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A Message From the President's Office:

This is Just The Beginning. Together We Will Reach The Destination!

You Made It Possible, Thank You!

Assalamu alaikum and Happy New Year!
As we welcome 2016, we are amazed at our accomplishments in 2015. We launched this project on March 1st, 2015, and just in 9 months, we have done so much that some organizations might not have done in nine or even more years. We are truly grateful for Allah’s blessings and for your presence and support to the project. Together, we have made difference in the lives of hundreds of youth in Columbus and have engaged many more nationwide.

We are super excited in kicking off the year 2016 by opening MY Deah's store in Columbus today and by holding our first community leadership conference in MLK weekend. We can’t wait to see our grassroots movement get more organized and structured as we train a couple of hundred Muslim American youth to become mainstream community leaders.

God willing, in addition to youth development, we will continue our fight against human trafficking, drugs and gangs on both intervention and prevention sides. Through MY Deah’s stores, we will continue providing cheaper products for low-income families and to provide employment opportunities to our Muslim Youth and jobless adults.

Our Upcoming Initiatives this Year Include:

MY Tutoring Center to offer Free Tutoring to Muslim Refugee/New American children.
MY Sisters Shelter to protect and support homeless and abused Muslim sisters
MY Community Garden to produce cheaper organic food for low-income families
MY Foster Parents Initiatives to protect and empower children in need
MY Parents Cultural Competency Program.
- Free ESL Classes
- Parenting Workshops
- Monthly Webinars

Like last year, we hope to see your continued presence and support through this year and beyond. To continue our work and to start new programs, we need your financial support to help with our rents, salaries, everyday operations and overhead costs. Please donate generously to support our Muslim American youth and families right here in our own backyards.

May you have a blessed new year.

Sincerely,
Zerqa Abid
The Founder and President,
MY Project USA

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MY First Community Leadership Conference:

Asses Your Power: Position To Change

Tickets Are Now Available Online and at MY Deah's - Columbus

The speakers of this conference include national Muslim icons, civil rights activists and grassroots organizers like Sr. Ameena Metthews, Salam Al-Marayati, Mohammad Hameeduddin, Abdul Malik Ahmed, Rubén Castilla Herrera, Ahmad Deeb and many more. The conference program is incredible and the topics range from combating ISIS and Black Lives Matter to taking care of refugees, addressing human trafficking and the climate change.

It would not be a matter of just a two-days conference, instead we are looking forward to fostering and mentoring, all attendees after the conference until they are fully trained in their areas of interest.

Tickets are just $35.00 . Seats are limited and are being sold quickly. Make sure to buy your tickets now. Need based scholarships are also avalable.

Click Here For More Info & To Buy Tickets

First Performance Night:

The Narratives of Resilience - January 16th, 2016

An Evening of Inspiration & Entertainment

We are pleased to present our first performance night starring Native Deen, many Muslim leaders including Ameena Mathews, Wajahat Ali, Salam Al-Marayati, and many of our talented youth.

Along with a performance with Native Deen, presenters will perform/share their stories of resilience and giving back to the community as being Muslim American.

It's a great program for all family members, young and old. Tickets are only $15.00/seat.

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Youth Contest:

The First Annual Narrative Contest for All Muslim American Youth

Share Your Story For A Chance To Win

Share your story of resilience, courage, and giving back as a Muslim American Youth.

Participation Rules:
1. Must be an original story
2. Share with us what issues you are addressing in your local community
3. Medium of your story:
- written (150-500 words)
- video recorded (3-5 minutes)
4. If written, must submit a photo of you doing that service
5. Submit your story at info@MYProjectUSA.org
6. Stories will be shared on our social media.

Entries that are submitted by DEC.31st, 2015 will get a chance to perform at our “NARRATIVE OF RESILIENCE” event on January 16th, 2016. All submissions will be published on our Facebook and website.

Community Development:

Deah Barakat's Legacy of Giving Back Continues in Columbus

MY Deah's Columbus Opens Today

MY Deah's store is an initiative of MY Project USA. It is a goodwill type store to further the legacy of Deah Barakat, Yusor and Razan Abu-Salha, the victims of Chapel Hill Shooting, North Carolina, on February 10, 2015.

MY Project USA and Namee Barakat, the father of Deah Barakat, have joined forces to create the this stores chain to address protect and empower Muslim American youth nationwide.

Today we are officially opening the store in Columbus, OH. There will be an opening sale until January 15th. Please check our website for more details and addresses.

May Allah SWT have mercy on our beloved souls and make these stores a source eternal rewards and peace for them, their loved ones all involved, ameen.

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