Mission: Mission: Empower and enhance the physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental wellbeing of American Indian families and other underserved populations in SE MI through culturally grounded health and family services.
Vision: AIHFS will be nationally recognized as a leading Urban Indian health and community center supporting healthy Native people, families, and communities.
Our approach integrates traditional Native American healing and spiritual practices with contemporary western medicine in both treatment and prevention in the areas of:
•Medical Care
•Behavioral Health Care
•Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Abuse Prevention
Target demographics: the Native American community of Southeastern Michigan and other underserved populations
Geographic areas served: Southeastern Michigan
Programs: Medical Care, Behavioral Health Care, Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Abuse Prevention, Youth Programming, Cultural Services, and community events
Aihfs has programs that are relevant to me as a Chippewa woman with traditional teachings and gatherings, & I try to make it to all I can. The people are kind & giving of themselves & make a difference to me & Detroit & it's suburbs. Deisha M
When I first moved to Southeast Michigan from my reservation, I was happy to discover that I could receive quality medical and join a Native American community in an urban area. The community events and programming help me to feel less alone and isolated. I only wish I lived closer so that my daughter could participate in the youth activities. I'm very grateful for AIHFS and all the staff who work to make the urban Native community stronger and healthier.
To feed hungry children and families who need help and to help them learn how to go about improving their lives is such a beautiful thing. Volunteers truely care and are very helpful, this program is so important and helpful. God bless everyone who participates in this program.
American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Mi, Inc., is providing very important services for so many individuals who would have difficulty meeting all forms of social and health needs. Thank you.
Many of my students would not have had an opportunity to learn abou the needs and appropriate ways in which to care for this population were it not for AIHFS opening it's doors to them to experience by observing care in action.
