Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF AFGHAN HEALTH INITIATIVE IS TO SERVE THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATION IN WASHINGTON STATE BY PROMOTING COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS WHICH TARGET SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THEREBY INCREASING EQUAL ACCESS TO HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING, AHI HAS CONDUCTED HOME VISITS TO PREVENT AND DECREASE HARMFUL HEALTH EFFECTS OF LEAD FOR OVER 30 IMMIGRANT AND IMMIGRANT CHILDREN FROM AFGHANISTAN, CONDUCTED EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGED FOLLOWUP LEAD TESTING IN OVER 120 CHILDREN WITH ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS AND FACILITATED THE REPLACEMENT OF HARMFUL LEAD CONTAINING COOKWARE FOR MORE THAN 20 FAMILIES AND 45 CHILDREN. MOREOVER, AHI HAS PROVIDED COVID RELATED INFORMATION TO HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH EMPLOYING LINGUISTICALLY PPROPRIATE INFORMATION, SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, LISTENING SESSIONS, OUTREACH METHODS AND MORE. AHI HAS ALSO ROVIDED FREE COVID-19 TESTING AND EDUCATION TO OVER 200 FAMILIES IN A CULTURALLY FAMILIAR SETTING.
IMMIGRANT TO IMMIGRANT: AHI'S IMMIGRANT TO IMMIGRANT PROGRAMS HAS HELPED MORE THAN 325 FAMILIES WITH CASEMANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS NAVIGATION, PROVIDED YOUTH PROGRAMMING FOR 25 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE STUDENTS, CIVIC DEMOCRACY LITERACY AND VOTERS REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE, AND A SERIES OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY WORKSHOPS AND INFORMATION SESSIONS TO ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 200 INDIVIDUALS. AHI HAS ALSO SERVED AS A FIRST POINT-OF CONTACT FOR KING COUNTY'S EVICTION PREVENTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR DARI, FARSI, AND PASHTO SPEAKERS EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
COVID RESPONSE: AHI HAS PROVIDED 135,240 LBS OF FOOD, DIAPERS, CHILDRENS ITEMS, AND EMERGENCY AID TO OVER 350 FAMILIES, 10,000 MASKS, 800 BOTTLES OF SANITIZER, AND IN-LANGUAGE NAVIGATION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 1,700 FAMILIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
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 |
|---|
| Navid Hamidi | PRESIDENT | 50 | $16,480 |
| Ariana Anjaz | VICE PRESIDENT | 60 | $15,911 |
| Mir Arghandiwal | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Belqsa Tamaami | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Aghassi Kohistani | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
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