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Causes: Economic Development, Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion, Public Foundations
Mission: Our mission is to provide assistance for food, shelter, clothing, and transportation for the poor and needy, orphans, wayfares, and any other persons and needs deserving of charity under islamic law by assessing, collecting and distributing obligatory and voluntary charity called zakat and saddaqa. Our primary object is to serve the poor and needy muslims in the united state eligible non-muslim are also helped and some aid is sent abroad to help poor or needy orphans and other children.
Programs: Disbursements to poor and needy families for purchase of, or in the form of, food, shelter, fuel, clothing rent, debt reduction, transportation, medical services, and legal fees.
operation of medina program to recruit, train, and deploy volunteers and professionals to provide direct social services, counseling and referrals to the poor and needy, aimed ar self sufficiency
other program expenses including occupacy expense