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Published by , 2018-01-30 14:48:09

Annual Report

Annual Report

IRmeppaocrtt
AYEARINREVIEW|
2017

MakingCommunitiesStrongerNationwide

201

TABLEOF
CONTENTS

LETTERFROM:

CHAIRMANOFTHEBOARD

DearDonors/Volunteers

OnbehalfofICNARelief’sBoardofDirectors,staffandmorethan220,000individualsand
familiesservedin2017throughyoursupport,Iwanttosaythankyou!

MayGodAlmightyrewardyouhighlyandcontinuetoblessyouandyourfamily.Ameen!

YourtrustinICNAReliefUSAisagreatassetandourteam iscommittedtouseeverydollaryou
donateinapurposefulmanner.Wealsostrivetobetransparentinallourworkaccordingtothe
bestethicalandprofessionalstandardsofnonprofitcharities.Pleasebrowsethroughthis2017
reportofprogramsandexpensesandseeexactlyhowyourdonationswerespent.

ICNAReliefisa501(c)(3)tax-exemptcharity.AlldonationsmadetoICNAReliefUSAaretax-de-
ductable.

Wassalam

RashidSiddique,MD
ChairmanBoardofDirectors

ABOUT
ICNARELIEFUSA

ICNAReliefstrivestouplifttheunderservedintheUSthrough
anationwidenetworkofshelters,foodpantries,healthclinics,
skilldevelopmentprograms,disasterreliefservices,refugee
servicesandmore.ICNAReliefworkstobuildhealthycommu-
nities,strengthenfamiliesandcreateopportunitiesforthosein
despairwhilemaintainingtheirdignityandadvocatingfortheir
basichumanneeds.

ICNAReliefhasworkedalongsideseveralgovernmentalagenciesandmajorNGOsincluding
FEMA(federalEmergencyManagementAgency),NVOAD(NationalVolunteerOrganizationsActive
inDisaster),AmericanRedCross,NECHAMAJewishResponsetoDisaster,HabitatforHumanity,
NYDIS(NewYorkDisasterInterfaithServices),CCUSA(CatholicCharitiesUSA),LSSDR(Lutheran
SocialServicesDisasterResponse),UMCOR(UnitedMethodistCommitteeonRelief)andtheNew
YorkStateChaplainTaskForce.

201

OUR
PROGRAMS

WOMEN’S
TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING

ICNAReliefUSAOffersanalternativeforhomelesswomen
inneedoftemporaryhousing.Wemaintainthedignityof
residentswhileaffordingthem theopportunitytohealand
developthemselveswithinanurturingenvironment.Women
areprovidedwithone-on-onesupportwhiletheytransition
topermanentstablehousing.

ServicesProvided: 14TransitionalHousing
-Counseling facilitiesacrosstheUSA!
-EmotionalHealing Helped173homelessSisters&
-ActionPlans&GoalSetting Familiesattainself-sufficiency
-PersonalDevelopment

|2017AnnualReport

Thisyearanewtransitionalhomewasopenedin 2017
Massachusetts.TheMayorofBoston,Marty
Walshhadcomefortheopeningceremony.

Thisyearanewtransitionalhomewasopenedin
Massachusetts.TheMayorofBoston,Marty
Walshhadcomefortheopeningceremony.

ThiscenterwasalsowhereMalcolm Xhadstayed
whenhevisitedBoston.Itwasoriginallyanislamic
schoolandislocatednexttoaMosquewithan
activeMuslim Communitysincethe50s.

63,000+

Totalnumberofnightsspent

197Womenwereservedinour
TranstionalHomesin2017
$230,0000
DollarValueinServices

7

DISASTERRELIEF
SERVICES

TheMuslim communityhasaroleofimportanceintimesof
disaster.ICNARelief’sDisasterReliefServicesis“ournation’s
Muslim responsetodisasters.”OurDisasterReliefServices
havebeenservingthecountrysince2001bybringing
assistancetothoseinneedduringdisastersbyproviding
victimswithfood,shelter,emergencyfunds,medicine/medical
care,emotionalandspiritualsupportandcasemanagement.

