ACC to build $2.2M Artisan & Adult Learning Center

Arab American and Chaldean Council broke ground last week on a $2.2 million Artisan & Adult Learning Center on Seven Mile, across the street from the organization's new Youth & Recreation Center.

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Once completed, the 13,000-square-foot building will house workspace for artists from diverse backgrounds, races and ethnicities. The center’s first floor will be devoted to artisan pursuits that will boast a gallery display area and a Middle Eastern-themed café. The second floor will be committed to adult education and will accommodate a computer lab, conference room, program offices and an adult learning center that will provide programs such as English as a Second Language, job training, financial and cultural workshops, and other life skills programs that promote achievement and increase individual well being.

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