The Prophet ﷺ (Peace Be Upon Him) said
“Are you supported or given aid by Allah except by the way that you have treated your most vulnerable?”
Dar Al-Hijrah is located in the heart of one of the largest immigration entry points in the U.S. DAH itself is a community of immigrants and refugees from over 50 countries around the world. And as such, we are more than a faith home to our members, we are their primary resource center for resettlement.
Therefore, over the last two decades, we have developed a full spectrum of services to respond to the needs of our community as they evolve. These include Family Assistance Programs, Self-Sufficiency Classes, and Community Programs & Events.
We work in partnership with many wonderful service providers in the community, and we are proud to collaborate with them to serve our neighbors in need.
Our mission is to make a positive and profound difference in our community. Over 500 people a week access one of our social services programs.
To help us, help our neighbors in need:
Dar Al-Hijrah provides emergency rental assistance as a last resort to those facing eviction. Assistance is given to the most urgent cases up to one time every 24 months. Before completing a Dar Al-Hijrah assistance application, please apply with the county as a first step. This will expedite your case, and help us help you
“A man’s true wealth is the good he does in this world.”
– Prophet Muhammad
Please keep these families and all who struggle in your dua.
May Allah (SWT) give ease to these brothers and sisters who are suffering great hardship and stress, and may He move us to care for them in their moment of need.
Sister T is the sole provider for her two young children and her elderly mother, who suffers from cancer. She is working, but is underemployed and struggling to pay her rent. As a result, she is now facing eviction. We are collaborating with ADAMS, MIC, FAITH and Fairfax County to assist with her past due rent, and we are connecting her with a better-paying job which will help her stay afloat in the future.
Sister T and her two young children were abandoned by her husband several months ago, and he is not providing support of any kind. She has since started working, but is struggling to pay her bills. She is requesting assistance with her rent until she is able to secure a cheaper place and stabilize her situation.
Brother M was a prominent and beloved member of the DAH community for many years. He suffered stroke rendering him permanently disabled, and has since survived on a small disability benefit, and the charity of the community to provide for his housing. He is in need of assistance covering his rent this month.
Brother M suffers from an eye condition that affects his vision and impacts his ability to work consistently. His income has been affected, and he is requesting help paying his rent this month.
Sister H lives with her husband and mother and three young children. Due to a medical issue, she had to stop working a year and a half ago, and the family often struggles to make ends meet with just one income. She is asking for assistance with this month’s rent.
Sister T is a single mom to a 3-year-old daughter and is working full-time as a home health aide. She struggles to pay her bills each month. She fell behind after missing work due to an illness, and is now facing eviction. She is asking for assistance with one month rent to help her gat back on her feet.
Sister Z and her husband have an infant son, but both are out of work and struggling to pay their rent this month. She has been borrowing from a family who can no longer help, to make ends meet, and this month, she is asking for our assistance to catch up on her rent.
The DAH Thrift Shop receives donations of gently-worn clothing and lightly used household goods, and sells them at a low cost to help families stretch their household budgets and to help families who are new to the area establish their homes. Families in need are also able to receive vouchers for thrift shop purchases in order to buy essential items.
The thrift shop also provides volunteer work experience to TANF clients in Fairfax and Arlington Counties and the City of Alexandria through the VIEW (Virginia Initiative for Employment, not Welfare) Program.
Donations of new (tags-on) or like-new clothing and small household items can be dropped off daily from 12pm-3pm.
We cannot accept furniture or bulky items.
DAH offers a number of workforce support programs to help newcomers, especially women, contribute to the economic security of their families and the community-at-large.
The Dar Al-Hijrah Social Services Office works closely with area agencies that help put people to work. Please register below to receive weekly emails with opportunities for jobs, job training, workshops and virtual job fairs:
https://forms.gle/Lx872imsduFuUjyU7
Our Pathway to Empowerment (P2E) Program offers a bridge out of survival jobs and into professional positions with opportunity for advancement.
Transitioning to professional positions in the U.S. can be difficult.
Often, your education and experience abroad doesn’t transfer easily, and you have to start over.
The cost of living is high, and as a result, many get stuck working long hours in low-paying survival jobs.
Applicants will agree to a one-year action plan written just for them, that includes an up skill training course in high job-demand fields, an intensive workforce mentoring program, personal finance classes, and more.
Help connecting to training programs in high job-demand fields
Intensive workforce mentoring
Professional networking
Personal finance classes
Wrap-around services
Paid stipends
If you are interested, please complete the short form below and you will be contacted within three business days to schedule an interview/information session.
*Note: P2E is NOT a tuition assistance program. It is a one-year, intensive, comprehensive upskilling program. If you are seeking cash assistance only, please do not apply.
