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Metropol i tan As ian Fami ly Ser vices Annual Fundraiser September 13, 2014

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CHICAGO 18 NILES 20 NAPERVILLE 22 ROSELLE 24 CAROL STREAM 26 VERNON HILLS 28 ORLAND PARK 28 ELGIN 28

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NAMASTE 04 BOARD OF DIRECTORS’S PROFILES 06

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ANNUAL REPORT 2014

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OUR SERVICES 16 STAFF &

LOCATIONS 18

AWARDS 2014 31

MAFS GRANT WORK 2013-2014 32

FUNDRAISERS 36 In their

own words

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SERVICES & GRANTS 12

MAFS 2014 ANNUAL FUNDRAISER

As we look forward to 2015, Metropolitan Asian Family Services/Universal Asian (MAFS/UMAS) Family Services continue to serve our community and lead the organization by:

Emphasizing the importance of individual and business donations of time, dime and talents to MAFS/UMAS.

Encouraging civic engagements that strength-ens communities and assists in solving persis-tent social problems.

Advocating for the adoption of public policies by the state and federal government that will assist non-profit organizations like MAFS/UMAS to effectively and efficiently fulfill their mission and help grow its programs.

Adding value to each of our member organi-zation to increase our services through collab-oration.

While the current economic scenario is daunting, MAFS/UMAS is ready to meet and take these challenges. We are a people of pas-sion, daring, tenacity and optimism. We’ll con-tinue to enrich lives and serve our communi-ties.

With committed Board of Director, staff and able management, MAFS/UMAS has earned its name for its accuracy, depth of commitment to its core values to provide high quality of ser-vices to clients and peace of mind to their fam-ily members.

One of my favorite quotes by Karen Kaiser Clark is, “Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.”

By caring and serving today, we’ll create the MAFS/UMAS of tomorrow. Join me in building and securing our future with these esteemed and service based organizations!

I extend all my thanks to Board member, dedi-cated staff, supporters and well-wishers, who help us sailed and are still with us in this jour-ney.

Have a wonderful day.

Sincerely,

Dr. Firdaus Jafri, President

Santosh Kumar, Executive Director

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Dr. Firdaus Jafri, DDS, President, is an

accomplished dentist with her own

practice in Carol Stream, IL. She is cur-

rently the President of MAFS. She also

serves as a member of the Research

Committee of American Academy of

Implant Dentistry, International Con-

gress of Oral Implantologists and the

American Dental Association. Her pas-

sion for humanitarian efforts, especially

for Indian Americans, is manifested

through her dedication to multiple or-

ganizations in order to help them

achieve their goals. Dr. Jafri has

brought many active members to MAFS

since she joined, which has enriched

MAFS with great advocacy, leadership,

and insight into the problems that face

immigrants.

Mr. Naren Patel, Vice President, is the owner, CEO and President of MedStar Laboratory, Inc., located in Hillside, IL. Naren graduated as a Pharmacist from Gujarat State University in 1969. Since coming to the US, he has acquired and opened medical centers in the Greater Chicagoland area. Mr. Patel is the founder and President of Vishwa Guja-rati Samaj-USA, also serves as the Presi-dent of Care & Share USA International and also served as the past President of Six Gam Patidar Samaj and AIA. Through his leadership, Care & Share

was able to build 25 homes for dis-placed Tsunami Victims in India. He is the National Vice President of the Asso-ciation of Indian American Medical As-sociation Charitable Foundation and serves as a Director on the MAFS board. Naren Patel is a well-known per-sonality and believes in giving back to the community. This year, under his leadership, VGS-USA is celebrating Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Victory Party with many Indian Organizations in Chicgoland area.

Mr. Pramod Kumar, Treasurer, is a

mechanical engineer by profession and

an accomplished businessman with

over 30 years of experience. His

knowledge and expertise has launched

many entrepreneurial projects and sup-

ports charitable efforts. Mr. Kumar was

recognized by the National Register’s

Who’s Who of Executive Professionals.

He is an active board member and pro-

vides constant support to continue

MAFS mission. He continuously brings

new resources to expand MAFS and

make them accessible to more subur-

ban communities in the greater Chi-

cagoland area.

Ms. Beena Patel, Secretary, was born and raised in Gujarat, India. She earned her master's degree in Commerce. She began her career in India with the Gujarat Electricity Board as an intern and then full time employment with Dena Bank and State Bank of India. Mrs. Patel married Dixit Patel 30 years ago and moved to the US to start their new adventure and life. Upon her arrival to the US, she began her career as the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Traffic Division in 1987 and at present working as the Associate Clerk of the First Municipal Bureau. In 2000, Mrs. Patel and another co-worker formed the "Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook

County Asian American Employees Social Club." Mrs. Patel is a dedicated and avid community organizer. She belongs to many political, cultural and social organi-zations. Her memberships are as fol-lows: Board Member of the Indian Amer-ican Medical Association Charitable Foun-dation “IAMACF”; Metropolitan Asian Family Services; Vice President of the Association of Indians in America “AIA”; Board Member of the Vishwa Gujarati Samaj USA; Brand Ambassador to India Abroad “Save the Child Girl” Member of the Desi Divas Book Club; and the Hindi Lovers Club.

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Mr. Nikunj Baxi, Board Member, has a

bachelors degree in Chemistry and cur-

rently holds a managerial position at a

pharmaceutical company in Chicago.

His passion is social work and helping

the community. Nick is a young, ener-

getic community activist. He served as

the President of Gujarati Samaj of Chi-

cago, one of the oldest and very repu-

table organizations to date. He has also

served as the Director for FIA and the

Ribbon Foundation. Nick remains con-

nected with the Gujarati community

and continues to serve the Indian

American community in various ways.

Dr. Rakesh Asthana, Board Member, is a veterinarian by education and is a retired Major of the Indian army. After having practiced for nearly eighteen years as a veterinarian with the Indian Army, he was seconded to the Kuwaiti Army for two years. After having migrat-ed to the US in 1993, Dr. Asthana has worked as a Cardiovascular Specialist, with various pharmaceutical companies like Parke-Davis, Pfizer, Glaxo, Novartis, and Astra Zeneca. He currently works as a "Senior Cardiovascular Specialist" with the Japanese Pharmaceutical company

Daiichi-Sankyo US. He tirelessly volun-teers in various not-for-profit organiza-tions. He sits on the Board of Directors of Black Feet Volunteer Medical Corps (BVMC). Rakesh also volunteers his time with “Young Hearts 4 Life”, a stellar organization, screening young high school children in the US to avoid “Sudden Cardiac Death” syndrome. Rakesh firmly believes that the elderly and senior citizens in the US need our help and that MAFS is doing commend-able work, which should be whole-heartedly supported.

