congregations. MOSES accomplishes this through training leaders in churches, synagogues and mosques, teaching participants how to articulate their shared values and work with their constituents to take collective action in the public arena.
VISION STATEMENT
MOSES will be widely recognized as the most effective, influential and diverse grassroots organization in Michigan.
Leadership development: MOSES uses the time-tested training methods of the Gamaliel Foundation to develop ordinary people into effective leaders. Participants learn techniques for gaining the attention of elected officials, building community around important issues, communicating with the media, organizing public actions and holding public officials accountable to their constituents. Emphasis is placed on empowering low-income and minority leaders.
Community organizing: Working with our partner congregations and leaders, MOSES organizes public meetings and actions to address issues of concern to communities. Together, we build and participate in coalitions to support positive change at the local, statewide and national levels.
Civic engagement: MOSES encourages widespread participation in the decision-making processes that affect our communities: from elections, to policymaking, to urban planning. We identify and remove barriers to public participation through direct community outreach.
Advocacy: MOSES advocates for public policies that are equitable and beneficial to all people, including historically marginalized individuals and populations.
Issue campaigns: With an eye towards the long-term future of the region, MOSES contributes to ongoing campaigns to improve quality of life for people in metro Detroit and beyond. Current campaigns are focused on transportation, healthcare/food access, education and land use, among others. See issues page.
Language: English,Spanish
Street: 220 Bagley Street, Suite, 212
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Zip Code: 48226
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 962-5290
Fax No: (313) 262-6649
Email: mosesmi@mosesmi.org
Website: http://mosesmi.org/
Organization Name: Michigan Abolitionist Project
Organization Overview:
About Us
Michigan Abolitionist Project (MAP) helps people use their gifts and talents to prevent and end modern slavery in Michigan communities and beyond.
We prevent slavery through education and awareness with a focus on three areas: community engagement, training, and creative projects.
Language: English
Cultures: All
Street: PO Box 180603
City/Township: Utica
State: MI
Zip Code: 48318
Country: USA
Website: http://www.MAP-mi.org
Organization Name: Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence
Organization Overview: Our Mission
MCEDSV is dedicated to the empowerment of all the state's survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Our mission is to develop and promote efforts aimed at the elimination of all domestic and sexual violence in Michigan.
Our Vision
MCEDSV is Michigan's catalyst for creating empowered and transformed individuals, communities, and societies committed to building a lasting legacy of equality, peace and social justice, where domestic and sexual violence no longer exists.
Language: English
Cultures: All
Street: 3893 Okemos Rd., Suite B2
City/Township: Okemos
State: MI
Zip Code: 48864
Country: USA
Phone: (517) 347-7000
Fax No: (517) 347-1377
Website: http://www.mcedsv.org/
Organization Name: Michigan Department of Civil RIghts
Organization Overview: The Department of Civil Rights investigates and resolves discrimination complaints and works to prevent discrimination through educational programs that promote voluntary compliance with civil rights laws.
Language: English
Cultures: All
Street: 110 W. Michigan Ave., Suite 800
City/Township: Lansing
State: Michigan
Zip Code: 48909
Country: USA
Phone: (517) 335-3165
Fax No: (517) 241-0546
Email: MDCR-INFO@michigan.gov
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mdcr/
Organization Overview: The Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission's vision is to be an exemplary commission by adding public value to the State of Michigan and the APA community, by fully engaging APAs across the state. To advance the full and equal participation of Asian Pacific Americans in the building of a greater Michigan.
Language: Mandarin Chinese,English,Mandarin Chinese
Cultures: American,Asian
Street: 3054 W. Grand Blvd, Suite 3-600
City/Township: Detroit
State: Michigan
Zip Code: 48202
Country: USA
Phone: (248) 645-6719
Email: MiAPACommission@gmail.com
Organization Name: Michigan Department of Civil Rights - Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs
Organization Overview: Mission
To engage and promote collaboration and communication with the Middle Eastern American communities within the State of Michigan in order to ensure diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity for all Michigan residents.
Vision
To achieve equal access to social, educational and economic opportunities for Middle Eastern American residents across the state and to be a cohesive Middle-Eastern American community that fully and equitably participates in the advancement of the State of Michigan.
