It gives me a great pleasure to present our agency’s annual report for the year 2010-11. This year was full of challenges due to the depressed economy and reduction of funding for social service programs. We had to work harder to maintain the existing services for our targeted population. I am happy to report to you that in spite of difficult times, we have expanded our services in the Lake, McHenry and DuPage counties. Senior centers were opened in the Village of Algonquin and Vernon Hills to provide services to the far north and north west suburbs. We have also opened a Medical clinic in Naperville to provide the basic health care services to the community.
Historically speaking, MAFS owes its existence to Universal Industries, a Chicago based business, which applied for Home Care Services, which is now known as Universal Metro Asian Services (UMAS) and MAFS was formed to deliver all other social service programs. Metropolitan Asian Family Services (MAFS)/UMAS have come a long way. It was incorporated as a not-for-profit Tax-Exempt 501 © (3) multi-cultural organization in 1993 with a mission to provide comprehensive and integrated services to immigrant population of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lankan and East European communities facing linguistic and cultural barriers. MAFS/UMAS is a multi-cultural and multi ethnic organization and has, at its core, a commitment to educate, counsel and assist and empower immigrants to become productive member of American Society.
Starting from Des Plaines office in 1992, our agency has now expanded its services to seven fully equipped senior centers strategically located in Chicago, Niles/Des Plaines, Roselle/Schaumburg, Carol Stream, Naperville, and most recently opened centers in Algonquin and Vernon Hills. These centers are accessible to the targeted population currently serving 91 cities and neighborhoods over eight counties of Cook, Suburban Cook, Lake, DuPage, McHenry, Kane, Kendall and Will in the greater Chicago land.
Our staffs are recruited from the targeted population and are highly trained professionals. Our agency maintains confidentiality and respects the privacy of the participants and fully complies with rules and regulations, of State of Illinois. Our programs and services have grown consistently with our mission over the years.