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I welcome you all on the eve our 22nd Annual Fundraising Dinner.

Since 1992, Metropolitan Asian Family Services/ Universal Asian Family (MAFS/UMAS) Services are playing an important role in taking care of your elderly and other needs of your family members. We believe in serving the mankind keeping in line with the motto of our organiza-tion “Service to Humanity is Service to Divinity”.

MAFS/UMAS always respond to needs of our community and recently opened its center at Or-land Park and Elgin. We will always remain true to our focus of being your multi ethnic communi-ty based organization. Unmatched personal ser-vices and deep commitment to serve our com-munity are among our core values. Each of our branch office is managed by an empowered site manager who understands, and is responsible to the community needs. There’s on-site control over all phases of services with strictly adhere to state rules and regulations

There are several factors that distinguish us as a real community organization, MAFS functions locally, services are provided by community part-ners who understands your needs. Through this understanding we can tailor our services to meet your individual needs.

Finally our Board and staff members are dedicat-ed to give you a support in serving your elderly while you are away from them during the day to fulfill your dreams. Now it is your opportunity to

Santosh Kumar Executive Director MAFS

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help us in fulfilling gaps in funding to continue these services by donating generously.

I humbly request you to read the report to get acquainted with our programs & services and get involved in whatever capacity you can. Your con-tributions of time and talents are a blessing at any step at any location. Call us at the numbers given in this report whenever you want to extend a helping hand.

Thank you and have a blessed day!

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Public Benefit Assistance Programs: Social Service and Outreach – Title III B – Funded by AgeOptions

Metropolitan Asian Family Services is one of the leading agen-cy in providing social services to the low-income and under-served population. The demand for these services are increas-ing due to the economic downturn and slow recovery of our economy. MAFS staff assists clients in accessing public benefits available to fit their individual needs. Our staff is helpful in filling out applications for these services and escorts them to the appropriate public benefit offices such as Department of Human Services or Social Security Administration, Immigration and Naturalization to submit the applications. We also trans-late official forms in Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Spanish and Bosnian languages to facilitate the process of applying for benefits. Our staff acts as liaisons between the client and public officials to help our community members get the help and support they may need. This year we provided assistance to about 900 peo-ple in Cook, Suburban Cook. In DuPage and Lake County we assisted over 50 people.

Nutrition Programs

MAFS is in its 15th year of serving hot lunches to the senior citizen population. These lunches are nutritionally balanced but more importantly they provide an opportunity for seniors to make friends and socialize with each other. These meals are freshly prepared by trained cooks under strict hygienic condi-tions. We provided 33,905 hot meals community this year from our Chicago, Niles and Roselle facilities.

Educational Program

Adult Literacy Grant program, funded by Jesse White, Secre-tary of States

Metropolitan Asian Family Services has accomplished a huge success in providing community-wide resources for South Asians population through Adult Literacy Grant program. The Grant has brought positive impact on the lives of recipients in the areas - citizenship, community participation, family and work life. The grant has also helped our elderly to become more educated and self-confident. After successfully com-pleting 2013-2014 grant cycle, we have been awarded once again for 2014-15. Classes are offered at MAFS Chicago and Niles locations. For more information, please contact - 773-465-3105/ 847-824-9414.

Immigration

Since its establishment, MAFS has and continues to provide help with the immigration and naturalization process for com-munity members. MAFS also helps applicable members of the community in acquiring their OCI card. This year we have helped 300 members apply for citizenship and petition for OCI cards. This service is provided without any outside funding, yet we continue this service to benefit immigrant families.

Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

The Light Heat Energy Assistance Program is designed to help low-income families pay their heat and light bills. This program is offered multiple times throughout the year which brings hundreds of people from all nationalities to the MAFS’s Chica-go and Niles offices. This program is funded by CEDA. MAFS’s staff help the clients in processing their application in order for them to receive the funds from the government. This year we helped 1400 eligible families through this program.

Pink Pashmina Project

A research project for breast & cervical cancer in South Asian Women Metropolitan Asian Family Services (MAFS) is a part-ner to the Asian Health Coalition’s Pink Pashmina Project. This is a community-based program funded by the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Chicago to provide culturally tailored health education to increase breast and cervical cancer awareness. They offer free screenings for limited English-speaking, eco-nomically disadvantaged immigrants and refugee women from India, Pakistan and Nepal.

The main objectives of this project are - 1) To enhance commu-nity awareness of breast and cervical cancer in South Asian women through culturally and linguistically appropriate in-formative education. 2) To promote early detection through routine breast and cervical screening. 3) To identify and ad-dress barriers to screening and care.

Implemented in June 2012 the program has successfully in-creased the awareness among South Asian Muslim women and reduced cancer mortality affecting Muslims and South Asian Women in Cook County. Collaborating with Asian Health Coali-tion has provided MAFS the opportunity to reach more com-munity members.

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UMAS Community Care Program funded by the Depart-ment of Aging

Homecare

Homecare program is the cornerstone of UMAS. Our Commu-nity Care Program is exclusively for elderly population. This program signifies our vision of helping the homebound elderly with their daily chores and making a positive impact in their lives. This year our Homecare aides served 2,650 elderly cli-ents, which is a 1.4% increase since last year.

Impact of the Program

This program has an amazing impact on the well-being on the elderly and their families. The benefit of this program is that elderly can stay in their own homes with their families instead of nursing home placements which could be a tremendous financial burden on the State and Federal government. Most of the immigrant seniors are lonely, depressed and suffering with aging complications and are culturally isolated while their fam-ily members are at work. This program offers a unique method of interaction where the seniors feel safe and integrated with society. UMAS employment and training services which have created an army of multilingual caregivers that provide excel-lent HCA services to the elderly population. Programs like this offer jobs to those that may face difficulty in acquiring work due to language barriers. Thereby, this program positively affects the economy by decreasing the poverty level and ena-bling capable persons to work.

Adult Day Care Services

This is a special program provided by Illinois Department on Aging. Adult Day Service (ADS) program was initiated in Illinois for South Asian seniors by UMAS in 1999. ADS provides an op-portunity for the elderly to get involved in structured and fun-filled activities. The purpose is to provide the elderly with a safe, secure and home-like environment outside of their home. This program provides breakfast, hot lunches and snacks to the participants, on-site medical monitoring by trained nurses, yoga and fitness sessions, health education and screening seminars, recreational activities and round trip transportation services from their home to the centers by ex-perienced drivers. This program is currently available at our Chicago, Vernon Hills, Niles, Carol Stream, Naperville and Or-land Park centers, and opening soon in Schaumburg.

