F.A.I.T.H.F.A.I.T.H.Social ServicesSocial Services

FFoundation for oundation for AAppropriate and ppropriate and IImmediate mmediate

TTemporary emporary HHelpelp

FAITH In Action In Our FAITH In Action In Our CommunityCommunity

Our Mission TogetherOur Mission Together• You can help us achieve our You can help us achieve our

mission:mission:– To prevent homelessness To prevent homelessness

& hunger in our local & hunger in our local areaarea

– To provide humanitarian To provide humanitarian aid to individuals and aid to individuals and families in need living in families in need living in Northern VirginiaNorthern Virginia

– To serve people of all To serve people of all faiths and ethnicitiesfaiths and ethnicities

You Can Make a DifferenceYou Can Make a Difference

What Makes FAITH What Makes FAITH Unique?Unique?

• Timely assistanceTimely assistance• Extensive caseworkExtensive casework

– 2-hour average initial interview with each client2-hour average initial interview with each client– Home visitsHome visits

• Individualized, holistic, and culturally Individualized, holistic, and culturally appropriateappropriate

• Caseworker and client establish goals and a Caseworker and client establish goals and a case plancase plan– Clients connected to a range of resourcesClients connected to a range of resources– Clients receive budget counselingClients receive budget counseling– Client progress evaluated at regular intervalsClient progress evaluated at regular intervals

• FAITH moves clients to maximum self-FAITH moves clients to maximum self-sufficiency for their situationsufficiency for their situation

Emergency ProgramEmergency Program• FAITH helps people avoid FAITH helps people avoid

homelessness by providing homelessness by providing timelytimely assistance with rent, assistance with rent, utilities, and other major utilities, and other major expensesexpenses

• FAITH “bridges the gap” FAITH “bridges the gap” when people need when people need immediate, short-term help immediate, short-term help

• Emergency assistance is 1-Emergency assistance is 1-time, once a yeartime, once a year

• 133 families helped in 2008133 families helped in 2008– 346 children helped346 children helped

• $53,303.30 distributed in $53,303.30 distributed in 20082008

Self-Sufficiency ProgramSelf-Sufficiency Program

• FAITH– identifies clients who

can succeed in this program

– assesses client’s situation, challenges and resources

– meets immediate needs for food and shelter

– connects clients to resources and counseling

– assists clients in finding and keeping jobs

HealthAssistance

Legal Assistance

Food & Hygiene

Car DonationEnglish Classes

Government Aid

Job Training

Shelter

Counseling

Client

Self-SufficiencySelf-Sufficiency

• FAITH is piloting other self-FAITH is piloting other self-sufficiency programs to help needy sufficiency programs to help needy people become independentpeople become independent– Home-based jobsHome-based jobs– Cottage industriesCottage industries– Small loansSmall loans

Shelter ProgramShelter Program

• FAITH has 2 shelter FAITH has 2 shelter apartments:apartments:– 1 shelter for self-1 shelter for self-

sufficiencysufficiency– 1 shelter for victims 1 shelter for victims

of domestic violenceof domestic violence

• Clients are safely Clients are safely housed at the housed at the shelter apartment shelter apartment for about 2 months for about 2 months as they wait for as they wait for longer term housinglonger term housing

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Food PantryFood Pantry

• The FAITH Food Pantry provides groceries (like The FAITH Food Pantry provides groceries (like rice, oil, and beans), zabiha meat, baked goods, rice, oil, and beans), zabiha meat, baked goods, cooked food, grocery coupons, and hygiene cooked food, grocery coupons, and hygiene products to those in needproducts to those in need

Car DonationsCar Donations

• FAITH accepts car FAITH accepts car donationsdonations

• People who can’t People who can’t afford to buy a car afford to buy a car have a much harder have a much harder time getting and time getting and keeping a jobkeeping a job

• Needy clients with a Needy clients with a car can secure work car can secure work and become self-and become self-sufficientsufficient Photo from google

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Ramadan ProgramsRamadan Programs

• IftarIftar– clients receive clients receive

coupons for halal coupons for halal stores so they can buy stores so they can buy food for iftarfood for iftar

• FitranaFitrana– FAITH collects and FAITH collects and

distributes zakat al fitr distributes zakat al fitr to needy familiesto needy families

