June 30, 2020
Budget cuts and coronavirus force vital American Indian Services resource center to close after 49 years
Author: Jerilyn Jordan
After nearly 50 years of serving metro Detroit's Indigenous community, American Indian Services is closing its doors on July 10, citing financial instability amid budget cuts and the coronavirus pandemic.
Comprised of Indigenous staff and board of directors, the Lincoln Park-located nonprofit provided culturally appropriate health and wellness services, as well as counseling, case management, diabetes prevention, after school and summer youth programs, and a food pantry program that fed upward o