ServicesProvided:
-DisasterPreparedness
-DisasterResponse
-DisasterRecovery

1)September11th,NY(2001) 26)Moore,OKTornadoes(2013)
2)HurricaneKatrina(2005) 27)Boulder,COFlooding(2013)
3)HurricaneRita(2005) 28)Washington,ILTornadoes(2013)
4)CaliforniaWildfires(2007) 29)BatonRouge,LAFire(2014)
5)HurricaneGustav(2008) 30)Harlem,NYGasExplosion(2014)
6)HurricaneIke(2008) 31)Tupelo,MSTornado(2014)
7)TennesseeFloods(2010) 32)Detroit,MIFlooding(2014)
8)S.Dakota/MinnesotaFloods(2010) 33)Detroit,MIFlooding(2015)
9)NorthCarolinaTornadoes(2011) 34)Columbia,MSTornado(2015)
10)LouisianaFloods(2011) 35)DeKalb&OgleCounties,IL(2015)
11)AlabamaTornadoes(2011) 36)Baltimore,MDCivilUnrest/Riots(2015)
12)Joplin,MO,Tornadoes(2011) 37)HaysCounty,TXFlooding(2015)
13)Springfield,MA,Tornadoes(2011) 38)NY/NJ/MD,HurricaneJoaquin(2015)
14)HurricaneIreneNJ,NY(2011) 39)Charleston,SCFloods(2015)
15)KentuckyTornadoes(2012) 40)Garland/Dallas,TXTornadoes(2016)
16)TexasTornadoes(2012) 41)Houston,TXFloods(2016)
17)LouisianaFloods(2012) 42)LouisianaFlooding(March2016)
18)AlabamaTornadoes(2012) 43)LouisianaFlooding(August2016)
19)VirginiaPowerOutage(2012) 44)MississippiFlooding(2016)
20)HurricaneIsaac(2012) 45)HurricaneMatthew(2016)
21)HurricaneSandy(2012) 46)NorthCarolinaFlooding(2016)
22)BostonBombing(2013) 47)TennesseeWildfires(2016)
23)FertilizerPlantExplosionWaco(2013) 48)HurricaneHarveyHoustin(2017)
24)OklahomaTornado(2013) 49)HurricaneIreneFlorida(2017)
25)ColoradoFlooding(2013) 50)HurricaneMariaPuertoRico(2017)

ICNAReliefwasinvitedtoFEMA’sheadquartersin
DCtoaVolunteerOrganizationPartnershipDay.

ICNAReliefStaffandvolunteersgatheredinHouston
tomuckandgutouthomesafterHurricaneHarvey.

AfterHurricaneIrene,IslamicCentersinSouth
Floridaopenedtheirdoorstothecommunityfor
aidandshelter.

AfterHurricaneMariahitPuertoRico,containers
werefilledandshippedtotheisland,wherevolun-
teersandstaffhelpeddistributefoodand
supplies.

47+ “TheBack2SchoolGiveaway 2017
givesusanopportunitytomake
#ofResponses
animpactinoursocietiesand
15+
notjustupontheparentsbutthe
#ofStaes
childrenaswell,toletthem know
7
”thatwearethereforthem.

Imam OmarSuleiman

MUSLIMFAMILY
SERVICES

Weoffersensitiveandculturallyappropriatecounselingand
workshopstoindividualsandfamilies.ICNAReliefarranges
sessionswithprofessional,qualifiedcounselorsinanIslamic
atmospherewithclients’privacyinmind.Wealsodisburse
zakataccordingtoIslamicprinciplestothoseinverifiableneed
inlocalcommunitiesacrossthenation.

ServicesProvided:
-Individual,adolescent&familycounseling
-Premarital&maritalcounseling
-Drug/substanceabusecounseling
-FosterCareworkshops
-ZakatDisbursement

CrisisHotline(866)471-1262

Thisyearanewtransitionalhomewasopenedin 2017
Massachusetts.TheMayorofBoston,Marty
Walshhadcomefortheopeningceremony.

Thisyearanewtransitionalhomewasopenedin
Massachusetts.TheMayorofBoston,Marty
Walshhadcomefortheopeningceremony.

ThiscenterwasalsowhereMalcolm Xhadstayed
whenhevisitedBoston.Itwasoriginallyanislamic
schoolandislocatednexttoaMosquewithan
activeMuslim Communitysincethe50s.

6CounselingCentersNationwide
11,901FamiliesBenefitted
$716,861

ValueofServices(includingZakatRecipients)

40+CarsProvidedtoNeedyFamilies
3,000+RefugeeshelpedMonthly

7

REFUGEE
SERVICES

RefugeesfaceenormoushardshipsevenaftersettlingintheUS
becauseoflanguagebarriers,unemploymentandawholehost
ofotherissues.ICNAReliefrecognizesthegreatresponsibility
wehavetowardsourstrugglingrefugeebrothersandsisters.
OurRefugeeServicesprovideeverythingfrom monthlyfood
basketstocardonationsandmanythingsinbetweento
refugeesfrom Syria,Burma,Iraq,Palestine,Somaliaandany
othernation.

ServicesProvided:
-ESLClasses
-TutoringforChildren
-TranslationServices
-CarDonations
-FurnitureDonations
-MonthlyFoodBaskets
-CaseManagement

WhoopiGoldbergjoinedSyrianrefugee 2017
familiesfrom NJtotakeatourofNew
YorkCitywithRealNewYorkToursin
April.

