HISTORY IFSSA was incorporated in 1992 by a small group of Muslims in Edmonton concerned about the growing hunger, economic insecurity and poverty they were seeing emerging in the community. Believing that service and care for others is a foundational part of Islamic faith, IFSSA’s founders began serving the community and feeding people out of a small home basement. From this small starting point, IFSSA has gone on to make positive change in thousands of lives. What began as a humble food bank soon became a two-story warehouse unit serving an ever-growing number of families and individuals in need. Today, IFSSA has expanded beyond a food bank to become a holistic social service provider operating out of three locations in Edmonton. IFSSA serves more than 5000 people every month - from Red Deer to Ft Mac. These services range from counselling and support to individuals experiencing family violence, facilitating the settlement of hundreds of refugees and newcomers, providing immediate financial assistance to those in emergency situations, creating a nurturing support network for youth in the city, and conducting workshops, trainings and cultural projects dedicated to holistic community well-being. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IFSSA would like to acknowledge that we are located on the traditional lands, referred to as Treaty 6 Territory, and that the City of Edmonton and all of our staff, clients and people here are beneficiaries of this peace and friendship treaty. Treaty 6 encompasses the traditional territories of numerous western Canadian First Nations such as the Cree, Saulteaux (So-toe), Blackfoot, Métis, Dene (De-nay) and Nakota Sioux (Sue). IFSSA acknowledges all the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who have called this area home since time immemorial. THE WORK WE DO, THE PEOPLE WE SERVE IFSSA's work is rooted in community service. Everyday, our staff are serving and assisting those most in need: families, youth, children, elders. IFSSA's service are comprehensive, and support the young man looking for a place to belong, to the single-mother struggling to feed her children, to the newcomer family trying their best to settle into a new home in a new land. These are some of the stories of the work that we do: Our Policies Zakat Policy IFSSA's Zakat policy outlines the lengths to which IFSSA goes to ensure that donations are handled in a manner consistent with religious requirements, expectations and needs of the community, and the Canada Revenue Agency. The policy explains Zakat, how it is used, and in what way it is documented. Read Here In-Kind Donations Coming Soon Confidentiality & Ethics Coming Soon