LAHC

LAHC is a nonprofit human-services organisation founded in 1982 in Dearborn, Michigan, and now serving families across metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan. It began as a community soccer club and has since developed into a comprehensive provider of health, education, workforce and economic programmes for children, youth, adults, seniors and families. Its services are designed to strengthen families irrespective of background, faith or origin, and it works with more than 200 community partners.

The organisation operates across several programme areas. Workforce Development and Education provides English-language instruction, financial literacy and digital literacy training, and workforce preparation. Healthy Living covers nutrition and fitness support; LAHC provided 1.2 million meals in 2025. Social Services covers food access, emergency assistance, referrals to community resources and youth leadership opportunities. A further set of programmes addresses behavioural health, substance misuse prevention and gambling prevention.

LAHC reported serving more than 80,400 people in 2025 and has distributed more than $2 million in scholarships to students in Southeast Michigan. The organisation works within the human services, health, education, workforce development, food access and behavioural health fields, with a stated focus on long-term opportunity for the communities it serves.