Strategic Planning Consultancy with ACCESS | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Strategic Planning Consultancy with ACCESS

January 2020 - April 2020

Summary

The student provided ACCESS with strategic planning support, including qualitative program evaluation (survey design and implementation, focus groups), agency-wide theory of change model, etc., to help streamline internal operations.

Community partner

Arab American Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS)

Students

Leah Squires (MPP ‘20)

Project overview

ACCESS was created to assist the Arab immigrant population adapt to life in the United States and has served the community for more than 47 years.  Today, ACCESS is the largest Arab American community nonprofit in the United States. With 11 locations and more than 120 programs serving metro Detroit, ACCESS offers a wide range of social, economic, health and educational services to a diverse population. 

The student provided ACCESS with strategic planning support, including qualitative program evaluation (survey design and implementation, focus groups), agency-wide theory of change model, etc., to help streamline internal operations. During the COVID-19 outbreak, her work shifted to crisis management and program assistance