Muslim Social Services Agency

Baltimore City Youth Fund (BCYF) ESL Program for Refugee Children. This program provided daily English instruction to students ages 5 to 18. It also paid for the families' internet. The program is operated on ZOOM and each teacher worked with the students using supplies, textbooks and tablets provided by the program. The program operated from February 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021.

Emergency Financial Assistance and Serving Our Seniors. This program provided emergency financial assistance for the payment of rent, utilities, car expenses, medical expenses, tuition and funeral expenses. We also provided funds for food, clothing and general household needs. We also provided paper goods and cleaning supplies to a senior citizen living facility. Payments are made by gift cards to the individuals and families, or by checks or money orders to the company that is owed.

State of Maryland Protecting Against Hate Crimes (PAHC). Muslims have been the targets for and victims of hate crimes in their religious institutions and at their religious events. This program provided security for Muslims at masjids and other public programs. A security agency was paid to provide security guards for prayers, classes, events and community give aways.