These guys are doing a formidable job by bringing young people together to partake in community development. The provide a computer lab for kids to surf the web and do their home works. Their after-school is very intuitive and their cultural program is one of envy.
These are immigrants that have come to the US to seek a better life. Their war turn country will ever remain to be a story for bad leadership.
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- EIN 26-2252152
- (718) 524-4529
- 141 Parkhill Avenue Lobby A/b Staten Island NY 10304-4844 USA
- www.ussla.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: The united states sierra leonean association seeks to bringing the community together in the spirit of togetherness to share common issues and seek to settle them by counseling and discussions. We provide an avenue in which all sierra leonean in particular and other immigrants living in the united states can come together to celebrate their culture, traditions and support each other in times of need. All community members share this values; not only limiting these facilities to sierra leoneans. We also provide an avenue for education, socialization and community entertainment through social interactions and participation. Provide an avenue where kids in our community can come and be helped with homework, and other educational issues.
Programs: We continue to provide communicable diseases awareness to more than 40 community members. We had various discussions on issues relating to education, financial management, health awareness, and child safety. An after school program has been set-up by a sister organization of which school going children in the neighborhood can be assisted on doing their homework and other educational related exercises. Also the class room is used for adult literacy programs. More that 10 or more adults use this facility to study basic computers skills, send e-mails and surf the web. Through the help of our volunteers, we screened more that 50 elders on blood pressure, blood sugar, and other health related illnesses. We organized more that 24 seminars/meetings on which issues affecting the community were discussed. Examples, neighborhood safety, housing, immigration, credit unions and its related costs to name a few. We also provided an avenue for cultural practices. . Example, african/caribbean dance, child modeling and many more. Adult computer literacy is on going. Seminars and workshops are on going areas not limited on ebola awareness, human rights, literacy reading, cultural and many more.
take the group out for outing and recreational activities. Provide recretional services and social functions for the community members
we provide the use of the hall/facilities to the general membership and the community for a reasonable donation to the organization.