Impact of the Program

This promotes a healthy lifestyle and allows the seniors to so-cialize with same-age seniors in a home-like environment. In 2014 we served 252 individuals through our multiple locations, which is an increase of 5.4% from the previous year. This pro-gram also offers opportunities for physical and mental health wellbeing. It promotes new friendships and reduces depres-

sion and social isolation in many cases. These centers also pro-vide an open door policy for seniors to ‘DROP-IN’ to take part in the various services offered at the adult day services center for those who are not approved by the state. Adult Day Service programs keep seniors happy and healthy as well as mentally, physically and socially stimulated.

Future Plans

This will be a period of significant changes for the agency as we are moving toward streamlining and integrating with various Health and Social Services organizations.

Last year we have been awarded new grants such as – Healthy Lifestyle grant funded by Community Memorial Foundation; Adult Literacy grant from Illinois Secretary of State; Human Service grant from DuPage Community Foundation and Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation grant from Medtronic Foundation of Heart Rescue. We have accomplished a great success in execu-tion of these grants through collaborating with Metro Family Clinic and Universal Metro Asian Services. With the success of

the South Asian Healthy Lifestyle Initiative (SAHELI) project, we are once again partnering with Northwestern School of Medi-cine in community-engaged research project for fiscal year 2014-2015.

Our future plan is to reach out to the targeted ethnic commu-nity in new area of the Western and South suburbs.

Our next goal is a good governance by strategic planning and by streamlining our operation through automation system, we will ensure that all significant proposals/grants are executed expeditiously and efficiently. We are planning to start corpo-rate office in Schaumburg by this year. In addition, forthcom-ing years we will see that our recently opened centers in far suburban areas will continue our legacy of serving and caring with love and compassion.

We will increase our base of resource to undertake new pro-grams and develop them with sustainable funding resources to support our operational costs in the future.

As always, my sincere thanks goes to the Board members, staff, friends and supporters for their hard work and dedica-tion and for their continued commitment in following our prin-ciples and mission.

Sincerely, Mrs. Santosh Kumar

Executive Director, MAFS

SERVICES & GRANTS Here is a look at Metropolitan Asian Family Services and Universal Metro Asian Services by the numbers from July 2013 to June 2014. We have con-tinued to find new ways to grow despite recent cutbacks by the State and a still struggling economy. #findingsolutions

Program Source of Funding

Year Established

No. of Individuals Served, 2014

Organization

CCP- Homecare IDOA 1993 2650 UI/UMAS

CCP - Adult Daycare IDOA 2006 252 UI/UMAS

Golden Dinners Program Chicago Dept. of Family & Support Service 2001 162 MAFS

Congregate Meal Program Age Options 2003 213 MAFS

Senior Hot Lunch (Roselle)

NE Area Agency on Aging 2007 152 MAFS

Immigration / Citizenship Assistance No Funding 1992 5025 MAFS

Title (B & E) TClip Public Benefit Social Service

Age Options 2003 540 MAFS

Computer Training No Funding 1997 220 MAFS

LIHEAP CEDA 1999 1400 MAFS

Outreach & Interpretation No Funding 2001 10,000 MAFS

Public Health Education Northwestern University & Asian Health Coalition 2002 910 MAFS

Senior Drop-in Center No Funding 1998 307 MAFS

Title III D Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

Age Options 2006 577 MAFS

Bright Idea/Translation CLESE 2004 112 MAFS

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SERVICES & GRANTS homecare

Funded by UI

adult day care

Funded by UI

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homecare no. of individual served 3 YR Overview

adult day care no. of individual served 3 YR Overview

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Homecare Expenses

80%

Health Benefits11%

Admin Expenses9%

Salaries39%

Groceries26%Transportation

20%

Admin Expenses

8%

Office Supplies4%

Utilities

2%Training

1%

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SERVICES & GRANTS

Agency70%

Local Cash30%

Grocery 83%

Salary15%

Equipment2%

Salary65%

Project Cost35%

Golden Diners

Funded by the City of Chicago

Funding Expenses

Expenses

Agency67%

Local Cash33%

Agency95%

In-Kind5%

Funding

South Asian Heart Lifestyle Study

Funded by Northwestern University

Agency52%

Local Cash33%

In-Kind15%

Light and Heat Program

Funded by CEDA

Funding

Salary97%

Project Cost3%

Expenses

Agency48%

Local Cash27%

In-Kind15%

Program Income

10%

Salary73%

Professional Consultant &

Supplies

13%

Seminars7%

Printing5%

Travel2%

SERVICES & GRANTS

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Grocery 83%

Salary15%

Equipment2%

Salary65%

Project Cost35%

Nutrition

Funded by AgeOptions

Funding

Agency67%

Local Cash33%

TCLIP

Funded by AgeOptions

Expenses

Funding Expenses

Salary97%

Project Cost3%

Agency48%

Local Cash27%

In-Kind15%

Program Income

10% Salary45%

Grocery 43%

Utilities10%

Other2%

Salary59%

Instructor Material

34%

Other6%

Travel1%Salary

73%

Professional Consultant &

Supplies

13%

Seminars7%

Printing5%

Travel2%

Healthy Lifestyle Grant*

Funded by Community Memorial Foundation

Expenses Expenses

Salary45%

Project Cost40%

Travel13%

Other2%

Adult Literacy Grant*

Funded by IL Secretary of State

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UMAS and MAFS offer a breadth of services that are targeted to support our community. UMAS offers the CCP Program which encompasses Homecare and our Adult Day Service. MAFS can help you with immigration, translation, nutrition, com-puter training, paying your light or heat bills, or if you’re just in need of a fresh home-cooked meal. Use the next few pages to find out how these ser-vices can benefit you and where they are available.

As you get older

maintaining your independ-

ence and living in your own

home can become near im-

possible because everyday

chores become more difficult.

Our homecare program helps

you maintain your independ-

ence while living in your own

home. We match families

with caregivers that share

your culture and create a care

plan built around your needs.

Our caregivers assist with

chores around the house in-

cluding cooking, shopping,

personal grooming, and es-

corting you to medical ap-

pointments, when necessary.

homecare ELIGITIBLITY REQUIREMENTS:

60 years or older

Physically challenged

Illinois resident

Annual income of up to $17,500

Applied for Medicaid

We are hiring! If

you have a passion to help

those in need then call us at

(773)-465-3105; see what

career opportunities we

have available for you!

Getting older doesn't mean

being lonely or slowing down.

Your golden years can be a

great time! Our adult day care

centers provide a venue for the

elderly to get involved in struc-

tured and fun-filled activities.

