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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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