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ICNA Relief Program USA. Feed The Hungry in your Community. Why help others?. As a Muslim This is our duty This is one of the way of dawah This is how we establish a culture of helping others among the Mulims This is how we can build the right image of Islam and Muslims
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ICNA Relief Program USA Feed The Hungry in your Community
Why help others? • As a Muslim • This is our duty • This is one of the way of dawah • This is how we establish a culture of helping others among the Mulims • This is how we can build the right image of Islam and Muslims • This is the Sunnah of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh)
Before You Start • Recipients • Resources • Schedule • Community Support • Food Pantry Model
How do we help others? • Food Pantry • Soup Kitchen • Free Clinic • Legal Aid • Shelter Home • Study Center
Team Up • Visionary Person • Person of Passion • Detailed Person • Human Resource Person • Fund Raiser
The Survey • Survey the Area • Pantries within a 5 mile radius • How many Clients they Serve? • How great is the need in your area?
The Location???? • Do you have adequate space? • Do you have adequate shelving/storage space? • Will you need to hire a manager? • Will you need to pay rent? Utilities?
Budget • Budget for start up funds • Record of expenses • Regular source of money • List of expenses (staffing, transportation
Stocking the Pantry • Host a Food Pantry day • Set up a n Account with Local Food Bank • Collect food items with different strategies • Run a food Campaign
The Food Items • Instant non-fat dry milk Canned vegetables • Peanut butter Canned fruit • Pork and beans Applesauce • Cereal (ready to eat) Margarine (might require refrigeration) • Oatmeal/grits Baby food and formula • Noodles or macaroni Canned soup • Crackers Tuna, Canned meats • Rice/Rice-A-Roni Spaghetti sauce and noodles • Instant potatoes Juices • Jello and instant pudding Pancake mix, Syrup • Macaroni & cheese Dried beans and peas • Sugar Artificial Sweeteners • Jellies Coffee & Creamer • Tea bags Kool Aid • Bisquix Self rising flour • Hamburger/Chicken/ Shortening/Cooking Oil • Tuna Helpers Beef Stew
How to store the food? • Place with Locking doors, climate control • 6 inches away from the wall and 6 inches off the floor • Free standing shelves • Store Non-food items from food items • Mark the date. • First-in, First-out system • Inspect all the items
Staffing • Picking up food • Stocking of food • Making up boxes or bags of food • Screen clients for food • Clean and maintain the facility • Offer training sessions • Maintain records and required reports
Food Drive • Appoint a leader • Publicity • Select a theme • Select the dates • Clear start and end date • Set a goal • Choosing locations • Barrels
Publicity • Newsletter • Email • Broadcast on TV, Radio, Newspapers • Posters • Story for media • Have volunteers Ask business to match their giving • Kick-off party • At the end sponsor a “Thank You Party”
Jazakum Allahu khiern • THE END • Questions & Answers • Please make Dua