"State of catastrophe" declared as magnitude 8.8 quake triggers tsunami alerts across Pacific.
As a national organization we are working with Helping Hand USA and other global relief agencies who are responding to this Disaster.
We are working with Helping Hand USA and other global relief agencies at this moment of intense grief in Haiti to provide
help to the Haitian People. Please be generous.
Update: As the situation worsens in Haiti, it seems imminent that victims of this earthquake
will migrate to the United Sates. In anticipation of this migration,ICNA Relief has
allocated initial amount of $20,000 for resettlment of these migrants.
ICNA Relief Houston Women Shelter
ICNA Relief USA Temporary Housing Unit for Women Newly Renovated Facility NOW OPEN in Houston,TX.
Services provided to the sisters includes:
Sleeping Accommodation for 20 Women
Breakfast and Dinner for Residents
Intensive Case Management/ Counselling
Referrals to Job Skill Training, Education, Public Housing
Pastors and students, activists and social workers all came together to commit themselves to help feed the hungry. Amidst the Christmas decorations on Baylor’s campus in Waco, 250 people from throughout the state heard about the ways they can help feed the "least of these" in our society. Among all attendees, there was a clear recognition that ending childhood hunger in Texas by 2015 is a huge task that will require stakeholders from throughout the government, non-profit, and private sectors working together in new and innovative ways.
Mr. Ayub Badat, Executive Director of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief, joined the predominantly Christian gathering. He met with Rev. Dr. David Lowrie, President, and Mr. Randel Everett, Executive Director, of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, Max Finberg, and Rev. Elmo Johnson, Pastor of the Rose of Sharon Baptist Church.
ICNA Relief USA is now a member of the New York Food Bank. Membership in the Food Bank will allow ICNA Relief to serve the needy within our community more adequately. ICNA Relief will be able to purchase food from the Food Bank's expansive warehouse for pennies on the dollar and receive Government Surplus Food for free.
ICNA Relief USA responds to disasters quickly. While previously known for our expertise overseas, we have considerable experience with disasters in the USA. ICNA Relief USA has been recognized by FEMA and VOAD, and has been funded by the American Red Cross and the September 11th Fund.
Alhamdulillah the Numbers are Amazing – The Rewards are Immense ICNA Relief USA Continues to Meet the Need of Those Affected by Hurricane IKE. The ICNA Relief Hurricane IKE Recuperation Center in Galveston, TX Continues to Serve.
ICNA Relief USA organized a "Ramadan Food Basket Program" to provide needy Muslim families with nutritious non-perishable food items, as well as toys, for the Eid holiday. Food baskets were given to more than 250 refugee families from Iraq, Somalia, Burma and Russia, and other low income families living in the Chicago area.
ICNA Relief USA is a multicultural human development and community building organization. The purpose of the organization is to address the basic human and social service needs of the underserved communities with in the United States, through its local chapters, with its head office located in Jamaica, NY, USA. As a vision and value-led organization, ICNA operates under the principle that all people are created equal and when given the tools, will thrive and bring about change in their own lives and the lives of their communities. ICNA’s mission is to promote justice through creating opportunities with young people and families to lead healthy and productive lives.
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ICNA Relief USA serves all people regardless of race, class, creed, gender or religious beliefs. ICNA Relief USA strives to be a leader within the Muslim community, meeting the emotional and social service needs of the community as a whole. ICNA Relief USA seeks to serve all of humanity based on the needs of the various, diverse populations we serve or as the need arises such as in domestic disaster relief efforts.
