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JUMUIYA YA SOMALI BANTU JAMII YA PITTSBURGH KUBWA

Our Mission and Vision
Group of women laying in the grass at a Somali Bantu community event

UTUME WETU

Dhamira yetu ni kujenga jamii katikati ya Wabantu wa Somalia wa Greater Pittsburgh kupitia kuwezesha watu binafsi na familia kufanikiwa na mabadiliko ya maisha ya kujitosheleza katika jamii ya Amerika, haswa kutoka kwa mtazamo wa kijamii na kiuchumi na uraia, kwa kutoa msaada wa moja kwa moja wa vitendo na kuunganisha watu kwa rasilimali nyingine na fursa.

DIRA YA BAADAYE

Maono yetu ni kuona umoja, uhusiano wa karibu, na kujitosheleza jamii ya Wabantu wa Somali katika Mkoa Mkuu wa Pittsburgh ambao umebadilishwa kikamilifu na kuunganishwa katika jamii ya Amerika, wakati unadumisha urithi wake wa kitamaduni na kitambulisho.

USB president speaking at a community event

URATIBU WA UTUMISHI

Huduma hii inasaidia kuunganisha familia katika jamii ya Wabantu wa Somalia na watoa huduma wengine katika eneo la Pittsburgh ambao wanafaa zaidi kusaidia mahitaji yao. Mratibu wetu wa Huduma na Mratibu wa Ulaji hutumika kama viunganishi vya rasilimali hizi na itasaidia familia kuzunguka michakato ya maombi muhimu na pia kuzisaidia kuelewa mahitaji yoyote ya programu hizi. Mratibu wa Huduma pia kila wakati hupata mashirika ambayo hutoa rasilimali zinazohitajika na familia. Hapo chini kuna rasilimali tunayosaidia kuunganisha familia kwa:

Msaada wa Makazi ya Awali na ya Mpito

Msaada wa vitendo na vifaa katika kuanzisha mahali mpya pa kuishi kwa familia.

Ushauri Nasaha na Mafunzo ya Ufundi

Msaada kusaidia wale kutafuta na kugundua fursa za ajira zinazolingana na ustadi wa mtu.

Msaada katika Utoaji wa Mahitaji ya Msingi ya Maisha

Uwezeshaji na usambazaji wa misaada ya fanicha, mavazi, na chakula kwa familia katika jamii ya Wabantu wa Somalia.

Afya ya Akili, Kiwewe, na Huduma za Ushauri wa Familia

Huduma za ushauri wa kitaalam, utambuzi, na matibabu ya afya ya akili kutoka kwa matukio mabaya.

Huduma za Tafsiri

Kusaidia wanajamii katika kuzunguka mifumo na miundo ya jamii ya Amerika.

Mafunzo ya ESL

Maagizo ya mtu mmoja-mmoja katika mazingira ya nyumbani katika misingi ya mazungumzo ya Kiingereza.

Benki ya Diaper

Tunashirikiana na Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank kutoa nepi kwa familia zilizo na watoto wadogo au kwa watu wazee.

PROGRAMU ZA SASA

Chini ni mipango yetu ya sasa, ya baadaye, na iliyoratibiwa kwa Jumuiya ya Kibantu ya Somalia. Kujiandikisha kwa mpango unaweza kubofya kitufe hapa chini na utapelekwa kwenye fomu ya kujisajili. Jaza habari yako na uchague programu ambayo ungependa kujiandikisha. Mtu wa kujitolea atawasiliana nawe ikiwa anahitaji habari zaidi.

After School Program

A place for school-age children to go after school and receive homework help as well as hang out with other children and have healthy role models to influence their lives.

Matukio ya Jamii

Matukio ya msimu ambayo yameundwa kuteka jamii pamoja karibu na urithi wa kitamaduni.

Msaada wa Ugumu wa Familia

Msaada wa kifedha kwa wale walio katika jamii ya Wabantu wa Somalia. Msaada wa kodi, huduma ya watoto, na usafirishaji.

Bustani za Jamii

Ufikiaji wa rasilimali kwa shamba dogo la mboga na matunda mijini. Kuunda kujitosheleza.

Kituo cha Jamii
(SASA YAFUNGUKA)

Mahali pa wanajamii kukusanyika katika mazingira salama na kwa hafla na huduma zingine.

