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NISWA's mission is
to preserve and strengthen Muslim families to protect the rights
of Muslim children, aid needy individuals and increase the
awareness of family laws, and environmental pressures that impinge
on the family.
NISWA provides
counseling, referrals,moral
support, and information.
NISWA was
established in December of 1990 as a nonprofit, charitable
organization to address the welfare needs of the Muslim
community.
Accomplishments
- Provided support to many
women for shelter, food and legal aid
- Provided numerous hours of
counseling by phone and in person
- Provided legal immigration
guidance to many women and their families
- Acted as a resource for
language and cultural counseling to mainstream welfare
agencies
- Provided financial aid and
other resources to Bosnian refugees in their resettlement
- Provided aid
internationally to people in countries facing war and
natural disasters
- Provided food for the
needy during the holy month of Ramadan
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