Zakat Foundation of America and Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA) have committed financially to a partnership to assist Hurricane Florence victims in North Carolina. IMANA is helping Zakat Foundation provide dry rations, cooked warm meals, cleaning supplies, hygiene kits, and clean-up operations.
Zakat Foundation has served more than 3,350 people since Hurricane Florence hit in early September. Zakat Foundation volunteers have spent more than 770 hours working to support Hurricane Florence victims in Durham, Fayetteville, New Bern, Chapel Hill, and Lumberton, all of which are in North Carolina.
Zakat Foundation’s North Carolina team used its location as a distribution center but also went out and distributed to those who could not leave home. In September alone, Zakat Foundation provided $12,500 in donated goods to those in need. Zakat Foundation’s hurricane relief project will be extended as it begins its partnership with IMANA, allowing an additional 4,500 people to receive hot meals, cleaning kits, and water, school supplies, canned goods and other necessities.