Lahc Leaders Advancing And Helping Communities

Programs: Lahc is recognized as a leading advocate of higher education and is the largest scholarship assistance program in the area. Over the past twenty- eight years, lahc has awarded over 1,200 students of high academic distinction more than 1. 5 million dollars in scholarships. Lahc has matching relationships with local colleges and universities to maximize the impact of the scholarships.

the healthy living program empowers children and families in underprivileged communities to take control of their health by providing them with skills to make healthy, educated food choices. Research has shown that families play a vital role in childhood obesity, so we include children, their families, and their caregivers in our comphrehensive strategy to obesity prevention and reduction.

the youth leadership bridge to college program (ylbcp)provides high school juniors and seniors, from underserved communities in southeast michigan, with programming that focuses on leadership, life skills, diversity, mentorship, college access, and setting career goals, as well as instilling in the students a sense of empowerment to make changes within their community. Lahc partners with the schools to offer its substance abuse prevention program, an intervention that combines mental health services, life skills training, and health education, to directly address and mitigate the effects of childhood trauma and reduce health disparities. The program has four objectives: 1) enhance cognitive and behavioral competency related to childhood or intergenerational trauma. 2) screen for mental health problems among high-risk youth who have experienced trauma. 3) improve access to culturally compentent mental health care providers. 4) increase and improve parental involvement.

lahc provides a wide array of social services to over 19,000 individuals annually. Lahc provides food, clothing, vouchers, translation services, household essentials, as well as client support and referral services to those in need throughout wayne county. We the people feed the people (food pantry): canned food and fresh food is distributed to vulnerable families, persons experiencing homelessness and community groups on a monthly basis in dearborn and detroit. Thanksgiving turkey drive: 1,000 turkeys are distributed annually duiring thanksgiving to local shelters, families and soup kitchens in observance of thanksgiving. Clothing & blanket drive: over 1,000 blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, and scarves are distributed to needy families and people who live on the streets and in abandoned houses in detroit. The back to school program provides backpacks filled with school supplies to students in preparation of the school year. 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies are distributed annually throughout various schools in wayne county.