Update on “Ft Hood Family Fund” Efforts to Help Affected Families of Recent Attack

Source: ISNA

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) announced Monday, November 9, the launching of a special fund, The Ft Hood Family Fund, for the benefit of the families of the Ft Hood victims in collaboration with various national Muslim and interfaith organizations.

The fund is a collaborative effort involving national Muslim organizations and mosques. The national organizations that have already endorsed the fund include American Arab Anti Defamation Committee (ADC), Freedom and Justice Foundation, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), and Islamic Relief USA.

Several Islamic centers, particularly Islamic centers based in Texas, have also endorsed the fund and agreed to raise money for the fund, including Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) - Houston, TX., Dallas Central Mosque - Richardson, TX, Islamic Association of Carrollton -Carrollton, TX, All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) - Dulles, VA, Islamic Center of Irving - Irving, TX, Islamic Center of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA.

Funds will be raised in stages. The first stage is to offer immediate financial relief to those families that lost loved ones in last week's shooting. An initial benchmark is to raise $100,000.00 for immediate relief, of which $38,000 has already been raised.

Organizers are in communication with the Fort Hood office of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) to determine the best approach for the disbursement of funds.

We invite you to support this effort to respond to the plight of families in distress. ISNA is asking Mosques across the country to encourage members to donate.

Please announce the new fund during your Jum’ah prayer and weekly gatherings. You should send funds collected to:

The Islamic Society of North America
Fort Hood Family Fund
P. O. Box 808
Plainfield, IN 46168

Donation can also be made online. Please use the link below to register and make a donation:
http://www.forthoodfamilyfund.com/