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Los Angeles resident Owliya Dima, a former immigrant herself,   along with her daughter Meymuna   are founders of the Tiyya Foundation. Their premise is that for the most part residents of American immigrant communities are often preoccupied with helping others overseas.   Having lived the experience of   transitioning to American life Owliya and her family created the Orange County based nonprofit. The Tiyya Foundation helps not only provide basic necessities to refugees and displaced American families the organization also helps families with the transition to become active participants in society. Services for clients include English as a second language coaching, homework tutoring, a community soccer program to help children with their transition and volunteers that help families navigate social and civic processes. The ultimate goal is to foster self-sufficiency.   Through a partnership with the University of California Irvine Tiyya ...

forbes.com Their statement that “The greatest casualty is to be forgotten” really says a lot in summing up the organization’s mission.   The vision IS achievable - To foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation's history. And their road map to do so is one certainly worthy of support with three simple but impactful steps. ·          To raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members. ·          To help injured service members aid and assist each other. ·          To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members As of December 2014 the organization had served over 61,000 veterans and nearly 9,000 families. Services and programs include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder coping skills, family support, peer mentoring, ec...