ComedianJeremyMcLellanwenton
tourto17Statesinordertoraise
moneyforRefugees.

NYPD49thPrecinctOfficershadvol-
unteeredtohelptheBack2School
Giveaway

NYPD49thPrecinctOfficershadvol-
unteeredtohelptheBack2School
Giveaway

“TheBack2SchoolGiveaway
givesusanopportunitytomake
animpactinoursocietiesand
notjustupontheparentsbutthe
childrenaswell,toletthem know
”thatwearethereforthem.
Sh.YasirQadhi

9,500+

AmountofRefugeesServedOverall

500+

AmountofRefugeesServedin2017

7

HUNGER 167,870PeopleServed
PREVENTION
27FoodPantries&HotMealsServices
Hungerisanissueplaguingalmost50million
Americans,includingthousandsofMuslim
Americans.ICNAReliefstrivestofighthunger
thoughanationalnetworkoffoodpantriesand
byprovidinghotmeals,foodvouchers,
Ramadanfoodbasketsandholdinghalalmeat
distributions.

LindaSarsourjoinsateam ofvolunteersin 2017
BaltimoreCitytohandoutpackedblessing
bagswithfoodandsupples,alongsideBr.
HarisQudsi.

SuhaibWebbjoinsateam ofvolun-
teerswhopreparefoodandpacksup-
plliesin(nameofCity).

ICNAReliefstaffandvolunteersdistrib-
utewinterclothingandsuppliesinfront
ofanapartmentcomplexthathad
burneddowninNY,durignasnow
storm..
InBocaRatonFlorida,Muslims,Chris-
tians,andJewscametogethertopack
50Kmealsforthehungrythroughthe
InterfaithClergyAssociation..

“TheBack2SchoolGiveaway
givesusanopportunitytomake
animpactinoursocietiesand
notjustupontheparentsbutthe
childrenaswell,toletthem know
”thatwearethereforthem.
LindaSarsour

63,000+

Totalnumberofnightsspent

7

FREEHEALTH
CLINICS

Closeto30millionAmericansdonot
havehealthinsurance.ICNAReliefUSA
isdoingitsparttocombatthisproblem
byofferingfreebasicmedicalservices
throughourfreeclinicsandnumerous
healthfairs.Wearecurrentlyrunning
clinicsin5citiesandsoonexpandingto
manymore.

HealthClinics
-CrescentClinicAnaheim,CA
-ShifaClinicAtlanta,GA
-ShifaClinicMountPleasant,SC
-ShifaClinicBocaRaton,FL
-ShifaClinicOklahomaCity,OK

FreeHealthFairswereheldacrossthecountry,even 2017
inPuertoRico,afterthedevastationofHurricane
Maria.

Dr.ReshmaKhanisawarded "Theleadershipof
Diversity"bySistersofCharityFoundationin
SouthCarolina.
TheMayoroftheCityofCharleston,JohnJ.Teck-
lenburgdeclaredWednesdayAugust23rd,2017
asDR.RESHMAKHANDAY.

DoctorstraveledtoPuertoRicotoholdfreeHealth
Fairsanddistributemedicalsuppliesafterthedevas-
tationofHurricaneMaria.

4,571+

#ofPeopleServed

$2,567,694

ValueofServices

BACK2SCHOOL 100,000+
GIVEAWAY
backpacksfilledwith
EveryyearICNAReliefdistributeshopeto suppliestokidsinneed
childreninneedbygivingawaybackpacks nationwideinthelast
filledwithschoolsuppliesinlowerincome 8years.
communities.Educationisthepassportto
ourchildren’sfuturesuccess;that’swhy
ICNAReliefgivesthem thetoolstheyneed
forschool.WecollaboratewithlocalICNA
chaptersandpublicandprivateschoolsto
givebackinareaswithsevereneeds.

Statesenators,congressmen,policeofficers
andevenNFLplayershavehelpedICNA
Reliefdistributebookbagsspanningfrom
MassachusettstoCalifornia.

NYPD49thPrecinctOfficershadvol-
unteeredtohelptheBack2School
Giveaway

NYPD49thPrecinctOfficershadvol-
unteeredtohelptheBack2School
Giveaway

NYPD49thPrecinctOfficershadvol-
unteeredtohelptheBack2School
Giveaway

NYPD49thPrecinctOfficershadvol-
unteeredtohelptheBack2School
Giveaway

“TheBack2SchoolGiveaway
givesusanopportunitytomake

animpactinoursocietiesand

notjustupontheparentsbutthe

childrenaswell,toletthem know

”thatwearethereforthem.

Imam OmarSuleiman
30,000+ 2017

Backpacksdistributed

26 57States Cities







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