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East African Development Association of Nebraska (EADAN)
4735 NW Radial HWY, Omaha, NE 68104
same as physical address
www.eadan.org
Facebook: East African Development Association of Nebraska
Mahamed Jimale
Executive Director
Mahamed.jimale@eadan.org
+1 (402) 708-4106
Yes
EADAN + AL HUDA ISLAMIC CENTER - EADAN does all the programming. Al Huda is providing the building and the land.
Our Organizational Chart is attached below.
EADAN was formed as a Nebraska Non-profit in May of 2020 and received its letter of determination for 501(c)(3) status in November of 2020. EADAN currently provides services to 450 low-income immigrant families. The majority of our families are originally from Somalia, Nepal, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan. EADAN has also had an influx of immigrants from South Asia including, Napal, Karen, Burma and Myanmar. These families currently reside in Omaha, Nebraska, with 95% residing within Douglas County. Our families come to us seeking direction and assistance in many areas. EADAN helps our families connect to available programs by providing screening services and application assistance for receiving services including but not limited to: Housing Security - Short-term Rental Assistance - Emergency Utilities Assistance Food Security - Temporary Food Assistance - Distribution of Essentials such as Diapers and Cleaning Supplies, etc. - Distribution of Cultural Foods Financial Security - Job Placement Assistance - Assistance with Securing Unemployment Benefits - Medicaid/Medicare Registration - Educational Programs on Budgeting, Financial Planning and Wealth Management Family, Adult, and Youth Mentoring, Education and Integration - Youth/Family Mentoring, Anti-drug and Anti-gang Programs - Immigration & Naturalization Test Preparation - Healthy Community - Civil Engagement - Field trips and Guest Speakers Cultural Enrichment and Preservation - Provide Opportunities to Celebrate Our Culture - Share our Culture with our Families and Others. Please see our Results Attached at the end of the proposal.
EADAN Community and Cultural Center Capital Improvement Project and Programming Support for Housing Security, Food Security (EADAN Family Food Pantry) Job Replacement Assistance and Youth Mentoring, Afterschool Program and Gang Prevention Programs for East African Immigrants in Omaha
1300000.0
1300000.0
Combination of capital project and service/program
EADAN AND AL HUDA ISLAMIC CENTER have a unique opportunity to create a resource for the community. Al Huda Islamic Center owns the building/property where EADAN holds a long-term lease for its office space. The property which is located at 4735 N.W. Radial Hwy is adjacent to a qualified census track and serves low-income minorities who live in the qualified census tracks. This building is zoned as general commercial. Our plan is to renovate the currently unused space in the basement of the building to create a community and cultural center, which would provide space for a large community room, equipped with high speed broad band, which would be utilized for our youth mentoring, anti-gang and after school programs as well as adult educational programs and available to the community at large. In addition, EADAN plans to finish a space for a women’s gym, also a meeting room for women where they can speak and meet freely. We would also create a funeral room, where members of the community can prepare loved ones that have died for viewing and burial, as funeral homes charge at least $8,000 for these services. We would add bathrooms and shower facilities into this area as well. In addition we would have a secure storage area for our pantry, and a culture museum of sorts to celebrate our heritage. Also a kitchenette for preping and cleaning up food for events and also for the USDA free and reduced lunch program.
Award of Funds - November 2022. Plans and details for this project should be able to be completed very quickly, it about a month. Interior construction to start in February, 2023 - interior construction completed in May of 2023. Landscape and hardscape for the courtyard would occur over the winter and then installed in May or June of 2023. New parking lot construction September of 2023. This capital improvement portion of the project will take four months from start to finish. We would like to have the work completed from February – May in 2023 so that EADAN is ready for students next summer. We would like all of the landscaping elements of the project to be completed in the Spring as well. The parking lot could be completed in a third phase, starting and finishing in September 2023. Scope of work to convert this unused space into a beautiful gathering spot for the community. Cost Estimate attached includes the following line items: framing, drywalling, door installations, adding drop ceilings, electrical, plumbing for bathrooms, parking lots and excavation of a new entrance for the community center. Program Support will continue once funds are received and continue with this funding for 2 years.
