AMERICAN MUSLIM SENIOR SOCIETY INC

AMSS is a non-profit organization created to empower older adults 55 years from diverse communities - along with their families - with the information and resources in Montgomery County, to address health and long-term care needs.

Programs:

* Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA) Scholarship Program

*Halal Meals on Wheels: AMSS Ambassadors are reaching out to an increasing number of isolated, underserved, and often chronically disabled, diverse older people through friendly phone calls, home visits, and the delivery of bi-weekly hot halal meals, non-perishable food, and fresh produce. In addition, AMSS distributes gift cards and food baskets during the Holy month of Ramadan and special holiday events.

*AMSS Advanced Care OUtreach Ambassadors (ACOA): AMSS recruited and trained 25, multi-cultural, multi-lingual, Outreach Ambassadors in areas of advanced care to assist terminally ill patients and their families.