We provide breakfast, hot

lunch and snacks to our partici-

pants. On-site medical moni-

toring is available by trained

nurses. Yoga & fitness ses-

sions, health educa-

tion and seminars,

recreational activities

and round trip trans-

portation services from their

home to the centers by our ex-

perienced drivers are also

available free of

charge for those

who qualify.

Come join the

party at one of

our 6 conven-

ient Chicagoland

locations.

adult day service

ELIGITIBLITY REQUIREMENTS:

60 years or older

Physically challenged

Illinois resident

US Citizen or Green card holder

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nutrition

To eat is a necessity,

but to eat intelligent-

ly is an art. Our staff and mem-

bers strongly believe in this ad-

age. We serve hot, fresh, home-

cooked meals that take into ac-

count the dietary requirements

and traditions of Indians, Paki-

stanis, and Bangladeshis. We

also help educate participants

on choosing the right kind of

foods that help prevent & man-

age diseases like diabetes and

hypertension which are com-

mon in our culture.

The smell of masala in the kitch-

en does not only entice ones

appetite, it also brings people

together. Sharing a meal with a

group can be the cure seniors

need against feelings of social

isolation. So come join us for a

meal and tell that joke you

know!

education At MAFS we believe in education.

Education and knowledge help you

better understand your-

self and the world around

you. It also helps you ob-

tain a higher paying job. To help

educate and train our community

we offer educational and technical

programs including English as a

Second Language, Bright Ideas and

Computer training. For a more de-

tailed description on these pro-

grams please turn to page 35.

Have you ever wondered what

benefits you qualify for? Many

people do not know what is

available to them. MAFS can

help you understand and apply

for benefits like Medicare, Medi-

caid, Social Security, Access to

Care, Citizenship Transportation,

Kids Care, SSI Prescription Drug

Assistance, Food Stamps and

LIHEAP and many others. Come

in and talk to our friendly staff

about your needs and we will try

our utmost to help!

public benefits

We partner with the leading

health and educational institu-

tions to explore and study prob-

lems that concern our culture the

most. We have collaborated with

Northwestern University’s Fein-

berg School of Medicine to teach

the South Asian community how

to make important dietary chang-

es, engage in an active lifestyle,

reduce stress, and lose weight to

reduce or prevent their chances

of stroke and/or heart attacks

(For more information, please

turn to page 32). We also partner

with the Asian Health Coalition on

two projects. The first is the Pink

Pashmina project which offers

free breast cancer screenings and

mammograms to South Asian

woman. The second is to provide

our community with free screen-

ing and testing for Hepatitis B.

research

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CHICAGO 7541 N WESTERN AVE

CHICAGO, IL. 60645 TEL: 773.465.3105

FAX: 773.465.0158

COUNTIES SERVED

COOK

LAKE

WILL

DUPAGE

MCHENRY

KANE

KENDALL

homecare

adult day care

nutrition

LIHEAP

public benefits

legal/citizenship

computer training

research & study

Locations & Staff

Sumitraben Patel

Sonal Desai

LEGAL

Santosh Kumar

Kiran Patel

ESL-CITIZENSHIP CLASSES

Himali Bharucha

RECEPTIONIST

Nazia Aslam

IT

Prashant Kumar

Imran Muhammad

Afaan Muhammad

VOLUNTEERS

Harish Mahajan Rashmika Patel

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Santosh Kumar

CFO

Pramod Kumar

BILLING & PAYMENTS

Harivadan Patel

Balkrishna Dholakia

HOMECARE

Promila Mehta

Saba Kazi

Smitesh Shah

Fatima Borjanovic

Hamida Porcic

Amela Bicic

Himali Bharucha

Akbar Khan

ADULT DAY CARE

Pankaj Patel

Beena Georgkutty - RN

Elizabeth Mathews - LPN

ACCOUNTS

Zareen Ahmed

Julie Sun

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Chicago · Skokie · Niles · Morton Grove · Mount Prospect · Arlington Heights · Evanston · Lincolnwood · Des Plaines · Wilmette · Cary · Brookfield · South Chicago · Harwood Heights · Wheeling

GRANT MANAGEMENT

Nazneen Begum

GOLDEN DINNER PROGRAM

Dayabhai Patel

Vijaya Bhandari

Sumitraben Patel

Sonal Desai

LEGAL-IMMIGRATION-CITIZENSHIP

Santosh Kumar

Kiran Patel

CITIZENSHIP CLASSES

Himali Bharucha

ECEPTIONIST

NILES 9015 N MILWAUKEE AVE

NILES, IL. 60714 TEL: 847.824.9414

FAX: 847.824.9415

COUNTIES SERVED

COOK

LAKE

WILL

DUPAGE

MCHENRY

KANE

KENDALL

homecare

adult day care

nutrition

LIHEAP

public benefits

legal/citizenship

computer training

Locations & Staff

Bhanu Mehta

MANAGER

Jahnavi Bavisi

HOMECARE

Pinesh Sheth

Annie Gandhi

Arti Vyas

ADULT DAY CARE

Shefali Kulshrestha

Chandrakant Soni

Elizabeth Mathew LPN

T-Clip

Santosh Kumar

Connie Dogaru

Imran Muhammed

HOT LUNCH PROGRAM TITLE III C

Jahnavi Bavisi

Raman bhai Patel

Balvinder Kaur

Jaya Bhavsar

Tayyaba Bokhari

COMPUTER TRAINING

Jahnavi Bavisi

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Niles · Des Plaines · Arlington Heights · Skokie · Morton Grove · Glenview · Mount Prospect · Wheeling · Schiller Park · Park Ridge · Evanston · Palatine · North Brook · Oak Park · Lincolnwood

DRIVERS

Ramesh Surti

Mohammad Khan

Illiyas Patel

TITLE V EMPLOYEE

Suresh Shah

VOLUNTEERS

Pradhyuman Pathak

Kanak Gadani

Bhanu Mehta

NAPERVILLE 1032 E OGDEN AVE

NAPERVILLE, IL. 60563 TEL: 630.705.1208

FAX: 630.470.6038

COUNTIES SERVED

COOK

LAKE

WILL

DUPAGE

MCHENRY

KANE

KENDALL

homecare

adult day care

nutrition

public benefits

legal/citizenship

research & study

Locations & Staff

Sanjay Patel

Vina Patel

Waseem Iqbal

Zubair Akhoon

MANAGER

Neelam Desai

HOMECARE

Awilda Gonzalez

Mona Patel

Shilpa Doshi

Nazima Ansari

ADULT DAY CARE

Hina Mehta

Eva Contractor

Mukesh Panchal- RN

HOT LUNCH PROGRAM

Pratibha Purohit

Jayshree Thakkar

Ramila Gandhi

Sharmistha Patel

RECEPTIONIST

Anila Shaikh

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Naperville · Oswego · Lisle · Wheaton · Bolingbrook · Juliet Romeoville Downer Grove · Oakbrook · Burr Ridge Willowbrook · Clearendle Hills · Westmont · Darian · Oak-brook Terrace · Villa Park · Lombard · Woodridge Lemont · Plainfield · Aurora · Warrenville · Winfield · Glen Ellen · West Chicago · North Aurora

