ARIZONA RUSSIAN CENTER

Our direction and primary purpose in this program is: to provide Assistance with Benefits, Workshops and Lectures, to and for the benefit of Arizona Citizens, who are interested in learning about, and participation in events that celebrate cultural and historical diversity of Russian heritage and culture, as well as to assist persons who have a language barrier from Russian into English, with functional integration into our American society here in Arizona, and involve adolescent youths in traditional activities, that prevent delinquency in our population. Our organization is established to be better able to provide support services needed to such Citizens, and to be able to offer them help and safe alternatives to their current circumstances, as well as to be able to coordinate assistance to them, from other organizations and agencies that provide different support services to qualified individuals, that request such help. More than 50% of the recipients of our services are individuals whose household income is at, or below the 150% of the Federal Poverty Level Guidelines, and who reside in the State of Arizona. Arizona Russian Center does not discriminate on the basis of: race, creed, color, religion, age, gender or national origin, of any individual, as a basis for their qualifications for assistance. The need, and type of assistance, and the availability of resources to be able to provide the same, are determined by: Arizona Russian Center.

Our primary direction and purpose in this program service accomplishments is to provide Culturally Relevant Events, Program Development and Integration Plans to be better able to help interested Arizona Citizens to learn more about Russian Culture, Heritage, and History, as well as to assist those who have a Language barrier from Russian to English, and from English to Russian, as may be needed. In the past year, several separate publications and information packets have been developed and distributed, as well as numerous individual clients that had their specific issues resolved, or that have received assistance in obtaining an answer or a relevant response from a third party, for the benefit of the client. All services to qualified clients in need, are provided free of charge to the client. A very diverse range of questions from clients are regularly answered, and a broad range of issues are dealt with, that help clients chose better youth activities, schools, and other services that prevent delinquency in the diverse culture populations, that are trying to properly assimilate locally in Arizona. The above examples are illustrative of types of services are listed intended only to show the breadth of the range of services provided, but is in no way intended to be limited to the foregoing.