Who We Are

Somali Education & Resource Center is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and/or scientific purposes within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). The mission of the organization is to provide skills and literacy by expanding the knowledge of immigrants and refugees by teaching them the financial, social and cultural skills that provides a foundation to attain self-sufficiency including

1. (a) To provide educational services to school districts, schools, private or public, preschools, Childcare Centers, Afterschool Centers, Community Centers , elder care, and all organizations that provide education and training to individuals, urban communities and neighborhoods.
2. (b) To provide supportive services to youth, at-risk youth, elderly, handicapped, and other persons designed to meet their physical, social, and psychological needs, and to promote their health, security, happiness, and usefulness in living to be predicated upon the provision, maintenance, and operation thereof on a non-profit basis.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide a haven to all people regardless of their background or color without discrimination or prejudice. Our objective is to assist those very people in pursuing their educational and career goals. We will do so by establishing focused programs geared to provide the necessary workplace and developmental training for success. Additionally, we will assist the youth by offering dynamic mentoring and academic after school tutoring programs. Successful outcomes will be measured by the establishment and fulfillment of our community enrichment initiatives.

What We Do

Summer Food Service Program: The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides nutritious meals at no cost to children in low-income communities when school is not in session. All children and teens (age 18 and under) who visit the organization’s approved SFSP feeding site can receive meals at no cost. No registrations or applications are required. Meals are also available for people with disabilities who are over age 18 and participate in school programs for the mentally or physically disabled.

Additionally, we have a host of other program offerings available through our affiliate network.

Strategic Program Goals

Our goal is to help ensure and protect the continued growth of the youth within our various immigrant communities nationwide by addressing the issues they face directly. We will strengthen the family bond by promoting open family communication which will make the youth less susceptible to bad influences that may prevent them from success academic and lifelong success. By supporting strong, lasting relationships based on trust and integrity we will enable our youth to effectively compete on the global platform. In order to achieve these goals we feel it is crucial to help families focus on:

• Academic Success, self confidence and self esteem
• Job training, career planning and skill pathways
• How to establish measurable, meaningful and motivational goals
• Enhancing leadership and interpersonal skills
• Managing conflict resolution and social responsibility