The Zakat Foundation of America

USA

A great deal of poverty exists in the United States underneath the gilded exteriors of the cities and across the wide-open expanses of rural communities. There are isolated areas such as the Native American tribal reservations and across the Appalachian Mountains, with communities that receive little to no attention. Homeless masses in large cities have various outlets for food and shelter; however people such as the Navajo in New Mexico have little to turn to when resources diminish. Also, throughout the United States are refugee communities that live below the poverty line.

A New Hope in Education: SUSA

In recent months the media has dedicated endless reports to the ensuing financial crisis affecting millions of people in the United States, with special attention being paid to mounting credit card debt. However, Americans' student loans have recently topped $750 billion, an amount equal to their credit card debts; and yet it seems that Americans still have few options for… continue reading »