Arab-American Family Support Center

Name

Arab-American Family Support Center

Legal name

Arab-American Family Support Center

Website

https://aafscny.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1994 that provides culturally and linguistically competent social services—including immigration legal aid, mental health counseling, preventive services, ESL/citizenship prep, and youth programs—to immigrant and refugee communities across all five New York City boroughs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Immigrant social services
• Refugee resettlement support
• Community mental health
• Immigration legal services
• Adult education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Individual and corporate donations, fundraising campaigns, and charitable contributions from supporters
2. Government Grants and Contracts: Funding from city and state agencies to provide social services including preventive services, health enrollment, and immigration legal services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) is a nonprofit settlement house providing free social services to immigrant, refugee, and marginalized communities across New York City. Its service portfolio spans mental health counseling, immigration legal services, anti-violence and domestic violence support, preventive family services, adult English language and citizenship preparation, youth academic programs, health insurance enrollment, and emergency financial relief. All services are delivered in-house with cultural and linguistic competency across 27 languages by staff representing the communities served.

Product overview

The Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) is a settlement house providing social services to immigrant, refugee, and marginalized communities across New York City. Rather than a unified technology platform, AAFSC offers an integrated portfolio of human services organized around four priority areas: Prevent (Anti-Violence Program, Preventive Services), Promote (Community Health & Well-Being Program, Mental Health Initiative, Legal Services Program, Emergency Relief Fund), Get Ready (Adult Readiness Program, including English language learning and citizenship preparation), and Communicate (advocacy and community outreach including Census education). These programs work together to provide comprehensive support, from benefits navigation and health insurance enrollment to mental health counseling, legal services, and youth programming, all delivered with cultural and linguistic competency in multiple languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Health & Well-Being Program Connects immigrant individuals and families to health insurance enrollment, SNAP benefits, and NYC GetFood benefits, with navigation services helping clients maintain coverage and understand eligibility.
• Mental Health Initiative Provides trauma-informed mental health counseling services, including individual sessions, workshops on mental health awareness, and connections to community wellness resources for immigrants and refugees.
• Legal Services Program Offers free immigration-based legal services including assistance with immigration status matters, citizenship preparation, and related legal concerns for immigrant clients.
• Anti-Violence Program Provides advocacy and support services for victims and survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, including follow-up support and connection to community resources.
• Preventive Services Offers home-based family support services using Solution-Based Casework (SBC) and Functional Family Therapy (FFT) evidence-based models to prevent child abuse and keep families together.
• Adult Readiness Program Provides adult education including English language learning, citizenship exam preparation, literacy classes, and conversation skills to help immigrant adults integrate into their communities.
• Young Adult & Youth Program Delivers academic support, social activities, and safe spaces for young people to share experiences, supporting educational success and personal development.
• Emergency Relief Fund Provides emergency financial assistance to families in crisis, distributing relief funding to help households weather unexpected hardships.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of families said AAFSC helped them remain healthy and safe during COVID-19 crisis
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• Brooklyn NetsnotableGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 January 2026AAFSC was named Brooklyn Nets' Nonprofit of the Game, featured during a halftime interview on WFAN and on-court recognition at Barclays Center during the MLK Day game against the Phoenix Suns.
• Peace Corps MorocconotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeace Corps Morocco Country Director Lena Al Husseini, formerly AAFSC Executive Director, expressed support for Randy Ali's leadership and commitment to continued collaboration.
• United Neighborhood HousescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAFSC is a member of United Neighborhood Houses, a federation representing 46 settlement houses in New York with over 20,000 workforce members.
• Council of Family and Child Caring AgenciesnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with COFCCA, an advocate for 100+ private nonprofit agencies providing child welfare services across New York State.
• New York Immigration CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner in immigration advocacy coalitions fighting for rights of immigrant New Yorkers.
• ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner hosting programs including National Network for Arab American Communities, Center for Arab Narratives, Center for Arab American Philanthropy, and Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
• Family Justice CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NYC Family Justice Centers across all five boroughs (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island) to provide domestic violence services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society): National-scale refugee resettlement and immigrant services organization with similar resettlement, legal, and social services. Operates across many U.S. cities and globally — overlapping mission, much broader geographic and budget footprint.
• International Rescue Committee: Major international humanitarian organization with significant U.S.-based refugee resettlement and integration programs. Comparable service mix (casework, employment, health, youth) but operates globally with much larger budget.

Regional players

• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services: Large NYC-based nonprofit providing mental health, family, and social services including for immigrants. Overlaps in mental health counseling and family support but serves a broader and different primary client base.

Others

• New York Immigration Coalition: Umbrella policy and advocacy coalition in immigrant rights — AAFSC is a member and partner. Not a direct service peer but a strategic ally shaping the funding and policy environment AAFSC operates in.
• United Neighborhood Houses (UNH): Federation of 46 NYC settlement houses of which AAFSC is a member. Comparable settlement-house model at the federation level; not a competitor but a peer network and funder-adjacent organization.

Direct peers

• Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation: NYC-based community services organization providing immigration legal services, housing, workforce, and youth programs to low-income immigrant families — closely comparable service mix and settlement-house orientation.
• ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services): Largest Arab American community services organization in the U.S., headquartered in Dearborn, MI. AAFSC explicitly lists ACCESS as a national partner and the two organizations share a near-identical service model and target population across different geographies.
• Make the Road New York: NYC immigrant-services nonprofit combining legal aid, adult education, youth programs, and community organizing. Overlapping service portfolio and target population in the same NYC geography.
• Catholic Charities of New York: Largest social services provider in New York City region with overlapping immigrant services, family support, anti-violence, and benefits navigation. Directly competes for the same government contract pool in NYC.
• Chinese-American Planning Council: NYC-based settlement house serving a different immigrant community with a similar comprehensive model — education, social services, youth programs, workforce. Direct functional peer within the NYC nonprofit ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AAFSC
• Facebookfacebook.com/AAFSCNY
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1047002

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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