TITLE V EMPLOYEE

Muhmmad Sarwana

DRIVERS

Aijaz Rajper

Bharat Patel

Narendra Solanki

Nilesh Patel

Nitin Patel

Sanjay Patel

Vina Patel

Waseem Iqbal

Zubair Akhoon

MANAGER

Prem Jalota

HOMECARE

Bhavi Parekh

Bhumi Patel

Sonal Raval

Hiral Thaker

ESL - BRIGHT IDEA

Hiral Thaker

RECEPTIONIST

Vithalbhai Thakkar

DRIVERS

Cassim Akhoon

Qamar Nizami

Rafiq Sheikh

Pratap Rangani

Rajendra Patel

Girish Shah

ROSELLE 127 E MAIN STREET

ROSELLE, IL. 60172 TEL: 630.307.6277

FAX: 630.307.6477

COUNTIES SERVED

COOK

LAKE

WILL

DUPAGE

MCHENRY

KANE

KENDALL

homecare

nutrition

public benefits

legal/citizenship

research & study

Locations & Staff

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Schaumburg · Hoffman Estates · Itasca · Bensenville Roselle · South Barrington · Inverness · Wood Dale Rolling Meadows · Streamwood · Elk Grove Village · Elgin · Bloomingdale · Bartlett · Palatine

MANAGER

Khyati Shah

HOMECARE

Nehal Thakkar

Kinnari Desai

Prakruti Patel

ADULT DAY CARE

Harsha Gabawala

Mukesh Panchal - RN

DRIVERS

Alpesh Patel

Jagdish Z. Patel

Jagdish Patel

Sudhir Muhammad

Shahzad Muhammed

CAROL STREAM 954 W ARMY TRAIL RD

CAROL STREAM, IL. 60188 TEL: 224.208.1130

FAX: 224.208.1131

homecare

adult day care

public benefits

legal/citizenship

research & study

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COUNTIES SERVED

COOK

LAKE

WILL

DUPAGE

MCHENRY

KANE

KENDALL

Carol Stream · Hanover Park · Bloomingdale · St. Charles Geneva · West Chicago · Bartlett · Streamwood · Glendale Heights · Glen Ellyn · Addison

COUNTIES SERVED

COOK

LAKE

WILL

DUPAGE

MCHENRY

KANE

KENDALL

Locations & Staff

COUNTIES SERVED

COOK

LAKE

WILL

DUPAGE

MCHENRY

KANE

KENDALL

COUNTIES SERVED

COOK

LAKE

WILL

DUPAGE

MCHENRY

KANE

KENDALL

ORLAND PARK11225 W 159TH STREET

ORLAND PARK, IL. 60467TEL:

FAX: 708.675.1988

VERNON HILLS266 HAWTHORNE VILLAG

VERNON HILLS, IL. 60061 TEL: 224.207.5075

FAX: 224.207.5076homecare

adult day care

public benefits

legal/citizenship

homecare

adult day care

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COOK

MANAGER

Afaan Muhammad

HOMECARE

Sejal Adhyapak

Dipti Shah

DRIVER

Mohammed Malkani

ELGIN 2375 W BOWES RD STE 700/800

ELGIN, IL. 60123 TEL: 224.242.7002

FAX: 773.290.1867

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MANAGER

Afaan Muhammad

HOMECARE

Jigna Shah

Zeenat Kapadia

ORLAND PARK 11225 W 159TH STREET

ORLAND PARK, IL. 60467 TEL: 708.675.1980

FAX: 708.675.1988

MANAGER

Bhavnamati Patel

HOMECARE

Harminder Grewal

ADULT DAY CARE

Kanak Kumar

Elizabeth Mathew LPN

DRIVERS

Hitendra Luhar

Ram Ji Dass Kailey

VERNON HILLS 266 HAWTHORNE VILLAGE CMNS

VERNON HILLS, IL. 60061 224.207.5075

224.207.5076

homecare public benefits

legal/citizenship research & study

public benefits

legal/citizenship

research & study

homecare

adult day care

public benefits

legal/citizenship

research & study

GRAND OPENING

Metropolitan Asian Family Services/ Uni-versal Metro Asian Services, opened its 8th Senior Center in Elgin, on August 29, 2014 at 2375 W Bowes, Rd. Unit # 700/800, Elgin, IL – 60123. The opening of Elgin site exemplifies that MAFS/UMAs is committed to their mission to serve humanity and have not deterred by daunting economy of USA.

The Grand Opening Ceremony com-menced with offering prayers to Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi by Pandit Anil Sharma of Hindu Temple of Lake County. State Rep. Anna Moeller, of 43rd District, Naren Patel, Vice-President of MAFS, Rakesh Asthana, Board member of MAFS and other prominent communi-ty members joined in ribbon cutting cer-emony which signified the official open-ing of this center.

Rep. Anna Moeller commended MAFS/UMAS organization for serving Asian and

East European communities for over two decades, she assured her support and cooperation in serving the targeted eth-nic population. She thoroughly enjoyed interacting with seniors and eating the delicious food prepared by MAFS kitchen staff.

Mr. Dave Kaptain, Mayor of Elgin and his wife graced the opening ceremony with his wife and they were impressed with well-equipped and spacious facility to serve seniors. He congratulated MAFS/UMAS agency for starting a senior center in Elgin, and assured his full support to connect the team with other service pro-viders in the area, for future collabora-tive efforts.

Our agency is currently actively involved in serving community and elderly in El-gin. We hope that this center will attract more seniors to utilize our services to stay healthy and happy. Our overall goal is to help them to stay in home than in nursing homes, thus helping our State to keep healthcare cost down.

ELGIN Following the religious ceremony, seniors,

staff and other prominent guests enjoyed

lunch which was prepared by MAFS kitchen

staff.

For more information about programs at

this center, contact:

Dipti Patel or Sejal Adhyapak

224- 242-7002.

