3. ICNA Relief
USA seeks to alleviate hu-
man suffering by providing
caring and compassionate service to victims of adversities and survivors of
disasters. ICNA Relief USA strives to build healthy communities, strength-
en families and create opportunities for those in despair while maintaining
their dignity and advocating for basic human needs. As of 2014, its Chicago
chapter is one of 13 field offices, across the USA.
Many hands make light work
Muslim Family Services
— A holistic approach to
wellness
A head start with the
Back2School campaign
A strong family is the best beginning
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5. National
ICNA Relief USA is recognized as a working part-
ner by several governmental agencies and major
NGO’s including FEMA (Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency), American Red Cross, NECHAMA
— Jewish Response to Disaster, CCUSA (Catholic
Charities USA), LSSDR (Lutheran Social Services
Disaster Response), NYDIS (New York Disaster
Interfaith Services) and UMCOR (United Methodist
Committee on Relief).
Local
Mosques
Muslim Society Inc. (MSI)
Islamic Center of Wheaton (ICW)
Islamic Center of Naperville (ICN)
Islamic Foundation North (IFN)
Islamic Foundation School, Villa Park (IFS)
Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines (ICCD)
Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs (ISNS)
Masjid Al-Farooq
Masjid Al-Huda
Mosque Foundation School
Muslim Association of Bolingbrook
Muslim Community Center (MCC)
Muslim Education Center (MEC)
ICNA Dawah Center Chicago
Community Organizations and Businesses
All Pakistani Physicians of North America (APPNA)
Arab American Family Services (AAFS)
Bridge Communities
Crescent Foods
DuPage United
Glendale Heights Police Department
Hamdard Center
Iraqi Mutual Aid Society
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Muslim Women’s Resource Center (MWRC)
Peoples Resource Center
Village of Glendale Heights
Wal-Mart
Ziyad Food Importers
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7. ICNA Relief Chicago has collaborated with mosques in
the Chicago area to provide the following services:
Transitional Housing
Muslim Family Services
Hunger Prevention
Emergency Financial Support
Employing a broad-based approach, the volunteers and staff of ICNA Relief USA are
driven by our mission to seek the pleasure of our Creator by serving His creation.
Transitional Housing
ICNA Relief Chicago offers an alterna-
tive for homeless women and families
in need of temporary housing. Typically,
it’s women who’ve been victims of abuse
and neglect that seek transitional hous-
ing. Trained case managers work with
residents, identifying areas of growth and
linking them to appropriate community
resources such as public benefits, legal
and immigration support, mental health
services and healthcare. While with ICNA
Relief, women are encouraged to par-
ticipate in educational classes including
English language skills, job training and/
or higher education. Residents welcome
this time to develop the skills needed to
obtain a higher level of employment.
Other services provided include: Counsel-
ing, Emotional Healing, Action Plans
& Goal Setting, Personal Development,
Case Management, Access to Public
Services & Benefits.
Transitional housing
for a secure today
Sister Habeeba (center) starts
life anew in Islam
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8. Muslim Family Services
Muslim Family Services is dedicated to creating
awareness and addressing issues that directly
impact the healthy functioning of families in
the area. We provide individual, adolescent,
pre-marriage and marital counseling by reli-
gious and certified professional counselors. We
represent the Muslim community with regard
to Islamic and family-related issues in Family
Courts, and provide Emergency Financial Sup-
port to the needy. Other Muslim Family Services
include The Mommy League, Legal Aid, ESL, Cit-
izenship, Computer-literacy and Sewing classes.
Our helpline: 866-552-4262
Hunger Prevention
Key initiatives in Chicago include two food pan-
tries and one soup kitchen as of 2014. We hold
food drives throughout the year in conjunction with
area mosques and businesses, meeting the needs of
hundreds of families.
According to research done by the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture, 49 million Americans live in
“food insecure” households meaning they don’t
know where their next meal is going to come
from. Besides the food drives, ICNA Relief Chi-
cago hosts an annual Eid-Al-Adha Qurbani Meat
Drive and Ramadan Baskets Drive. In addition to
helping families in need, ICNA Relief Chicago’s
various hunger relief initiatives are aimed at rais-
ing community awareness in order to stem this
growing epidemic.
Feeding the hungry and destitute
Free counseling — a ray
of hope
Car donations bridge the
distance to a better tomorrow
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9. Thrift Store
ICNA Relief Chicago operates one thrift store,
providing a critical resource for low income
families. The thrift store also houses a food
pantry and functions as the operations center
for collecting, sorting and packaging donations.
A majority of its donations are distributed as
part of the Refugee Empowerment Initiative,
meeting the needs of new refugees and sus-
taining existing refugees. Chicago receives over
10,000 refugees each year.
Annual Projects
Back2School Campaign
Toy Drive
Winter Drive
Meat Drive
Distributing happiness at the
2014 Back2School Campaign
2014 Toy Drive —
Your compassion at work
2014 Meat Drive — Meeting even
basic needs
A convenient resource
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10. ICNA RELIEF CHICAGO
SERVICES PROVIDED IN 2014 IN-DEPTH
TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING
MUSLIM FAMILY
SERVICES (MFS)
Total amount spent on
transitional housing and
Rental assistance:
$22,000
23,000
(including aid from external sources
& private donors referred to by MFS)
Beneficiaries:
22 families
(110 individuals)
Counseling & Mentoring:
40 Hours, 10 clients (Value $800)
Rental
Assistance
Total # of
people served:
35 INDIVIDUALS
Including:
6 couples
18 children
Transitional Housing:
Total # of people who lived
in transitional housing:
3 INDIVIDUALS
Including:
2 women
1 child
Average Duration
Rental Assistance:
1 TO 6 MONTHS
Transitional Housing:
7 MONTHS
30-50 PER MONTH 360-600 ANUALLY
Help Line
Calls
Received: 90 Clients Served via Help Line
Financial Assistance Provided:
10 WORKSHOPS/YOUTH
PROGRAMS
18 Interns | 8 Internship Sessions
Classes
ESL, Citizenship, Sewing & Computer Classes: 30
Total Duration of Classes: 90 HOURS
Number of Students: 28
Referrals to
Other
Services:
12
($3,000/car average=$15,000)
Legal Assistance:
3 clients
5CARS
PROVIDED
11. OTHER
SERVICES
HUNGER
PREVENTION
FOOD PANTRY:
(in Chicago and
Oakbrook Terrace)
2,500
$50,000
RAMADAN
FOOD DRIVE:
850
$25,500
EID-AL-ADHA
QURBANI MEAT
DRIVE:
700
$21,000
Total Hunger Prevention Services Beneficiaries:
4,050 INDIVIDUALS
$8,000
APPROXIMATE
VALUE
Toy Drive: 800
TOYS DISTRIBUTED TO
SHELTERS AND REFUGEES
$8,500
APPROXIMATE
VALUE
Back2School
Drive:
850
BACK PACKS
DISTRIBUTED
25
FAMILIES SERVED
(household items
and clothing)
100-125
Individuals Served
(figure based on 4-5
members per
family)
Refugee families
Served at thrift store TOTAL VALUE
Total Individuals Served:
22,225
Approximate Value of Financial
Assistance, Food, BackPacks and Toys
distributed:
$150,000
(Excluding dollar value of services provided)
Individuals
served:
Approximate
value:
12. ICNA Relief Chicago
1701 Bloomingdale Rd, Glendale Heights, Illinois 60139
866.552.ICNA (4262)
chicago@icnarelief.org
www.icnarelief.org
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