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Texas Muslim Womens Foundation Inc

aka Texas Muslim Women's Foundation-TMWF   |   Plano, TX   |  www.tmwf.org

Mission

Texas Muslim Women's Foundation (TMWF) has a mission to empower, promote and support all women and their families through education, outreach, philanthropy, and social services. TMWF is committed to a strategic, and trauma informed holistic approach, as a culturally specific social services agency and promoter of peace. While we have a unique understanding of the needs of Muslim families, we are open to all and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, color, gender, disability, sexual orientation or national origin. Peace In the Home is our core Social Services program and includes housing (emergency shelters and transitional) 24 Hr. Hotline, safety planning, wrap around case management, translation and legal services, counseling, basic needs support, and financial literacy.

Ruling year info

2006

Principal Officer

Mona Kafeel

Main address

PO Box 863388

Plano, TX 75086 USA

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EIN

20-3060929

NTEE code info

Human Services - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (P99)

Other Youth Development N.E.C. (O99)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors by an intimate partner with power or control over another partner. Family violence is any act by a family/household member, intended to cause harm or threat of harm against another family/household member. Domestic or family violence includes physical, financial, emotional, verbal, religious, and digital abuse. We recognize the need for a cross-cultural understanding of domestic violence, everyone has a right to live free from fear and abuse. Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation is committed to a strategic and holistic approach as a DV social service agency and promoter of peace. We seek to build a stronger community, guided by awareness and compassion. Over the years, we have grown our programs, services, and outreach to serve the ongoing needs of our clients and community. For 18 years, we have been leading the change for domestic violence awareness in the community through Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention Education programs.

Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Social Services

Peace In The Home

The Peace in the Home social services program assists women and their families who are struggling, whatever their background, ethnicity or religion, including immigrants, refugees, the poor and victims of family violence.

General Assistance

Wrap around Case management
Short-term financial assistance
Food, shelter and basic needs
Transitional and rapid rehousing
Translation and Legal Services
Safety planning and crisis Counseling

Support Programs

- Zahra Khan Serious Illness Support Program - Provides assistance to families whose loved ones are living with serious illness.
- Back to School Project – New backpacks and school supplies are provided to children in need before the beginning of each school year.
-Winter Drive - Warm clothing shoes and pajamas for families
-Holiday Drive with Toys for Tots

Population(s) Served

Our Youth Program is designed to begin instilling a spirit of leadership among Muslim youth, starting as young as age seven. Led by a council of youth leaders with advisors from our board of directors, youth volunteers donate more than 800 hours of community service annually.

Through fun and educational community service, children and teens serve and act as ambassadors to Muslim and mainstream communities.

Population(s) Served

Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation provides education programs to improve well-being in and beyond the Muslim community. We help the individuals we serve develop critical life skills and strategies to enhance their well-being. In addition, we offer the community access to information and knowledge about topics to help broaden their understanding of Muslim-Americans and Islam.

One of our Education signature programs is the Islamic Art Revival Series. Islamic Arts Revival Series (IARS) builds bridges using the universal beauty of Islamic art as a connector and translator across generations and cultures.

Through Islamic Art events we promote education in the arts of the Islamic world and encourage vibrant cross-cultural exchange amongst all faiths and cultures.

Population(s) Served

Muslim and other faiths have limited exposure to each other to promote understanding, build on common beliefs and create community-wide change. We reach out within and beyond the Muslim community, participating in interfaith dialogues, providing education on the Islamic faith and creating awareness of common issues like domestic violence and disabilities.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

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Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Strengthen Current Services
Expand Services
Capacity Building
Sustainability

Strengthen Current Programs
Social Services - Strengthen current programs through increased
staffing. Continued checks and balances, accountability, program audits and evaluations.
Youth - Rebuild the youth leadership program through evidence based work
Interfaith - Evaluate the programs and continue through current Partnerships. Continue visibility
Expand Current Programs
Social Services - Move into a permanent campus. Expanded shelter beds capacity.
Create a social enterprise. Create a permanent housing for seniors.
Explore pre marital counseling education and Batterer Intervention Prevention Program
Youth - Re brand with Mental Health education component, Program to be funded
Program to be worked under PD, Mental Health awareness PSAs
Capacity Building
Programs well funded with a leadership pipeline

We have already met several of our strategic planning goals, in strengthening our social services program by hiring a Program Director, Data Specialist, and more case workers. In 2022, we began our Senior permanent housing program.

In 2022, our Senior permanent housing program began. We hired a Program Director who oversees the Social Services Program, and we have hired more case workers. We have done outreach in the community regarding DV prevention education, health equity, civic engagement, and policy advocacy. We have increased our volunteer recruitment to include more service learning programs through college campuses to increase our capacity.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Texas Muslim Womens Foundation Inc

Board of directors
as of 04/24/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Almas Mascatwalla

TMWF

Term: 2023 - 2025

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/19/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Asian/Asian American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 04/19/2023

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Data
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.