Sanad Foundation

SANAD Foundation: The Sudanese American National Affairs and Development Foundation (SANAD) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) broad-based community initiative dedicated to ‎enhancing the quality of life of Sudanese American children and families.‎ Objectives: 1- To enable men, women, and families to overcome cultural and language barriers, and to motivate and inspire them to be educated, enlightened citizens. 2- To strengthen the family ties and community spirit and to introduce community programs that bridge the gap and enhance the relationships between parents and their children in a family, as well as among families within the community. 3- To sponsor, organize and carry out cultural and educational events in order to preserve Sudanese cultural values while exposing community members to core American values. 4- To create forums for exchange of ideas, experiences and information in order to address the needs of the community. 5- To assist new immigrants, refugees and recently displaced individuals with translation, counseling services that are crucial to the resettlement process. 6- To provide emotional as well as financial assistance to families that experience the loss of the head of a household income due to illness, death, or other crisis or situations. 7- To advocate cultural exchange, to promote education at all levels, and to cooperate with charitable and other organizations involved in community services. 8- To establish a school for the children of immigrants that promotes the preservation of their Sudanese languages and cultures while preparing and assisting to be successful in the mainstream public school system. 9- To establish a community center that houses the school, and a central community information office in order to formalize and strengthen the operations necessary to service the community.