Somali Family Service of San Diego

Ismahan Abdullahi's experience as a young refugee escaping war has inspired her to generously commit to doing ground-breaking work to empower the refugee commun...ity, strengthen the Muslim voice, dismantle racism, and make a positive change in her community. It's why she's our #MustKnowBlackPhilanthropist for the week! #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackGiving #BlackPhilanthropy #BlackFundraising #BlackHistory #BlackAchievements #Philanthropy #Philanthropists #Fundraising #Empower #EmpowerOthers #UpliftCommunities #MakeanImpact #RefugeeEmpowerement #RefugeeStory #MusliminAmerica #WomensEmpowerement #Vote #CivicEngagement

We proudly joined 100+ community organizations & civic groups working to ensure a complete & accurate census count in San Diego & Imperial Counties. Thanks to United Way of San Diego County, coalition outreach efforts focused on hard-to-count (HTC) populations, including people of color, immigrants & more!

Debt forgiveness is here for those who qualify with our new Arrearage Management Payment (AMP) Plan. This plan offers eligible residential customers help with reducing their past due account balance. Learn more and apply at sdge.com/amp.

SDG&E offers a recommendation to San Diego residents to turn down the temperature of your water heater to the warm setting (120F). You'll not only save energy, you'll avoid scalding your hands. For more tips visit http://sdge.com/winter. #sdge #energysavings4u

Job Announcement: KRA Corporation, operator of the San Diego Career Centers, announces an open position for a case manager/employment training advisor. The position requires someone who speaks Somali. For more information: https://bit.ly/3aF6n64

SDG&E reminds San Diego residents they can receive a more predictable bill by signing up for the Level Pay Plan at http://sdge.com/LPP. Level Pay averages your bill every three months; you don’t pay less or more. #sdge #energytips4u

Somali Family Service of San Diego is proud to partner with Lyft who continues to provide free ride credits to help remove transportation barriers to those in need. Request a FREE Lyft code for essential purposes: https://bit.ly/3p4cCH1

Join us for a FREE Business 102 webinar November 19th, 3-5pm! Learn how to help your business grow and prosper! Register today: https://tinyurl.com/y65r3xvw

"Mustafa Sahid, program coordinator for Somali Family Service of San Diego, has spent the past months registering Somali Americans to vote and engaging Somali-American citizens for the election. Because Somali is not translated in San Diego’s election materials, he often finds himself translating ballot measures for clients." https://calmatters.org//california-election-translator-bil

Somali Family Service seeks to hire an Ethnic Self-Help Community Case Manager to serve newly arrived refugees and immigrants in San Diego. (Arabic language fluency is preferred.) The job description is posted at: https://www.somalifamilyservice.org/index.php/careers.html

Join our Ihsan Health Initiative virtual community town hall meetings by signing up at https://bit.ly/ihsantownhall We want to hear from you! The town hall meetings will be hosted in different languages - Arabic, Swahili, or Somali each week.

As we aim to increase access to quality, affordable education and childcare for children and families in our region, we are excited to announce $1.3 million in ...grants awarded to 8 nonprofit programs that will support The San Diego Foundation’s Early Childhood Initiative. We know that increased early childhood education opportunities for San Diego youth, as well as systems-level change, will improve quality of life throughout the region and lead to stronger, more vibrant communities. By working together collaboratively, with our partners, we know that we can build a region of opportunity for all who call San Diego home. Katie Rast, Director of Community Impact at The San Diego Foundation Join us in congratulating all the program grantees, and learn more about what we will accomplish through the Early Childhood Initiative here: http://www.sdfoundation.org/ECIGrants Educational Enrichment Systems (EES) Episcopal Community Services Family Health Centers of San Diego Neighborhood House Association PIQE San Diego with Chicano Federation of San Diego County San Diego State University Research Foundation Somali Family Service of San Diego Southwestern College Foundation with International Rescue Committee in San Diego

Join us for a FREE Business 101 webinar October 22, 3-5pm! Learn the necessary steps to establish your business! @CityofSanDiego Register today: https://tinyurl.com/yyx3tumj

Today, October 8th, is the first-ever National Arab American Voter Day! We’re making sure the #ArabAmerican community is registered and ready to vote. Join us along with @NNAAC & @AAIUSA! Check your registration at http://bit.ly/SFSRegisterToVote #YallaVote #MyArabVote

Somali Family Service is proud to partner with @lyft who continue to provide free ride credits to help remove transportation barriers to those in need. This is another example of why we need to protect rideshare as an essential service. #LyftUp

Somali Family Service is proud to join in encouraging Arab Americans to vote! Watch this inspiring video that's part of Al-Bustan's "Sawwit: Engaging Artists for Civic Engagement" initiative: https://youtu.be/JjN6PxSSSEU National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC)

Somali Family Service thanks The San Diego Foundation!

There are now 8 nonprofits funded by the San Diego County COVID-19 Small Business & Nonprofit Loan Program! We welcome Somali Family Service of San Diego as th...e latest recipient of this loan launched by the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors and funded by The San Diego Foundation. Nonprofits can learn more and apply at http://sandiegosbnlp.org.

National Arab American Voter Day is coming up on October 8th! We’re making sure the #ArabAmerican community is registered and ready to vote. Join us along with @NNAAC & @AAIUSA! Check your registration at http://bit.ly/SFSRegisterToVote #YallaVote #MyArabVote