Lahc - Leaders Advancing & Helping Communities

Lahc - Leaders Advancing & Helping Communities, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Dearborn, Michigan, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering youth substance abuse prevention and community health services to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Michigan Army National Guard. The organization does not hold federal contracts; all federal work flows through grant awards and sub-grant participation.

Lahc's grant footprint centers on youth and family services, particularly substance abuse prevention and underage drinking reduction in underserved communities across Dearborn Heights and Inkster, Michigan. The organization holds three prime federal grants: a $125 thousand Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant (CFDA 93.276) from HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded July 1, 2026, supporting the A.C.T. Drug-Free Community Coalition through June 30, 2031; a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration STOP Act grant awarded September 30, 2023, running through September 29, 2027, to expand community capacity and prevent underage drinking among 500-plus students in Westwood Public School District schools over a four-year period; and a Community Project Funding grant from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded August 13, 2024, extending through August 31, 2032, for economic and community development activities. In addition, Lahc serves as a sub-recipient on Michigan Department of Health and Human Services grants supporting quick response teams (awards dated March 1, 2025, and October 1, 2025) and substance abuse prevention programming in the Dearborn public school system (sub-award dated July 1, 2023).

The organization's customer base divides across five distinct federal agencies. HHS dominates the grant portfolio through both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which together account for most of Lahc's active awards. The Michigan Army National Guard and HUD round out the customer set. Award volume is sparse but consistent: one award in 2020, two in 2023, one in 2024, two in 2025, and one in 2026. The combined potential value across all ten awards totals $19 thousand, though obligated dollars across the portfolio reach $2 million—a signal of multi-year grant performance and revenue realization substantially exceeding the initial award face values. One award reaches completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting limited near-term recompete exposure.