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Dr. Ausaf Sayeed Consul Genaral of India

Making a Difference in the World

Shashi Singh

Lifetime Achievement Award

Bhavnamati Patel

Manager of the Year

Amila Bicic

CEDA Award

Pinesh Sheth, Niles

Supervisor of the Year

Shilpa Doshi, Naperville

Supervisor of the Year

Fatima Borjanoviv, Chicago

Supervisor of the Year

Mukesh Panchal

Adult Day Care Award

Pratibha Purohit, Naperville

Cook of the Year

Dhyabhai Patel, Chicago

Cook of the Year

Nazia Aslam, Chicago

Support Services Award

Imran Muhammad, Chicago

Support Services Award

Nila Sura

10 YR Homecare Aide Award

Ramesh Surti, Niles

Driver of the Year

Rajendra Patel, Roselle

Driver of the Year

Constanta Daguru, Niles

Public Benefit Award

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AWARDS 2014 THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO MAKE OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. CONGRATS!

GRANT WORK

MAFS

2013-2014

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

The Healthy Lifestyle Grant funded by The

Community Memorial Foundation (CMF) was

set in motion by Metropolitan Asian Family

Services (MAFS) with the support of Metro-

politan Family Clinic (MFC) and Universal

Metropolitan Asian Services (UMAS). The

goal of this joint venture was to implement a

positive change in the lifestyle of the South

Asian community by increasing awareness

and ultimately lowering high blood pressure,

controlling diabetes mellitus type II

and eradicating obesity. The target popula-

tion was South Asians and Eastern Europeans

who either work or reside within the South-

western and Western Suburbs of Chicago set

forth in the grant provided by CMF.

The project began in January 2014, with the

motto New Year, Healthier You. Followed

by a series of workshops developed by MAFS

along with the expertise of Dr. Manohar

Jethani, Dr. Manjusri Majumdar, Dr. Humera

Khan and Dr. Paula Patel from Metropolitan

Family Clinic (MFC). Through these sessions

the MAFS/MFC/UMAS team emphasized

and increasing awareness about hyperten-

sion (high blood pressure), diabetes mellitus

type II and obesity. Including how the DASH

(Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)

diet can lower blood pressure, glucose and

decrease weight.

The study compromised screening tests for

blood pressure, glucose, HbA1c and BMI.

These sessions also included teaching materi-

al, presentations and contests to facilitate

group learning and interactive fun during

their transition into a healthier lifestyle. On

June 14, 2014, MAFS along with MFC hosted

its final session at 1032 E. Ogden in Naper-

ville, Illinois.

This workshop‘re-screened’ each participant

to collect data which is to be analyzed to de-

tect changes in blood pressure, sugar/HbA1c

levels, and BMI. Participants were elated to

see their levels change due to simple healthi-

er lifestyle adjustments like alternative

eating and increasing activity levels through

routine exercise. There were many partici-

pants who personally thanked Mrs. Santosh

Kumar for providing such a great program

and teaching them how to live a healthier

lifestyle.

MAFS, MFC and UMAS are really impressed

with the participation of our people and we

look forward to working with them, in future

projects.

MAFS, MFC and UMAS would like to person-

ally thank The Community Memorial Founda-

tion for providing MAFS this amazing oppor-

tunity to really help the community. We

would also like to thank all of the employees

who volunteered their time and energy espe-

cially the UMAS staff of the Naperville office

and Karla Guajardo from MFC, Naperville.

GRANT

Starting from July 2013 Metropolitan Asian Fami-

ly Services received Adult Literacy Grant program

from the office of the Secretary of State, Jesse

White. We have accomplished success in provid-

ing community-wide resources for the South

Asian population. By providing one-on-one and

small group literacy tutoring, we have improved

the reading, writing, and English language skills of

all learners who have participated. This Grant has

brought a positive impact on the lives of recipi-

ents in the areas of citizenship, community par-

ticipation, family and work life. It has also helped

our elderly become more comfortable in their

communication skills and commute via public

transportation to different places. Thus, it has

boosted their self-esteem and self-confidence.

After successfully completing the 2013-2014

grant cycle, we have been awarded this grant

once again for the 2014-15 year.

ADULT LITERACY

GRANT

Classes are offered at MAFS Chicago and Niles

location.

For free registration please contact:

Himali Bharucha

773-465-3105/ 847-824-9414

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

GRANT (CON’T)

GO

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people health screened for BMI, blood glucose and blood pressure 65

GO

AL 2

MET

demonstrate greater awareness of how to lower BMI, blood glu-cose & blood pressure

30%

50% G

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L 3

MET demonstrate a decrease

in BMI, blood glucose and blood pressure 10%

are rescreened in 3 months

&

GOAL 1 GOAL 2 GOAL 3

65 66 30% 66% 50% 73%

GRANT GOALS OUR RESULTS

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42.4% in BMI

19.7% in Blood Pressure

16.7% in HbA1c Levels

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ants

SENIOR HEALTH

INSURANCE PROGRAM

(SHIP)

MAFS is now Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP)

certified. Take advantage of our free statewide

health insurance counseling service for Medicare and

Medicaid beneficiaries Our staff members, Shree

Gurusamy, Nazneen Begum, and Connie Dogaru,

have recently attended a state facilitated 4 day train-

ing and are now SHIP certified counselors. Seniors

with any Medicare or Medicaid queries can contact

them for appointments.

Our counselors are trained to provide fol-

lowing counseling:

Educate consumers and answers their

questions about Medicare, Medicaid,

Medicare Supplement, long term care

insurance, Medicare HMOs, private fee

for service and other health insurance;

Assisting in filing Medicare and Medicaid

Supplement Claims

MAFS has received the DuPage County Human Service Grant

to provide Public Benefit Assistance to DuPage residents.

Through this grant we are serving the underserved Asian

community living in DuPage County with various public bene-

fit programs including Food Stamps, Social Security Retire-

ment Benefit, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare

Medicaid, ‘Access to Care’ in DuPage county; and, programs

like Congregate Meal, Community Care, Health Promotion

and Disease Prevention, KidCare/Family Care, Light Heat and

Energy Assistance (LIHEAP), Senior Ride, ESL, Immigration and

Citizenship Assistance, Disability Benefits, Subsidized Housing

Resources, Health Insurance offered by Affordable Care Act

and Job Training Programs.

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Metropolitan Asian Family Services and Northwestern Uni-

versity have once again collaborated in providing Cardiopul-

monary Resuscitation (CPR) Education to South Asian com-

munity members through funding from the Medtronic

Foundation for Illinois Heart Rescue.

CPR GRANT

This grant aims to:

Improve awareness and provide education about

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) by creating a fact sheet

and by advertisements in ethnic media.

Increase bystander CPR and AED use through com-

munity education.

