Charity

A child struggling for breath after a nerve-gas attack; a nurse attending to victims of barrel bombs; the tears of a Syrian doctor after a missile destroyed his hospital. Such are the images that haunt the days and nights of Rim Albezem, president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), a … Continued

In the lead up to World Humanitarian Day on August 19, a renewed appeal to support education for Syrian children has been issued by Western Union, (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, and A World at School, a global education initiative, to support UNICEF education programs for Syrian youth. Through December 31, 2014, donations … Continued

When a short-term ceasefire was announced, children, women and men went into the streets with their empty bottles, jugs and jerry cans looking for places to fill them with water to drink. Bombing damage to infrastructure has created water shortages everywhere. “As a resident of Khan Younis and a member of ANERA emergency response team, … Continued

The American Palestinian Women’s Association is organization a School Supplies Drive for children in Gaza, Palestine in Washington D.C on August 14 through September 1st. The objective is to provide school supplies to 300 students in elementary, middle, and high school for the upcoming school year. Be it a backpack to carry books, pencils and … Continued

First the Palestinian flag was draped from the team bus during the team’s triumphant open-top bus tour of the capital, now it has been claimed that the Algerian national football team are to donate their entire World Cup prize fund to the embattled people of Gaza. According to quotes attributed to Algeria’s star striker Islam … Continued

The Center for Arab American Philanthropy already has plans to expand, both its services and its reach, through $380,000 in funding it will receive from a W. K. Kellogg Foundation grant. The grant will allow CAAP, a project of Dearborn-based ACCESS, to continue its mission of empowering Arab Americans, including youth, through philanthropy, including efforts … Continued

Microsoft chairman and founder Bill Gates has partnered with the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to set up a $2.5bn fund to help the poor and fight disease, it was reported. The fund, which will start with $500m raised from donors and governments, came about after Gates presented his proposal for the project at a … Continued

Comerica Bank and the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services partnered to provide toys and school supplies to students at Salina Elementary in Dearborn on Friday, December 17, 2010. More than 900 students aged preschool through fifth grade shared in the holiday spirit as a bilingual Santa Claus presented them with board games, … Continued

At the September Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (www.cfsem.org) more than $7.6 million was approved through more than 330 grants to support nonprofit organizations working to improve the quality of life in the region. The following nonprofit organizations are among those receiving grants from the Community … Continued

The Center for Arab American Philanthropy is proud to announce the awardees of our 2010 Capacity-Building and Programs for Arts, Culture & Youth grants. 11 grants, totaling $53,000, were made to Arab American organizations across the country. “The Arab American Heritage Council will be able to conduct a needs assessment study to help our organization … Continued