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Are you an immigrant who currently lives in, or was displaced from an area affected by Superstorm Sandy? Do you have legal, housing, or health needs? African Services Committee has been serving immigrants in NY for more than 30 years and we are here to help. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, African Services Committee is providing FREE legal services, housing referrals and application assistance, as well as health screenings on Staten Island. Contact us for a consultation today to see if you are eligible for our FREE services.

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ASC Ethiopia - Celebrating 10 Years of Service

ASC Ethiopia is celebrating 10 years of service and has accomplished so much in that time. We are so proud of the accomplishments and have an eye towards a bright future.

ASC Attorneys Give Client Very Special Birthday Present

On April 30, 2014, African Services' staff attorneys Jessica Greenberg and Corina Bogaciu presented Vivian with a birthday present she'll always hold dear: Freedom.

Freedom, that is, after she spent 19 months unlawfully detained. Charges dismissed. This story reads like a legal drama you'd see on television: A passionate, relentless young attorney tries everything to free her client and right the wrongs of an often tired, over-wrought system. And as one might imagine, the story involves a lot of sweat and tears -- not to mention a heavy dose of persistent and creative legal strategy -- before Vivian saw the light of day and the promise to hold her three children in her arms again.

"This is so surreal. I can't believe I'm actually here [African Services' office]," Vivian said. "I'm so used to just hearing her [Jessica's] voice."

News and Updates

Trip to the North: Update on ASC Ethiopia's Testing, Care Clinics

African Services' co-executive director Kim Nichols recently returned from yet another eventful trip to Ethiopia, where she witnessed first hand all the exciting things she had been hearing about ASC's HIV testing and care clinics. Nichols' visit primarily focused on trips throughout the northern region of the country where ASC's three oldest clinics operate: Addis Ababa's Shola Market, Kombolcha, and Mekele.

CDC Spotlights ASC's Hep B Program in New Report

African Services was featured in a new CDC Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report spotlighting our hepatitis B screening and linkage to care program.

"[ASC's] Community education efforts included outreach through mosques serving immigrants from Africa, visits to taxi garages to speak with drivers from West Africa, participating in French language 'conference-call radio' shows, and issuing radio public service announcements."