Provide innovative or creative methods of CPR and

AED education and training.

We are planning to have two more sessions in Septem-

ber and October, 2014. For more details call:

Nazneen Begum

773-465-3015

DUPAGE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICE

GRANT

India has initiated to remove this problem and said

that we have to look MAFS as a role model in serving

and enriching the community without any discrimina-

tion to origin, cast, creed and religion.

Hon’le Consul General Chicago, Dr. Ausaf Sayeed

praised Mrs. Santosh Kumar &, MAFS for persistently

serving community with its various programs, since

1992.

Mary Killough, Deputy Director, IDOA, remarks,

that it is her 4th year to attend the function

and every time she amazed with number

of people, and programs MAFS serve

and growing to meet the increased

needs of its community, despite shrinking

of state and federal funding for social ser-

vices.

Other prominent dignitaries present is Mr. Michael

Gelder-Health Policy Advisor to the Governor Pat

Quinn, Marta Pereyra, Executive Director CLESE, Wil-

liam D McLead –Mayor Hoffman Estates, Michelle

Mussman – State Rep. 56th district, Jonathan Levin –

CEO, AgeOptions, Billie Roth, Mayor of Streamwood,

Sajid Desai, businessman, Balvinder Singh – Commu-

nity leader and social activist, Ms. Gurubachan Kaur,

president Hindi Lover Club, Ram Saini, President of

Rajasthan Association, Nand Kapoor, past president

Association of Indian in America, Sher Rajput, Board

member Indo-American Center, A. Anees, Board

member of Aligargh Muslim University, Sadruddin

Noorani, Jamat Khana.

This year the “Making a Difference in the world

award,” was given to Dr. Joseph Marek, MD, for his

cardiac screening program designed to identify high

school and college students at risk for sudden cardiac

death. Public Service Award was conferred on Husain

Dalwai, Indian Member of Parliament (MP), for being

an engine of social, political, industrial progress, and

his work with tribal, Dalit, and minority communi-

ties. The Best Employee of the Year Award given to

Afaan Muhammad, IT Manager and Jahnavi Bavisi,

Manager Niles branch. Best Supervisor award was

given to Smitesh Shah, supervisor and Public Benefit

Award was given to Shree Gurusamy, SOS specialist.

2013

fundraiser Our fundraisers are expositions of

South Asian art, culture, and cuisine

in order to raise funds to support

programs our community so

desperately needs.

Schaumburg, IL – People were awe struck, when

they saw illusionary tricks of world famous magi-

cian, Dennis Watkins at the Metropolitan Asian

Family Services annual fund raiser dinner to cover

the gaps in State, Federal and local funding . MAFS is

a not-for profit organization that provides an array

of services to promote the well-being of South Asian

immigrants celebrated 21 years of community ser-

vice on September 21st, at India House Schaumburg.

The program was started by the lightening of auspi-

cious ‘Deep” by Kusumben Patel, Founder of Global

Gayatri, followed by Ganesh-vandana prayer dance

by Catherine Jafri and her group and welcome ad-

dress of Dr. Firdaus Jafri, president MAFS.

In his keynote remark, Bill Foster, US Congressman

commended the vision and mission of MAFS’s and

reaffirmed the commitment of his Democratic Party

to welfare programs and reformation of immigra-

tion law to give immigrant sensible policy.

Guest speaker Husain Dalwai, Member of Parlia-

ment Upper House (Rajya Sabha), lauded

MAFS for doing a noble job in human

welfare and for lessening the pangs

of old age. Dalwai spoke on

various programs that

Government of

Ms. Catherine Jafri, Bol-

lywood choreographer,

and her New York dance

group presented one of the most colorful dances

that was interspersed with fusion, traditional and

contemporary dance presentations.

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Raaz boutique, leading fashion

house on Devon Ave, showcased its

haute couture and pret collection.

A live magic act by Dennis Watkins,

award winning magician from the

Chicago Theater, left everyone with

illusion and laughter.

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Naperville, IL: It was cross-border love and harmony that marked Metropolitan Asian Family Services’ Asian Herit-age Month and Mini Fundraising Gala dinner on May 31st, 2014 at our Naperville Senior Center located at 1032 E Ogden Ave. Keynote speaker, Ms. Dorothy Miaso, Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers of America, IL informed the crowd how Mrs. Santosh Kumar’s philanthropic nature helped Literacy Volunteers of America with her time, skills and resources 25 years ago as a Vista Volunteer even though she newly immigrated to the United Stated at that time. She also gave her legal skills to shape an after school pro-gram for women inmate in Dwight Women Prison to meet and help their children while they are waiting for trial or acquittal. Chief Guest, the Honorable Ausaf Sayeed, Consul Gen-eral of India in Chicago graced the occasion with his wife and states that he is very impressed with the plethora of social services provided by MAFS to the immigrant popu-lation of India and its neighboring countries. He extend-ed his blessing and support to the MAFS and Mr. &Mrs. Kumar in

serving the community on all fronts. George Pradel, Napverille Mayor congratu-

lated the MAFS team for doing great work for the immi-grant population in Naperville. Krishna Bansal, Chairman for the Indian Community Out-reach Mayor’s Office City of Naperville, congratulated MAFS team for providing much needed services to the community. Other prominent dignitaries that attended were Stepha-nie Kifowit State Rep, 84th District, George Pradel, Naper-ville Mayor, Laurie Nowak, Du Page – Distrcit 5, Bob Peickert- Chair, Democratic Party of Du Page County, Na-sir Jahangir- 2nd Chair Democratic Party of Du Page County, Paul Fessenbecker DPDC 3rd chair, Sarbani Chowdhury- Co chair of DPDC women and minority com-mittee, Jean Kaczmarek Candidate for Du Page County Clerk, Mike Quiroz- Candidate for Du Page County Clerk and MAFS board members. Pooja and Radha Thakrar, mesmerized everyone with their Bollywood dance performances. The seniors of Chi-cago performed a very entertaining and engaging skit named Atut Shraddha. Seniors from the Niles location presented “Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki”. Naperville seniors fas-cinated everyone with “Medley Dance”. Chalte Chalte, another classical Bollywood dance, was performed by the Naperville and Carol Stream seniors. Bipinchandra Sanghavi, a Carol Stream senior, left few eyes dry with his songs. The greatest attraction of the evening was Shyam E Ba-haar – A Musical Show by Swar Sarita, music group from Bombay, India. The singers were Samsuddin Vaghela, Madhuri Goswami, and Kunal Mahant who were accom-panied by musicians, Jayesh Raval and Pankaj Raval. They enthralled everyone with pulsating Bollywood numbers and also mesmerized all with a variety of nostalgic, old songs.

