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July 6th, 2014

Tips For a Happy and Healthy Ramadan

Ramadan is here again. As we embrace the spiritual bounties of this holy month, certain practical considerations can help us stay healthy while fasting.

July 3rd, 2014

Girl Scouts Plant Urban Food Garden

Girl Scouts Plant Urban Food Garden - A group of 15 suburban Girl Scouts planted a community garden in one of Chicago’s largest food deserts.

July 3rd, 2014

Zakat Foundation of America Teahouse Inspires and Unites Young Activists in Chicago

To bring Zakat Foundation of America Teahouse to your community or join the #Zakat Foundation of Americafeed5K movement, contact Zakat Foundation of America today.

June 26th, 2014

Preparing for Ramadan on Kenya’s Long, Dusty Roads

As the holy month approaches, Zakat Foundation of America volunteers and field staff are going door-to-door in communities around the world to identify families that need food aid.

June 23rd, 2014

Creative Camp ‘Essential’ for South Shore Children

Creative Camp, the eight-week summer arts program, returned on June 23 to Zakat Foundation of America Community Center-Chicago (Zakat Foundation of AmericaCCC) in the South Shore neighborhood.

June 20th, 2014

Gaza’s Children and Families are Healthier Thanks to You

Through a partnership with American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA), the donors of Zakat Foundation of America made the health drive possible. The effort followed a 2012 pilot program on a much smaller scale.

June 20th, 2014

Zakat Foundation Supports Food for Yarmouk Families

The Zakat Foundation of America and American Friends of UNRWA (UNRWA USA) have partnered to provide immediate emergency food aid to Yarmouk

June 17th, 2014

Bridgeview Muslim Community Ships Food Aid to Syria in Time for Ramadan

The Mosque Foundation and Zakat Foundation of America have partnered to send two shipping containers full of food aid to Syrian civilians in preparation for Ramadan.

June 6th, 2014

Grad Students Learn From, Play With Refugee Children in Gaziantep

A delegation of 30 graduate students in conflict resolution visited a school that Zakat Foundation of America sponsors for Syrian refugee children in Gaziantep, Turkey.

June 5th, 2014

Join the #Zakat Foundation of Americafeed5K Movement to Feed 5000 This Ramadan

In the spirit of Ramadan, Zakat Foundation invites you to join hundreds of volunteers across North America in the feed5K campaign, to prepare and serve 5,000 meals at soup kitchens and feeding centers this summer.

June 5th, 2014

Thanks to You, Water Will Flow Again at a Special School in Mali

A Malian special education school will soon have running water again, thanks to the generosity of Zakat Foundation of America donors.

June 5th, 2014

Zakat Foundation of AmericaCCC Kicks Off Summer Anti-Violence Efforts with Faith and Action

To make a difference for the children and youth in the South Shore neighborhood, donate today.
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