Somali Himilo Community of Niagara Region
A thriving, inclusive community grounded in diversity, integrity and sustainability, focusing on community empowerment.
We are a community where everyone has a place to live
Somali Himilo Community of Niagara is based in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It is established to work for the social development of its Somali-background community members living in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada.
About Us
Somali Himilo Community of Niagara is a non-profit community organization established to work for the social development of its Somali-background community members living in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada.
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What We Do
We empower vulnerable community through culturally responsive programs and promoting equity and creating lasting well-being.
Advancing Social Equity and Wellbeing
Develop social policies, strategies, action plans, facilities, and services to increase social equity and wellbeing in our community.
Fostering Community Connections
Bring together community members and partners to build relationships and create opportunities for positive social change.
Raising Awareness of Community Issues
Promote awareness of the issues that impact our community.
Strengthening Community Assets and Capacity
Identify, support, and build on our existing social assets, community capacity, and partnerships.
Community Listening and Engagement
Listen to concerns and ideas emerging from the community.
Empowering Communities Through Information
Enable community members to use research and information to improve the quality of community life.
We are here for you!
We work to advance social equity and wellbeing by developing inclusive social policies, strategies, action plans, facilities, and services that respond to real community needs.
Our Services for the Community
Settlement Services & Interpretation
“Somali Himilo Community” provides settlement services and other programs by providing seminars, meetings, counselling and other support services for refugees, immigrants and youths in need
Himilo staff or volunteers provide interpretation in Somali and Arabic languages (in person or by phone) whenever a community member needs assistance in communication with other offices or agencies to facilitate transactions.
Tutoring
Newcomer immigrants often have challenges to adapt to the Canadian education system that sometimes differs from education system of their countries of origin.
Therefore, “Somali Himilo Community” holds 4 nights per week of tutoring sessions to help its community member students catch up with their studies in different subjects like language, math and computer use.
“Somali Himilo Community” helps parents coordinates with school staffs to address parents concerns of their children’s education and discuss ways of improvement if there are difficulties.
Sports & Activities
Somali Himilo Community have two nights per week of soccer tournament. One is for the youth, and the other for the seniors. This program helps the community gather to improve their health and fitness.
We also arrange for the kids (end of school year activities) like trips to the zoo, and Canada’s Wonderland to entertain them during the school break or the holidays.
Housing Help
Somali Himilo Community assists the newcomer community members search and find affordable housing. It helps them with rental applications, public housing applications, and assist them to understand their rights & responsibilities in their rental contracts.
Partnership with Other Organization & Agencies
Somali Himilo Community partnerships with other communities in Niagara region, and other regions. We arrange conferences and participate in invited conferences to discuss community related issues and find ways to overcome challenges.