Language: Arabic,English
Cultures: Arabic,Multicultural
Street: 611 W. Ottawa, P.O. Box 30004
City/Township: Lansing
State: MI
Zip Code: 48909
Country: USA
Phone: (517) 643-1655
Organization Name: Michigan Department of Civil Rights- Hispanic/Latino Commission
Organization Overview: The purpose of the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan is to develop a unified policy and plan of action to serve the needs of Michigan 's Hispanic and Latino people. The law directs the Commission to advise the Governor, the Legislature, and the office concerning the coordination and administration of state programs serving the Hispanic and Latino population.
The Commission consists of 15 members, all of whom should broadly represent the interests of the Hispanic and Latino populations throughout the state.
Language: English,Spanish
Cultures: American,Hispanic,Latin American
City/Township: Lansing
State: Michigan
Country: USA
Phone: (517) 373-8339
Email: hlcomm@michigan.gov
Organization Name: Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC)
Organization Overview: The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC) is a resource center for advocates seeking equal justice for Michigan's immigrants. MIRC works to build a thriving Michigan where immigrant communities are fully integrated and respected.
Language: English,Spanish
Cultures: All
Street: 3030 S. 9th Street, Suite 1B
City/Township: Kalamazoo
State: MI
Zip Code: 49009
Country: USA
Phone: (269) 492-7196
Fax No: (269) 492-7198
Email: mirc@michiganimmigrant.org
Website: http://www.michiganimmigrant.org/
Organization Name: Michigan Immigrants Rights Center (Ann Arbor office)
Organization Overview: The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC) is a resource center for advocates seeking equal justice for Michigan's immigrants. MIRC works to build a thriving Michigan where immigrant communities are fully integrated and respected.
In order to realize this mission the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center:
Builds capacity through education and training about immigration law and the complex relationship between immigration status and immigrants' rights in areas including access to public benefits, family law and child welfare, civil rights, and worker's rights.
Answers questions and provides technical support to attorneys and advocates serving low-income immigrants.
Recruits, trains, and mentors volunteer pro bono attorneys.
Leads systematic advocacy to advance the rights of low-income immigrants and their families.
Tracks and analyzes legislative and legal developments related to immigration law and immigrants' rights.
Builds coalition among immigrant advocacy and other social justice and civil rights organizations statewide.
Represents individual clients in priority areas including naturalization and citizenship matters and the rights of survivors of domestic violence, refugees, and unaccompanied minors.
Promotes respect and understanding among immigrants and receiving communities through our Welcoming Michigan initiative.
Represents clients in impact cases involving violations of civil rights by law enforcement or government entities, access to public benefits for immigrants and children of immigrants, the unauthorized practice of immigration law, and any other civil legal issue relating to immigration status.
The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center is one of several statewide advocacy programs created by the Michigan Advocacy Program, formerly Legal Services of South Central Michigan. The Michigan Advocacy Program's direct service components are Legal Services of South Central Michigan and Farmworker Legal Services. MAP provides administrative services to several statewide programs, including MIRC. These statewide programs are all housed at Michigan PLP, LLC.
Language: English,Spanish
Cultures: All
Street: 220 E. Huron Street, Suite 600A
City/Township: Ann Arbor
State: MI
Zip Code: 48104
Country: USA
Phone: (734) 239-6863
Fax No: (734) 998-9125
Email: mirc@michiganimmigrant.org
Website: http://michiganimmigrant.org/
Organization Name: Michigan Muslim Community Council
Organization Overview: Unifying communites, promoting the best Islamic and American values,
and pursuing social justice in America
The Michigan Muslim Community Council has served the community for over 25 years. Our new name was adopted in 2012 after the merging of the Council of the Islamic Organizations of Michigan (CIOM) and the Islamic Shura Council of Michigan (ISCOM), and reflects our new focus on community building and our expanded board.
Street: 30701 Woodward Avenue, Suite 310
City/Township: Royal Oak
State: MI
Zip Code: 48073
Country: USA
Website: http://www.mimuslimcouncil.com/
Organization Name: Michigan United
Organization Overview: Michigan United is a coalition of over 100 faith, labor, business, social service, and civil rights members all across Michigan, fighting for the rights of homeowners, renters, immigrant workers, families, and students.
