A Bit About Us
Here at MYFAM, we see value in each individual. We want to be a catalyst for positive change, and since our beginnings in 2020, we’ve been driven by the same ideas we initially founded our Organization upon: support, empowerment, and progress.
Learn more about our story, mission, vision, and how we go about making the changes we want to see.
Our Story
MYFAM —Muslim Youth and Family Resource —is a community organization that was created based on a need in the Twin Cities Muslim community. In response to the exponential rise in opioid-abuse related deaths among our youth, community leaders had a strong desire to unite and discuss this matter. Following, many Imams from across Minnesota gathered to plan and create action steps to solve this issue. A task force was thus formed which comprised of diverse stakeholders —including medical and mental health experts, law personnel, community activists, religious scholars, mosque leaders, and parents to solve these community-wide issues.
Our Vision
MYFAM aims to provide education and resources to Muslim Youth, Parents, and Islamic Leaders that builds awareness about the risks and consequences of substance abuse faced by youth in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.
Our Mission
MYFAM's mission is to prevent substance abuse among Muslim Youth in the Twin Cities.
Meet The Team
Ahmedfowz Osman
Ahmedfowz Osman is a pharmacist with over twenty years of experience. He has seen the drastic increase in opioid prescriptions over the past 15 years and the effects it has had on the community. He joined the MYFAM team to collaborate and find lasting solutions that prevent substance abuse in the Muslim community.
Lul Nur
Lul Nur is a licensed psychotherapist. She has experience working with adults, children, teens, and families struggling with general mental health issues. As a therapist, her passion is to help families and children build on their strengths and develop tools to cope with life stressors.
Sumaya Noor
Sumaya is a recent graduate from the University of Minnesota and is working in governmental public health. She joined this organization to find ways to create adaptive solutions for issues faced in the local Muslim community.
Hafza Mahdi
Hafza Mahdi is a recent graduate from the University of Minnesota. She is currently pursuing a degree in counseling and psychological studies. Hafza joined this team with a passion to find solutions that prevent substance abuse in the Muslim youth.
Zainab Mohamed
Zainab is a Somali-American born and raised in the Twin Cities. She double majored in Asian and Middle Eastern Global Studies and minored in Political Science at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. She is currently an Elementary School teacher and enjoys reading and traveling.
Ubah Jama
Ubah Jama is an educator with Saint Paul school disctrict. As an educator and a parent, she is passionate about educating the Muslim youth and their parents about the dangers of substance abuse among public school students.
Maalim Mustaf
Maalim Mustaf is a principal of the Umatul Islam Islamic School. As a parent who lost a loved one due to substance abuse, his goal is to advocate and share his experience with other Muslim parents so they do not have to go through the same unfortunate experience of losing a loved one.
Sh. Hassan Jama
Sh. Hassan Jama is the executive director of the Islamic Association of North America (IANA). He has been very instrumental in bringing focus to the problems of substance abuse among religious leaders in the Twin Cities community.
Mohamed Wali
Mohamed Wali is the director of Masjid Darul Hijra in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood. As a local community leader, he has witnessed the growing problems with substance abuse among youth in the neighborhood and has been tirelessly working on providing effective youth-centric programs.
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