Organizations Filed Purposes:
ALLEVIATE POVERTY BY SUPPORTING VULNERABLE NEW AMERICANS AND OTHER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY BUILDING THE CAPACITIES OF OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH TRAINING, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, CONFLICT RESOLUTION & PEACE BUILDING.
AFRO AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION IS A NON-GOVERNMENTAL, NON-RELIGIOUS, NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT-MAKING HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION FOUNDED ON THE SPIRIT OF CHARITY AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAR 2014 BY A GROUP OF CONCERNED DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED STUDENTS TO RESPOND HUMAN SUFFERING AMONG MARGINALIZED AND NEW AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN THE STATES OF MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA. THE PRIMARY AIM OF FORMING AFRO AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION WAS ALLEVIATING POVERTY THROUGH SUPPORTING NEW AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND OTHER VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN FARGO/MOORHEAD AREA BY IMPARTING NEW SKILLS THAT FOSTER JOB OPPORTUNITIES, REDUCING DEPENDENCY ON GOVERNMENT FREE BENEFITS, AND CONTRIBUTING REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
OTTO BREMERJOB SEARCH, JOB PLACEMENT, RESUME BUILDING, TIPS OF INTERVIEWS AND TRANSPORTATION.
2) BUSH FOUNDATIONAFRO AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION LAUNCHED FANKA (MEANING "ARTS) TO LINK SOMALI YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ENGAGE AND HONE THEIR ARTISTIC SKILLS AND APPRECIATE THEIR CULTURAL LEGACY. AFRO AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION REQUESTS SUPPORT TO FUND FANKA'S ACTIVITIES IN AFTER-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ARTS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, YOUTH RECEIVE INSTRUCTION FROM A QUALIFIED TEACHING ARTIST. PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE IMPORTANT ARTISTS AND WORKS FROM THE SOMALI CULTURE, CREATE THEIR OWN ART, POETRY, AND WRITING BASED ON THE CLASSICS, THEN PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS DESIGNED TO SHOWCASE WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED.TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE PROGRAM INVITES STUDENTS TO EXPLORE IMPORTANT POETS AND WORKS FROM SOMALI TRADITIONS INCLUDING THREE TYPES OF SOMALI POETRY:1. GABAY: WRITTEN POETRY2. GEERAAR: FREESTYLE, IMPROVISATIONAL POETRY3. BURAANBUR: A POETRY STYLE PERFORMED PREDOMINATELY BY WOMEN AND TYPICALLY OCCURS IN WEDDINGS, THIS STYLE OF POETRY INCLUDING BRAGGING ABOUT THE CLAN, BOOSTING EGOS, AND IS USUALLY COMPLEMENTED BY DANCING.
3) LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES SERVICES OFFERED: CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE SINGLE REFUGEE PARENTS CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO TANF-ELIGIBLE REFUGEE HOUSEHOLDS CASE MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS INCLUDES: PROGRAM ENROLLMENT, REGULAR 4 MEETINGS, FAMILY PLAN DOCUMENTATION, APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, APPROPRIATE REFERRALS, ONGOING COMMUNITY ORIENTATION, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, GENERAL GUIDANCE AND COUNSEL, CONFLICT-RESOLUTION, CASE DOCUMENTATION, AND FILING, REPORTING AND CASE-CLOSURE. BUILDING CAPACITY FOR NEW AMERICAN WORKFORCE VIA OUTREACH AND JOB DEVELOPMENT. EMPLOYMENT OUTREACH/ JOB DEVELOPMENT: BUILDING AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIPS, JOB-TRAINING, COLLABORATION WITH LSSND'S EMPLOYMENT STAFF, COLLABORATION WITH JOBS PROGRAM AND COUNTY TANF PROGRAM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dabar Hukun | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $48,863 |
| Goth Ali | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Iman Halima | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Abdullahi Muhiyadin Ali | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Aden Aden Muse | BOARD TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Ali Abdullah | BOARD SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Wabar Farhan | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Ahmed Issack | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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