The Mutual Assistance Association for the Ethiopian Community was established and incorporated to help articulate and communicate the diverse needs of the Ethiopian community in the greater Dallas/Forth Worth area. This is a charitable that strives to support, help and represent the Ethiopian community in times of need as well as assist new immigrants to become more self-reliant and self-sufficient through educational and other developmental means.
OBJECTIVES
To bring together all Ethiopians into a voluntary union to represent and collectively advance the economic and social well-being of our community.
To provide assistance and increasingly develop the capacity to resolve the immediate and long-range problems facing Ethiopians in the United States.
To further identify needs and expand our assistance programs in the area of immigratio, civil rights, human rights, health care and welfare.
To preserve Ethiopian culture in order to both nurture our national and historical identity and to promote understanding with the U.S. community at large.
To develop and strengthen relationships with similar mutual associations and others which can be of assistance to our community.
To strengthen communications among all Ethiopians in accordance with the objectives herein.
To assist Ethiopians settle in the U.S. and to help solve their personal problems, including, but not limited to legal, economical, and educational problems.
LEGAL STATUS
This Association is organized as mutual-aid entity within the confines of Section 501 '(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, thus making it exempt from federal income tax obligations and allowing any personal or corporate contributions to the association to be tax deductible under Section 170 ' (2) of the same code. This Association, therefore, shall not be conducted or operated for profit nor shall it be a participant in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office, or political party of one's preference, as this would violate the tax-exempt status of the mutual aid association.
The process of creation the Committee
Based on the law the following committees/staffs are being studied for creation.
1. Salaried office staff
2. Board of Trustee
3. Advisory Committee
4. Various Sub-committee
4.1.Fundraising Committee
4.2 Education and Training Committee
4.3 Members Registration Committee
4.4.Radio and Media Committee
4.5 Ethiopian Day Committee
4.6 Community Center Committee and other Committees
Useful Resource
The current elected Excecutive committee members
