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Purpose
Answering the biggest question of all: Why am I here?
Outcome
A grounded sense of meaning and direction.
Inspire · Educate · Elevate
Every young person has a purpose. We help them find it.
Knowledgeseekers inspires, educates, and elevates high-risk youth and their families through mentorship, ethics education, and community.
- Six-part curriculum
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- Mentorship & ethics education
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- Family retreats
The problem we solve
Refugee families arrive with hope. Their children arrive with questions no one prepared them to ask.
Parents step into a new country without a manual — new language, new schools, new expectations. Their kids live between two worlds: one identity at school, another at home. In the gap between them, belonging gets fragile.
When belonging is missing, the wrong crowd is often the first to offer it. We've watched bright, kind kids drift into paths that hurt them, their families, and their communities — not because they lacked potential, but because no one showed them another way.
Knowledgeseekers exists to give these young people what every child deserves: identity, purpose, and a community that supports them.
Our program
A six-part curriculum that builds character from the inside out.
Each series is taught in small groups by trained educators, with time for reflection, discussion, and mentorship.
- ETH100
Self-Mastery
How we think, why we act, and how to make the right decisions.
Outcome
Emotional awareness and healthy decision-making.
- ETH101
Practical Ethics
Building the moral compass. Knowing what not to do and why.
Outcome
A confident, principled young person.
- ETH102
Living It
Navigating other people's choices with wisdom and character.
Outcome
Character that holds up in the real world.
- ETH103
Intra-Community Dialogue
Learning how to have dialogue when there's a difference of opinion — and fostering healthy conversation within our own community.
Outcome
Respectful disagreement without division.
- ETH104
Inter-Community Dialogue
Fostering healthy, positive dialogue with people from other communities and backgrounds.
Outcome
Confident, respectful engagement across differences.
Our educators
Meet our educators.
Sh. Aous Asfar
General Supervisor & CEO
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Sh. Basill Al-Haddad
Program Supervisor & COO
- BA
Dr. Buthaina Bahar Al-Aloom
Mental Health Educator
Voices from the community
The people we serve say it best.
“The Knowledgeseekers Program has changed my life. I am more confident in who I am, my purpose in life and how I can be a positive contributor to society.”
— Ali Manhel “My kids were very shy and reserved, they didn't want to come to the retreat. But once I brought them, I saw them flourish and open up.”
— Jasem Abuhelag “The material and the mentorship we receive is gold, pure gold. It is life changing.”
— Ahmed Al-Abadi
Gallery
Retreats, workshops, and moments in between.
Frequently asked
Questions we hear from parents.
Don't see your question? Call (313) 903-2880 or email us.
Enroll
Bring us to your community.
Tell us about your family and which center you're from — we'll reach out to walk you through the next steps for the Knowledgeseekers six-part curriculum.
Contact us
Get in touch.
- 7719 Schaefer St.
Dearborn, MI 48126 - (313) 903-2880
- knowledgeseekers514@gmail.com