THE ZAKAT FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
Programs
Food Security and Nutrition Program
PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD PACKAGES/BOXES WHICH PROVIDED FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY AND HOT MEALS. THIS PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. FIVE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 220 CITIES IN AMERICA AS WELL AS MANY COUNTRIES ABROAD. THE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM WAS DESIGNATED FOR FOOD SECURITY AND PROVISIONS OF NUTRITION AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH AGRICULTURE. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED THE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PROJECT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN. THE ORPHAN CARE PROGRAM INCLUDED FOOD, CLOTHING, ESSENTIAL NEEDS, AND SEASONAL RELIGIOUS FESTIVITY GIFTS FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND SINGLE MOTHERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.6MCommunity Development and Water Project
RECENTLY, THE ROLE OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS INCLINED MORE TOWARD EMPHASIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING FRESH AND CLEAN WATER TO COMMUNITIES BY CONSTRUCTING INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY CENTERS, SAFE HOUSES (ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN), SHELTERS, CLINICS, PLACES FOR WORSHIP, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS DOMESTICALLY AND WORLD-WIDE. WATER WELLS AND HAND PUMPS WERE CONSTRUCTED MAINLY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND IN THE NORTHERN PART OF AFRICA IN MENA. THE PURPOSE OF THE WATER PROJECTS IS TO AID WOMEN WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE TO CARRY WATER CONTAINERS FOR MILES DAILY TO INSTEAD HAVE DIRECT USE AT HOME, AND FOR DOMESTIC AGRICULTURAL AND ANIMAL LIVESTOCK.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4MComprehensive Healthcare Services
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS DELIVERED TO THE POOR, NEEDY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN FIVE CONTINENTS. SERVICES INCLUDED PREVENTIVE TREATMENT AND HEALTH EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, REHABILITATIVE INTERVENTION, DEVELOPMENTAL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, AND CHRONIC ILLNESS TREATMENT; PPE (PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT) DISTRIBUTION, REPRODUCTIVE CARE AND DELIVERIES REDUCING MATERNAL AND BABY'S MORTALITY, GENERAL HEALTHCARE AND MORE. ALSO, DISTRIBUTED MASKS, SANITIZATION ITEMS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES, ESPECIALLY, FOR PREVENTION FROM COVID-19. THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHES SCHOOLS/INSTITUTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES INCLUDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPING PROGRAMS ALIGNED TOWARD BRIGHTER FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY WORLD-WIDE, ESPECIALLY, THE WOMEN, AND SINGLE PARENTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.7M
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