Youth Program
LIHEAP
Yoga & Exercise
Health Program
Citizenship Services


 

YOUTH PROGRAM

Every Summer, Metropolitan Asian Family Services plays an important role for the young generation by offering a Youth Program, In this program, MAFS accepts applicants from Age 6 to 16. As always, Metropolitan Asian Family Services conducted a youth development program this year(2002) during summer vacation. Mrs. Tabassum Tanvir was the Program Coordinator.

The aims were to promote leadership development, provide cultural enrichment, encourage a positive and healthy lifestyle, facilitate intergenrational activities and build character.

This year the response to the program was very good, sixty students between the age of 6 - 16 were registered. During the months of July and August, they made two field trips, practiced public speaking, wrote essays, played indoor games like caromboard, Ludo, Chess and monopoly, had a spelling bee and did drawing and coloring, among other favored activities.

The last day of the program was on August 27, 2002, Mr. Ramesh Goval the president of MAFS presented Prizes to various winners and participants.




 

LIHEAP

Light and Heat program is benificial to those who has any one family member living in the house with a medical condition that can be ameliorated by air conditioning, such as asthma, etmphysema, coronary disease and terminal illnesses. Household that contain a member that is older (age 60 & Above), or two years of age or less.

Following is the list of documents required:

  • Social Security Card for all persons Living in house
  • Medical Card
  • Apparment lease or rent Receipt
  • Income proof For all person
  • Electric Bill



 

YOGA & EXERCISE

MAFS is higly equipt with the latest workout machines for elderly. We do offer some yoga Classes once a year.




 

HEALTH PROGRAM

Practical Steps to Healthy Aging

As the US population ages, there is risk of a growing number of the problems traditionally associated with "old age," including heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, cancer and osteoporosis. However, there is increasing evidence that a healthy lifestyle can prevent or delay many of the illnesses of aging.

Here are suggestions from the Johns Hopkins Medical Letter to help you do that:

  • Get some exercise : It slows the loss of muscle strength, maintains better heart and respiratory function, increases bone mass, and limits the risk of diabetes. An effective exercise routine includes endurance training (walking, jogging, cycling) and two or three strength training sessions a week.
  • Don't smoke : It's never too late to quit, which lowers the risk of stroke, cancer and emphysema. Five years after stopping, ex-smokers have about the same risk of developing heart disease as someone who never smoked.

  • Eat a healthy diet : Regular consumption of fruits and vegetables cuts the risk of colorectal cancer in half and reduces the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

  • Switching to a low fat : diet can reduce total cholesterol and lower blood pressure.

  • Use supplements wisely : A standard multivitamin and a calcium supplement for women can help block deficiencies that are common in older people.

  • Drink enough water : Dehydration is common among older people, especially in warm weather. Experts recommend drinking 6 to 8 glasses of clear fluids daily.

  • Avoid excessive sun exposure : As we age, we lose protective pigment, leaving skin and eyes vulnerable to sun damage.

  • Reduce stress : Stress and anxiety impair our immune system, leaving us more susceptible to illness. Techniques such as meditation, yoga and exercise have been shown to help reduce stress.

  • Challenge your mind : Three key factors can help preserve mental function: strong social support, belief in your abilities and regular physical activity. Even with declines in short-term memory and reaction times, aging people can learn new skills and maintain old ones.

  • Limit alcohol consumption : Alcohol metabolism slows with age, so the effects are more pronounced in older adults. Still, drinking one glass of wine or spirits a day has been recommended and may provide some cardiovascular benefit.

  • Cultivate satisfying relationships : Positive social interaction, including sexual activity, lowers the level of stress hormones, helps preserve cognitive function and prevents depression.

  • Practice preventive medicine : Certain drugs can help prevent some medical problems associated with aging. Hormone replacement therapy can reduce the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Drug therapy can lower blood pressure and high cholesterol. Low-dose aspirin is recommended for many adults to decrease the risk of heart disease


 

CITIZENSHIP SERVICES

We help elderly and others on how to fillout form and application for Citizenship. Training classes are being offered for free.

From this page you can:

1. Start your application process for Naturalization
2. Apply for citizenship or naturalization certificate
3. Request a replacement of your citizenship or naturalization certificate.

