Asian Help Services (AHS) was established in 1986 as a not-for-profit nonsectarian organization by the United Methodist Church Metropolitan Ministries. AHS assists immigrants, refugees, business people, students, and visitors and their families from Asia to Central Indiana.
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Services Offered
English and citizenship classes (day and evening) Counseling: Trans-cultural, marriage and family, and crisis counseling. Employment Services Medical assistance Interpretation/Translation Domestic violence and abuse: guidance and shelter Referrals to other service agencies (medical services, legal aid services, etc) General Advocacy Services (hospitals, clinics, schools and legal offices) Workshops: elderly, parenting, anti-smoking, and breast cancer Miscellaneous: American home tours and field trips
Tutoring, home tour and field trips and Workshops (as scheduled) Elderly care Parenting Anti-smoking Breast cancer
Cross-Cultural Counseling Vulnerable Asians face various difficulties with language and cultural barriers. The counseling helps alleviate these barriers and empowers Asians as they discover the ability to build their new homeland in the U.S.A.
Marriage and Family Counseling This counseling assist families and couples who are having difficulty adjusting to the American life-style emotionally, physically and spiritually. Counseling supports families coping with the pressures of adapting to their new culture. The program helps to rebuild and stabilize the relationships that preserve and strengthen family unity.
Medical Assistance AHS connects Asians to particular support for the prevention of serious illness (etc. breast cancer and uterine cancer for women, prostate check up for men and children's immunization services).
Employment Services AHS assists Asian people in finding secure employment, including information regarding the existence of and location of jobs. AHS also aid the applicant with the procedures relating to getting a job.
Interpretation / Translation AHS assists community development by networking with other community organization such as schools, physicians, court, hospitals, and attorneys. These and other social services request the help of AHS in language interpretation and translation.
General Advocacy Services AHS assists Asians in pursuing equal opportunities for services in the community (hospitals, clinics, schools, and legal offices)
Referral Services AHS refers Asians to other service agencies for medical services, legal aid services, etc.
Domestic Violence and Abuse AHS provides information concerning domestic violence as well as providing information regarding shelters from this violence and abuse.
Breast Cancer/Self-Examination Workshop and Survivor After-Care Smokefree Leadership Training Housing Arrangements for Newcomers. Asian Help Services is always seeking to work with individuals and families. It also seeks to meet the diverse needs of the community as they arise.
Fees and Payment
This is not-for-profit nonsectarian organization.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono
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