1.0
Fundamental Change (i.e., a proposal that will continue to elevate North or South Omaha's presence and perception within the region, significantly improving the lives of area residents through physical development) Long-Lasting Economic Growth (i.e., a proposal that will foster gainful employment opportunities and financial investment in the area, leading to the creation of generational wealth and widespread economic vitality in North and South Omaha) Transformational (i.e., a proposal that will help energize, recharge, or spur significant and favorable advancements in North or South Omaha's function or appearance)
Multimodal Transportation (i.e., enable connectivity through driving, biking, taking transit, walking, and rolling) Other Infrastructure (i.e., develop or improve broadband, business districts, roadways, sewer, etc.) Quality of Life (i.e., create or enhance natural spaces, mixed uses, parks, safety, etc.) Sustainable Community (i.e., create or enhance housing, services, education, civic uses, recreation, etc.)
The East African Immigrants that we serve need a space to meet, they have no where else to go. : Many organizations in Omaha have received assistance through United Way of the Midlands and Omaha Community Foundation for ARAP funding. EADAN did not receive any of of those funds, despite applying. We are still seeing a great deal of economic, social and public health turmoil with in the immigrant community.
This project aligns with the needs identified in the vision sessions looking for Community Meeting Space. This community and cultural center will be open to anyone that would like to use it, not just East African Immigrants. Exterior improvements will help improve perceptions of the area. Improvement of infrastructure including sidewalks, and broadband access within the community and cultural center. EADAN provides mentoring and anti-gang services to the East African Youth in Omaha. EADAN is also helping to address the issue of jobs by providing some jobs but larger is helping our families find new and better replacement jobs. This project will improve the lives of everyone. People feel better and safer in areas that are well maintained or revitalized.
EADAN is already focused on helping our low-income minority families connect to available programs by providing screening services and application assistance for receiving services including but not limited to: Housing Security - Short-term Rental Assistance - Emergency Utilities Assistance Food Security - Temporary Food Assistance - Distribution of Essentials such as Diapers and Cleaning Supplies, etc. - Distribution of Cultural Foods Financial Security - Job Placement Assistance - Assistance with Securing Unemployment Benefits - Medicaid/Medicare Registration - Educational Programs on Budgeting, Financial Planning and Wealth Management Family, Adult, and Youth Mentoring, Education and Integration - Youth/Family Mentoring, Anti-drug and Anti-gang Programs - Immigration & Naturalization Test Preparation - Healthy Community - Civil Engagement - Field trips and Guest Speakers Cultural Enrichment and Preservation - Provide Opportunities to Celebrate Our Culture - Share our Culture with our Families and Others. Please see our Results Attached at the end of the proposal
both. Of the people assisted, four hundred fifty-eight (458) people have been successful in finding employment!
unknown
10
unsure we would use a contractor to provide the appropriate rate.
EADAN needs more part-time and full time staff members
People want to spend time in areas that look nice. We will be creating a community center that will be available to people that live and work in the affected census tracks. The programs that we offer with the center will stay focused on helping people find jobs, housing security, food security, programs for woman, children and families. We help East African immigrants integrate into life in the US and show that how to become citizens and how to be active in their communities. We offer classes about health, finances, citizenship testing, civic engagement and help those in need navigate the systems here.
We are currently working with a number of partbers including Douglas County Health Department, UNMC and others about establishing best practices for connecting in a meaningful and positive way with the East African immigrant community.
see above
yes
schools and us
maybe
Yes
Partnerships – EADAN partners with many organizations, many of them have formalized MOUs and some are just working relationships. Some of these organizations are listed below: Catholic Charities Mentor Nebraska UNMC Nebraska Civil Engagement Macch Whispering Roots U-Turn Cornerstone Nonprofit Healthcare Omaha Community Foundation Foodbank for the Heartland Douglas County Health Department Sherwood Foundation Dollar Energy Omaha Public School Restoring Dignity Refugee Empowerment Center Omaha Refugee Task Force The Simple Foundation International Counsel for Refugees and Immigrants (ICRI) Woman’s Refugee Commission Midland Latino Community Development Corporation
Most of those listed above
No
4735 NW Radial HWY
Adjacent to one or more QCTs
Attached
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
capital improvements, salaraies for programs
Yes
rental and fund raising by EADAN
none
none
no
scaleable
it is included above
100000
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
Additional Location Documents (see application for list) Data table of uses (breakdown of how the requested funds will be used for your proposal) Documentation of site control (proof of ownership, option, purchase contract, or long-term lease agreement) Organizational Chart Plans and detailed descriptions, including pictures and a map of the site location/surrounding area