Madrassatul-Noor

Darasa la baada ya shule na wikendi kwa watoto na vijana (wenye umri wa miaka 6-17) kuelimisha urithi wa kitamaduni na kidini wa jamii ya Wabantu wa Somalia.

Darasa la Mafunzo ya Mila ya Utamaduni (utekelezaji uliolengwa 2023)

Elimu ya watu wazima darasani kwa familia mpya kwenda Merika kuwasaidia kuelewa utamaduni mpya.

PROGRAMU ZA BAADAYE ZINAKUJA HIVI KARIBUNI

Kituo cha Huduma ya Mchana (utekelezaji uliolengwa 2022)

Chaguo la utunzaji wa mchana kwa jamii, msingi wa kitamaduni wakati wa saa za ajira.

Huduma ya Kuhamisha Kazi  (utekelezaji uliolengwa 2022)

Chaguo la uchukuzi kwa wale katika jamii ambao wanahitaji njia ya kusafiri kwenda mahali pao pa kazi.

Huduma za Wakala wa Kusafiri (utekelezaji uliolengwa 2022)

Chaguo la kuhifadhi nafasi kwa wanajamii ambao wanataka kusafiri kuona familia ndani au kimataifa.

Huduma za Makazi (utekelezaji uliolengwa 2023)

Utoaji wa moja kwa moja wa huduma za makazi kwa wale wanaowasili kama wakimbizi nchini Merika.

Services and Programs

United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh 2020/2021 Board Roster 

Board Of Directors

Halima Hassan (Chairman) (Community Elder)

Siraji Hassan (President) (Director USB)
Fatuma Muhina (Vice President Board) (Service Coordinator USB)

Muna Adan (Treasurer) (Secretary) (Housing Authority City Pittsburgh, Northview Heights)

Dadiri Molambo (Community Elder)
Hassan Ahmed (Community Elder)
Haji Sundi (Community Elder)
Hamadi Mahitula (Community Elder) 

Advisory Committee

David Groetzinger Organizational (In the Steps of Boaz)
Adam Argondizzo Design (Antlers to Peaks Photography, II-VI Inc.)
Ryan Driscoll Legal (Christian Immigration Advocacy Center (CIAC) 

Directors and Officers
  • Where does the Somali Bantu community in Pittsburgh live?
    The majority of the community lives in Northview Heights, but there are families scattered in other neighborhoods of the North Boroughs such as Bellevue, Brighton Heights, and Avalon. There are also some families in the East Liberty area, McKees Rocks and a few surrounding areas.
  • When did the Somali Bantu refugees start arriving in Pittsburgh?
    Many of the families began arriving to Pittsburgh in 2004. But, others have continued to arrive either directly from refugee camps or by migrating to Pittsburgh from other states to be with family and a community that speaks their language.
  • What are the primary languages spoken by the Somali Bantu community?
    The primary languages spoken by the Somali Bantu are Chizigula and Maay Maay.
  • Who are the Somali Bantu?
    The Somali Bantu are a people group who were brought to Pittsburgh as refugees from the country of Somalia after spending over 20 years in refugee camps along the Somali borders. They originate from the Jubba Valley which is in southern Somalia between the Jubba River and Shabelle River. The Somali Bantu were agricultural farmers in Somalia and worked this area of fertile land to grow crops for their families and villages. They primarily follow Muslim faith practices and traditions and are very welcoming and friendly people who desire to learn to know their neighbors in the Pittsburgh region. Check out these pages to learn more about the culture and why they are coming to the United States. Who Are We? Why Did We Leave Home? What is it like to Live in a Refugee Camp? What is it like to Live in the United States? Our Culture & Heritage
  • Where are the Somali Bantu from?
    The Somali Bantu are originally from the Jubba Valley in Somalia with is a narrow valley between the Jubba River and Shabelle River.
  • Who are the Jareer?
    The word Jareer is a derogatory term the Somali Bantu were often referred to by tribes who were over them. The word refers to the way Somali Bantu hair is tightly curled. But it was used in a very negative way. It would be very shameful and disrespectful to refer to any Somali Bantu with this term.
  • How can I support the work of the United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh?
    You can support United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh (USB) by donating either by money or through In Kind donations. You can also support us by making others aware of our organization or by volunteering at our events that we hold in the community.
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