• Herndon Without HungerHerndon Without Hunger– distributes food to distributes food to

needy neighbors in needy neighbors in HerndonHerndon

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Herndon Without Herndon Without HungerHunger

• FAITH is committed to FAITH is committed to ending hunger in ending hunger in America, one America, one neighborhood at a timeneighborhood at a time

• During Ramadan, FAITH During Ramadan, FAITH distributes groceries to distributes groceries to anyone in need, no anyone in need, no questions askedquestions asked

• In September 2008, In September 2008, FAITH distributed FAITH distributed $8,502.93 of food to $8,502.93 of food to hundreds of needy hundreds of needy familiesfamilies

• 2009 will be FAITH’s 52009 will be FAITH’s 5thth straight year running straight year running Herndon Without HungerHerndon Without Hunger

Herndon Without Herndon Without HungerHunger

““FAITH is the type of organization that makes me FAITH is the type of organization that makes me proud to be a citizen of Herndon – your proud to be a citizen of Herndon – your

compassion, your contributions and your aid to compassion, your contributions and your aid to the neediest among us. Herndon Without the neediest among us. Herndon Without Hunger exemplifies what is unique and Hunger exemplifies what is unique and

wonderful about our town.”wonderful about our town.”

– Mayor Steve DeBenedittis, Town of Herndon, VirginiaMayor Steve DeBenedittis, Town of Herndon, Virginia

Eid ul AdhaEid ul Adha• Last Eid ul Adha, FAITH Last Eid ul Adha, FAITH

distributed 1,400 lbs. of distributed 1,400 lbs. of udhiya/qurbani meatudhiya/qurbani meat

• About 140 families servedAbout 140 families served• On the 2On the 2ndnd and 3 and 3rdrd days of days of

Eid, volunteers personally Eid, volunteers personally delivered over 610 lbs of delivered over 610 lbs of meat to needy families at meat to needy families at homehome

• With these home visits, With these home visits, the poor felt the joy & the poor felt the joy & love of Eidlove of Eid

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FAITH Thrift StoreFAITH Thrift Store

• Sells donated clothing, Sells donated clothing, household items, household items, books, electronics and books, electronics and other goods at very other goods at very low priceslow prices

• Proceeds benefit poor Proceeds benefit poor & needy families& needy families

• FAITH provides area FAITH provides area shelters with free shelters with free coupons for their coupons for their clientsclients

Safe & Peaceful Families Safe & Peaceful Families ProgramProgram

• Provides direct services to Provides direct services to the victims of domestic the victims of domestic violence (DV) and their violence (DV) and their childrenchildren

• Serves 40 to 50 DV clients a Serves 40 to 50 DV clients a yearyear

• The first and only DV The first and only DV program in Herndonprogram in Herndon

• Fairfax County cites FAITH Fairfax County cites FAITH as one of its “promising as one of its “promising practices” DV organizationspractices” DV organizations

• Works collaboratively with Works collaboratively with many area organizations and many area organizations and agenciesagencies

• FAITH conducts ground-FAITH conducts ground-breaking research and breaking research and programs related to Islam, programs related to Islam, Muslims, and domestic Muslims, and domestic violenceviolence

Safe & Peaceful Families Safe & Peaceful Families Community OutreachCommunity Outreach

• FAITH participated in the FAITH participated in the January 19, 2009 January 19, 2009 National Day of ServiceNational Day of Service called for by President called for by President Obama:Obama:– conducted screenings of a conducted screenings of a

DVD about domestic DVD about domestic violence and its effects on violence and its effects on childrenchildren

– distributed fact sheets on distributed fact sheets on DV in Spanish/English at DV in Spanish/English at the local grocery storethe local grocery store

– exposed over 100 people to exposed over 100 people to the DVD, flyers, and facts the DVD, flyers, and facts about domestic violenceabout domestic violence

Orphans ProgramOrphans Program

• FAITH serves 44 orphansFAITH serves 44 orphans• All the orphans live with All the orphans live with

their widowed mothers or their widowed mothers or other family caretakerother family caretaker

• Orphans, widows, and Orphans, widows, and community volunteers community volunteers socialize 3 to 4 times a socialize 3 to 4 times a year in a family year in a family atmosphereatmosphere

• Financial, spiritual, Financial, spiritual, academic, mentoring and academic, mentoring and social supportsocial support

Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) said:

“I and the person who looks after the orphan and provides for him will be in Paradise like this,” and he placed his index and middle fingers together.

