Mar 18 – Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Communities

A BENEFIT DINNER FOR THE SHIFA FREE CLINIC,
FOOD PANTRY & OTHER PROGRAMS
Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Communities

Saturday, March 18 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM Sharp
Holiday Inn | 250 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Mt Pleasant
Silent Auction & Appetizers at 5:30PM

Jennet Robinson Alterman is a native of Charleston and is currently involved in womens rights advocacy efforts across SC. She has worked in federal and state government as well as the private and nonprofit sectors. She holds an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the College of Charleston and volunteers for a variety of community organizations. She also serves as the Board Chair of the SC Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network, a statewide organization building a movement to protect and support the health, economic well being and rights of SC women, girls and their families.

Dr. Altaf Hussain, VP of ISNA, holds a doctoral degree from the Howard University School of Social Work in Washington D.C. He serves as Executive Assistant for Academic Affairs in the Office of the Provost at Howard University and is a double alumnus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Altaf is a former two-term national president of the Muslim Students Association, and a board member of the Peaceful Families Project.
Dr. Husain’s research interests include displaced populations (homelessness, victims of disaster, immigrants and refugees), mental health and psychosocial well-being of adolescent immigrants and refugees of color in the U.S.; immigration policy and its impact on the family; cultural competence; and the development of social service agencies in the Muslim community.

Tickets start at $35 and Sponsorships start at $300.

For more information go to http://shifa.icnarelief.org

About the Clinic

The Shifa Clinic is a non-profit and tax exempt clinic established by The Islamic Circle of North America Relief USA (ICNA Relief USA).

Our Clinic has been providing compassionate quality advanced Gynecological and Primary  health care to the residents of our communities who do not have health insurance and cannot pay for such services. The clinic was established on January 7^th 2012 with the financial support of Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief USA to eliminate health barriers by offering health services without cost.

Along with medical services, we have three hunger prevention programs including Child hunger prevention, Food pantry, and Homeless hot meal service .