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ACS 's current operating budget for 2007 (01/01/07-12/31/07) is $499,995; which includes in-kind funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service through the Arab Community for Economic and social services(ACCESS) in Michigan. The seven AmeriCorps Volunteers Grant is about $175,000. The agency relocated six times from its original location to add more office space and services to meet the needs of its community.

Other sponsored ventures include the first Arab American and American Muslim Summit in the City of Anaheim and was co-sponsored by City Councilman Richard Chavez.

Another full-day event we hosted, was entitled "Building Bridges with the Arab and Muslim Community". The event included 170 invitees; consisting of law enforcement officers, educators, and other public service providers. The idea behind the event was to clear any misconceptions and create an understanding of the needs of the Arab and Muslim Communities.

ACS is the only agency in Southern California that offers comprehensive and multi-faceted services to Arab and Muslim Americans. We are strategically located in Anaheim , central to the immigrant and refugee communities which we serve.

A recent analysis of our 2006 database reports showed that we offered more than 6,000 units of services to our clients.

Another analysis of our clientele from 2006, showed the following breakdown: Of the 2, 761 unduplicated clients that we served, 80% were Muslims, 57% were Arab Americans, 14% were Hispanics, 15% were Pakistanis, 3.5% were African Americans, and 10.5% were Others (i.e. Asians and Pacific Islanders, and Caucasian Americans, etc) of which 61% were women. Approximately 50% of the clients we served were between the ages of 20-39 years; 30% were of ages 40-59, with the rest of the 20% including children and senior citizens. Using the 2006 HUD Income Criteria; 29% of the clients we served were in the extremely low-income range, earning under $17,050 annually; 38% fell in the low-income category, grossing between $17,050 and $28,401 per year; 15% were in low to moderate income brackets, earning any where between $28,401 to $45,450 per year; and lastly, 18% of the populations we served earned incomes slightly above $45,450 annually. Employment data was not available for 39% of our clientele; therefore, the data provided on income may be skewed. Of the populations that we served in Southern California in 2006, 64% resided in Orange County , 23% in Los Angeles , and 13% in other surrounding counties.