Bukhari 8:34

The Needy are Asking for The Needy are Asking for Your HelpYour Help

•And as for And as for the one who the one who asks, do not asks, do not turn him turn him awayaway–Quran 93: Quran 93: 1010

Your Donation to FAITHYour Donation to FAITH

• FAITH’s overhead expenses are already covered FAITH’s overhead expenses are already covered by other donor grants which means…by other donor grants which means…

• 100% of your sadaqa goes directly to 100% of your sadaqa goes directly to serving the poor & needy in our serving the poor & needy in our communitycommunity

Your Donation to FAITHYour Donation to FAITH

• Your donation is tax-deductibleYour donation is tax-deductible• Yes, FAITH accepts your zakatYes, FAITH accepts your zakat• FAITH consults with Imam Mohamed Magid FAITH consults with Imam Mohamed Magid

(ADAMS, ISNA) and Dr. Jamal Barzinji (IIIT) on (ADAMS, ISNA) and Dr. Jamal Barzinji (IIIT) on the distribution of zakatthe distribution of zakat

We Honor Your TrustWe Honor Your Trust

• Quarterly reports on expenditures Quarterly reports on expenditures available available

• Case updatesCase updates• NewslettersNewsletters• Annual reportAnnual report• IRS Form 990 open to public IRS Form 990 open to public

inspectioninspection

Our VisionOur Vision

• To strengthen our To strengthen our communitycommunity

• To bring dignity and To bring dignity and harmony to families harmony to families

• To help our poor & To help our poor & needy neighbors by:needy neighbors by:– ending hunger, ending hunger,

despair, homelessness despair, homelessness & violence& violence

• To spread peaceTo spread peace

Let’s Achieve Our Beautiful Let’s Achieve Our Beautiful VisionVision

• Commit 50% of your zakat to FAITHCommit 50% of your zakat to FAITH• Donate today, don’t delayDonate today, don’t delay• Make a monthly pledgeMake a monthly pledge

– Sign up for Bill Pay at your bankSign up for Bill Pay at your bank– Donate Online with PayPal at Donate Online with PayPal at www.faithus.orgwww.faithus.org

(PayPal takes about 2.5% service fee)(PayPal takes about 2.5% service fee)

– Donate by Check Payable to FAITH and mail Donate by Check Payable to FAITH and mail to:to:

– FAITH, 795 Center St., 2A, Herndon, VA FAITH, 795 Center St., 2A, Herndon, VA 2017020170

Will You Add to Your Will You Add to Your Good Deeds?Good Deeds?

• And the weighing And the weighing [of deeds] that Day [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. will be the truth. So those whose So those whose scales are heavy – scales are heavy – it is they who will it is they who will be successful.be successful.– Quran 7:8Quran 7:8

Ways to Add to Your Ways to Add to Your Good DeedsGood Deeds

• Keep your promise to donate to FAITHKeep your promise to donate to FAITH• Recommend FAITH to your friends and colleaguesRecommend FAITH to your friends and colleagues• Provide FAITH with the name and contact of Provide FAITH with the name and contact of

someone who would want to learn more about someone who would want to learn more about FAITHFAITH

• Forward FAITH emails to your email groupsForward FAITH emails to your email groups– Get on the adams1 email listGet on the adams1 email list– Provide FAITH with your email Provide FAITH with your email

• If you’re on Facebook, make FAITH your causeIf you’re on Facebook, make FAITH your cause• Fundraise for FAITH at your parties and Fundraise for FAITH at your parties and

gatheringsgatherings

Jazakum Allahu khairanJazakum Allahu khairan

• Thank you for listening and for your Thank you for listening and for your continuous support of FAITHcontinuous support of FAITH

• May Allah bless you and your familyMay Allah bless you and your family• Please make du’a for us and the poor & Please make du’a for us and the poor &

needy in our communityneedy in our community

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