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Organization: Somali American Social Service Association

Sector: 501C-3 Non-Profit

Organization Mission: Somali American Social Service Association is non-profit organization that was previously known as Somalia Rebuild Organization and it was established in the mid of 2012. The Somali American Social Service Association, or SASSA, has worked to improve the situation of immigrants in Minnesota through education, planning, and resource development. The primary focus is on the problems of the Somalia immigrants in their struggle to obtain a life in respect to the American Dream. The most important components of SASSA is to stabilize the educational base, empower the community for self-governance, and to give access to healthcare. The Somali American Social Service Association strives to minimize the number of illiterate youth and the children who live on the street who are subjected to violence by empowering them through access to knowledge and greater economic stability. It strengthens youth socially by improving their standard of living and thereby fortifying the family. SASSA's programs focus on youth and street children at the grassroots level, in areas of intervention, prevention and advocacy together with networking of youth groups for community development and peace.

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SASSA to receive $1M from MN to train workers for high-demand employment. 

The funding is awarded under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Targeted Populations Workforce Competitive Grant Program.

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