Muslim Family Services (Detroit) -- Overview
Objective		Activities
Education	*	Workshops for married couples, youths & parents (Conventions/ Islamic Centers/ Schools)
	*	Reply email and telephonic questions about family matters
	*	Quarterly Newsletter -- Nationwide mailing to Islamic Centers; Distribution in Metro-Detroit
	*	Website -- Q&A, Newsletters, Articles, Reports, Donation
	*	Training of Imams and community leaders for family counseling
	*	Publish books -- Q&A book, subject-matter booklet
	*	Develop videos -- ICNA Convention workshops
Counseling	*	Pre-marriage counseling
	*	Marital Counseling
	*	Parental Counseling
	*	Psychiatric counseling
Emergency Services	*	Screen applications for emergency help and provide bills payment support
	*	Ramadan food basket program
Foster Parenting	*	Be a information bank
	*	Awareness lectures
	*	Maintain list of potential foster parents
Advocacy	*	Liaison with family courts in Metro-Detroit cities
	*	Liaison with foster parent agency
	*	Liaison with state social service department
	*	Research family issues and develop Islamic solutions
	*	Become a subject matter resource center for mainstream and ethnic media
	*	Establish subject matter resource relationship with Detroit Public School Board
	*	Establish partner relationship with major Metro-Detroit Muslim Communities
Development	*	Staff training -- courses, conferences
	*	Develop volunteer resources from community
	*	Staff recruitment
	*	Longterm planning and monitoring
Financial Health	*	Seek funding from local Islamic Centers for MFS
	*	Seek funding from local Islamic Centers for emergency help services
	*	Write grant proposals to City and private foundations
Administration	*	Good housekeeping
	*	Courteous customer service
	*	Organized customer and internal records
	*	Accurate record keeping -- monthly, six monthly & annual reports
	*	Timely organizational meetings