2014

mini fundraiser

Hvala nije dovoljno da iskaze moju zahvalnost za paznju I pomoc pruzenu iz vase agencije. Zaista moj zivot ovisi od vas i vaseg radniku. Hvala vam sto ste mi omogucili da zivim u svom domu ,jer vas radnik mi pruza veliku pomoc.

Hvala vasem sefu koji me obilazi i pokazuje da se brine za mene !

Ljubica Topalovic

Chicago, IL.

Dr. Nazeer Ahmed Niles, IL.

My joining MAFS was an accident. After one year as a participating member, I feel that MAFS has fulfilled and out lived the purpose for which it was started years back for.

Best Wishes MAFS

Girishankar Bhatt Carol Stream, IL.

Oasis in the desert

‘Oasis’ which is none other than ‘MAFS’ Metropolitan Asian Family Ser-vices. Hope the old senior finds his equal age friends with whom he can have exchanging of ideas and talks. Ha has opportunity to do ‘Yoga’, enjoy picnic, visit temples and enjoy whole-some pure food. Thanks ‘Oasis’ MAFS to add life to seniors.

Rashmika Patel Chicago, IL.

Metropolitan Asian Family Services is like a second home to me where there is always positivity, love…incredible joy and feeling of upliftment from within. I humbly thank the Executive Director Mrs. Santosh Kumar who brought such great ADS service to my life.

With lots of love and good wishes

Bipin Sanghvi Roselle, IL.

Feroz Ali Virani Chicago, IL.

Gansham Patel Roselle, IL.

Shobhna Nagori Naperville, IL.

‘Universal Metro Services’ is like … Shri Krishna lifted up ‘Goverdhan’ mountain. This center has brought tremendous joy in the lives elderly from various plac-es. Oh, my God it is overwhelming! We play different games like children, we walk on a treadmill and a bicy-cle in the center to keep ourselves healthy, we do Yog, sing devotional songs and tell jokes which in turn, beautifies our personality. We go to the temples, we go on a picnic and we go to a casino, what a life! We find a doctor and a nurse next to us when we have health problems. We are informed about the knowledge of the world as we to use computers. Oh! What is this! Joy beyond words. Joy….Joy….Joy.

Chicago

Agarwal, Chandadevi

Awale, Marium

Badshah, Shaikh

Bhansali, Jairam

Elezovic, Mustafa

Hebbar, Chandra

Khan, Mushtaq

Kopic, Smajl

Krishna, Handa

Loncar, Mira

Mohammad, Nasir

Omeralovic, Zejnepa

Pekic, Petar

Sharma, Shyama

Virjee, Fowzia

Niles

Hakim, Mohammad

Khan, Mohammad

Khatoon, Daulat

Kurakose, Nadupara

Marchand, Sultan

Nanhalal, Sheth

Noman, Salma

Patel, Chandrakanta

Patel, Nagin

Patel, Nila

Syed, Zahid

Tailor, Vinod

Thomas, Mary

Zibalman, Olga

Naperville

Basham, Asuncion

Bhatt, Natwar

Chhabra, Somdutt

Cutlerywala, Feroz

Dongre, Saraswathi

Joseph, Anna

Khaliq, Mohammed

Midha, Indra

Munoz, Sara

Patel, Bhanuben

Shah, Atita, Qasim

Shah, Champaklal

Shah, Mehar

Sharma, Dev

Sultana, Abida

Ward, Arthur

Roselle

Ahuja, Radha

Altaf, Chaudhry

Amina, Siddiqui

Bodiwala, Shantaben

Desai, Vanita

Ellen, Katona

Gladys, Brownell

Khan, Jehan

Khawja, Mohiuddin

Knight, Helen

Parmar, Jagvindas

Patel, Ashok

Patel, Hasmukh

Patel, Raman

Patel, Suryakant

Randheria, Saroj

Santos, Leoncia

Syeda, Begum

Thakkar, Sharda

Tichri, Martha

Carol Stream

Joseph, Amid

Patel, Hirubhai

Regmi, Mahima

Thakkar, Bhanuben

Orland Park

Braich, Davider

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gone but not forgotten

Jayram Bansali October 1, 1941 - March 21, 2014

Mr. Jayram Bansali was a man of strong will power even though he had many health ailments. He was our ADS and Homecare participant. We will miss the echo of his harmonium which he loved to play and his habit of telling jokes. We always found him in a good spirit even until the last breath of his life. Our ADS seniors still always remember him a great deal and pray for his soul.

Shantaben Bodiwala April 5, 1928 - August 14, 2014

Mrs. Shantaben Patel believed in simple living and high thinking. Her moral values of honesty, sincerity and ethics were great for her family and friends. She has been a mentor for her four generations keeping the family together. Umas

took pride in taking care for this special lady for the last fifteen years which added happiness and a peace of mind to the Bodiwala family. According to her this service was a God sent for her. We will miss a great soul.

Mariyam Awal February 14, 2014 - January 24, 2014

Ms. Mariyam Awal was our Homecare and ADS participant more than fifteen years. She was lively, active, and woman of great knowledge of English language and Bible studies. Her fam-ily is thankful to UMAS for providing such a

great service in her acute stage of Dementia. She always played a big role by arranging Carol group and arranging for a priest during Christ-mas time. Our seniors will miss her dearly.

2014

SUPPORTERS

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Aroma

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Bohemian National Cemetery

Bombay Chopsticks

Century 21 (Kalidas)

Coldwell Banker (Bonnie S Cerveny)

Clover Insurance Agency, Inc

CPR Grand

Desi Grill & Pizza

Desi Jockey

Dominos

Dr. Amishah & Associates

Dr. Firdaus Jafri

Elgin Liquor

Elite Exteriors Inc

Enterprise Fleet Management

Expert Medical Group

Gaylord Restaurant

Jalaram Plaza

Kamdar Plaza

Learn Driving

Live TV Box

Medicare Pays for Diabetic Shoes

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Metropolitan Family Clinic

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Naperville Pharmacy

New York Life & Reliance One

Northwestern University

Northwest Medical Care

Office Furniture Solutions, Inc

Patel Brothers

Perdesi Grocers

Present Enterprise Inc

Prospect Equities Elite

Prime Textiles Inc

Soaking Shoes

Super 8 (Chicago)

Swagat Foods

Vitha Jewelers

Vishnu Foods/ Vishnu Vilas

Zoom Auto Repairs Inc

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tel: (773) 754-3440 | fax: (773) 754-3201

1032 E Ogden Ave. Naperville, IL. 60563

tel: (630) 470-6602 | fax: (630) 470-6605

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