The United States offers several ways to become a U.S. citizen. The three primary ways are:

1. Naturalization
2. Jus Soli, or right of birthplace
3. Jus Sanguinis, or right of blood


1. US Citizenship through Naturalization

You may be eligible to obtain U.S. citizenship if:

• You are a foreign national with 5 years permanent residence in the U.S. and at least half that time you were physically present inside the U.S. with no periods of absence over six months.
• You are a permanent resident for 3 years, who is currently married to a U.S. citizen, and has been married to the same U.S. citizen for the past 3 years.
• You have served the U.S. Armed Forces for at least three years
• You performed active duty military service in the U.S. Armed Forces during:


World War I (November 11, 1916 - April 6, 1917)

World War II (September 1, 1939 - December 31, 1946)

Korea (June 25, 1950 - July 1, 1955)

Vietnam (February 28, 1961 - October 15, 1978) or

Persian Gulf (August 2, 1990 - April 11, 1991)


• You were married to a U.S. citizen who died during a period of honorable active duty service in the U.S. Armed Forces
• You served on a vessel operated by the U.S. and have been a U.S. permanent resident for the past five years
• You are an employee or an individual under contract to the U.S. Government and have been a U.S. permanent resident for the past five years
• Are a person who performs ministerial or priestly functions for a religious denomination or an interdenominational organization with a valid presence in the U.S., and have been a U.S. permanent resident for the past five years
• You are a spouse of a U.S. citizen who is one of the following:

A member of the U.S. Armed Forces

An employee or an individual under contract to the U.S. Government

An employee of an American institution of research recognized by the Attorney General

An employee of a public international organization of which the United States is a member by law or treaty

An employee of an American-owned firm or corporation engaged in the development of foreign trade and commerce for the United States

A person who performs ministerial or priestly functions for a religious denomination or an interdenominational organization with a valid presence in the United States
Apply for Naturalization


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2. US Citizenship through Birth

• Any child born in the U.S. automatically acquires U.S. citizenship, even if the child's mother was in the U.S. illegally. This provision does not apply to a child whose parent was a foreign diplomat at the time of birth.


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3. US Citizenship through Parents

Even though a child is born outside the U.S., the child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship if at least one parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of the child's birth

• If both parents were U.S. citizens at the time of a child's birth outside the U.S., and at least one parent had a prior residence in the U.S., the child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship.
• If only one parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of a child's birth outside the U.S., and that parent had previously resided in the U.S. for at least five years, with at least two of those years being after the age of 14, the child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship.
Apply for Certificate of Citizenship


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4. US Citizenship through Adoption

• Children under 18 years of age holding green cards may be naturalized if petitioned for by a U.S. citizen parent.
Apply for Certificate of Citizenship - Adopted Child


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5. Reclaim Lost Citizenship

• Individuals born before 1934 in foreign countries to U.S. citizen mothers, and were denied citizenship because of retention requirements and the law of the day
• Former U.S. citizens who prior to September 22, 1922 lost U.S. citizenship because of marriage to a foreign national who was ineligible for naturalization
• Former citizens losing citizenship for failure to meet physical presence retention requirement according to law prior to 1978
• Former citizens losing citizenship by entering armed forces of foreign countries during World War II
• Children who lost their U.S. citizenship through failure to meet the retention requirements of the law
Reclaim Lost Citizenship


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6. Posthumous Citizenship

• Posthumous citizenship is granted to foreign nationals who died while on active duty service in the U.S. Armed Forces during the World War I, World War II, Korean or Vietnam hostilities, or in other periods of military hostilities.
Apply for Posthumous Citizenship


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7. Doctrine of Constructive Retention

• Individuals born and raised outside the U.S., being unaware of having acquired U.S. citizenship through their parents and have therefore failed to fulfill U.S. residency requirements may claim U.S. citizenship through the Doctrine of Constructive Retention.
Apply for Certificate of Citizenship


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8. Doctrine of Double Constructive Retention

• Individuals with grandparents who were U.S. citizens may be eligible to claim U.S. citizenship under Doctrine of Double Constructive Retention.
Apply for Certificate of Citizenship