We’re about shifting the balance of power in Michigan back to the people! We elevate the individual stories and collective voice of our communities so that people affected by injustice are heard!
Language: Arabic,English,Spanish
Cultures: All
Street: 4405 Wesson Street
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Zip Code: 48120
Country: USA
Phone: (877) 507-7774 x701
Website: http://www.miunited.org/
Organization Name: National American Arab Nurses Association الرابطة الأمريكية الوطنية الممرضات العربية
Organization Overview: NAANA is the premier professional organization and advocate for American-Arab nurses. NAANA acts as an advocate for improved health care in the American-Arab community and as an expert resource for nurses and other health care providers regarding American-Arabs’ health care beliefs and practices.
GOALS
ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE RECRUITMENT OF ARAB-AMERICANS INTO NURSING.
PROMOTE THE POSITIVE IMAGE OF ARAB-AMERICAN NURSES.
FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF MEMBERSHIP IN NAANA.
Implementation plans in collaboration with agencies/institutions include:
Establish a speakers’ bureau as a resource for the community
Identify experts from within the community
Serve as a link between schools of nursing and Arab-American communities so that recruitment to nursing programs are facilitated
Send nurses and nursing students to health fairs within the community for health screening, for prevention services.
Offer professional development classes for nurses in the community.
Meet, Learn and Network at NAANA4. EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ABOUT CULTURAL PRACTICES OF THE ARAB-AMERICAN PATIENTS AND FAMILIES
IMPLEMENTATION:
Compile/develop educational program material on cultural practices and place on our website for general audiences;
Educate communities at large about the health beliefs and practices of various cultural groups, especially those of Arab-American heritage;
Identify existing resources and materials on cultural beliefs and practices [written material, modules on the web, etc];
Identify existing links from the Internet on culturally competent care.
5. IMPROVE THE HEALTH CARE OF THE ARAB-AMERICAN COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION.
IMPLEMENTATION:
Identify educational material aimed at the American-Arab community in Arabic or English;
Reach out to the American-Arab community through places of worship, physician offices, chamber of commerce, ACCESS and the like;
Bring care to the community [can be done through various means such as by recruiting interdisciplinary groups of health professional students engaged in
screening, health fairs, community projects carried out by students, and the like. Can be done during holidays; as well, joining with other nursing associations with similar interests as ours. In order to do this we need to know the major health concerns of the Arab community].
Language: Arabic,English
Cultures: Arabic
Street: 615 Griswold Street Suite 925
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Zip Code: 48226
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 680-5049
Website: http://www.n-aana.org/
Organization Name: National Association of Yemeni-Arab Americans
Organization Overview: Founded in June of 2000, the National Association of Yemeni - Arab Americans (NAYA) is a non-profit organization committed to the civic, cultural, educational, and political empowerment of our communities. We provide a broad range of social, educational, and cultural services and activities, including, but not limited to, policy guidelines, and public affairs services and activities.
Language: Arabic,English
Cultures: American,Arabic,Yemeni
Street: 10415 Dix Ave.
City/Township: Dearborn
State: MI
Zip Code: 48120
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 842-8402
Fax No: (313) 842-3135
Website: http://www.mynaya.org/
Organization Name: National Network for Arab American Communities
Organization Overview: The National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), a project of ACCESS, is a national consortium of 23 independent Arab American community-based organizations in 11 states. The Network’s primary mission is the development of Arab American community-based nonprofit organizations that understand and meet the needs and represent the concerns of Arab Americans at the local level and collectively address these issues on the national level.
Language: Arabic,English
Cultures: All,American,Arabic
Street: 2651 Saulino Court
City/Township: Dearborn
State: MI Civil RIghts Community Organizing
Zip Code: 48120
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 843-2844
Fax No: (313) 554-2801
Email: ntonova@accesscommunity.org
Website: http://nnaac.org/
Organization Name: New Detroit
Organization Overview: The metropolitan Detroit leadership organization working to identify and eliminate racial disparities in the region by building economic equity, social justice and racial understanding.
Language: English
Cultures: African-American,All,American
Street: 3011 W. Grand Blvd, #1200
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Zip Code: 48202
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 664-2000
Fax No: (313) 664-2071
Email: mmontgomery@newdetroit.org
Website: http://www.newdetroit.org
