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Your Giving at Work

You Give.
People Are Empowered.

When you support the Oak Cliff Empowerment Center, you're helping us build a community where people can find faith, support, opportunity, and a pathway forward.

Our Impact

Together, our community has already made a measurable difference in the lives of thousands of people.

62
New Shahadahs
21
New Shahadahs Under Age 21
30+
New Muslim Children in Our Care
40+
Studying Qur'an Together Weekly
6,800
Hot Meals Served to the Needy
4,500
Grocery Bags Distributed
350+
At-Risk Youth Mentored
460+
Free Medical Service Recipients

Behind Every Number Is a Person.

6,800 meals means thousands of moments when a person didn't have to wonder where their next meal would come from.

350+ young people mentored means hundreds of opportunities for young people to have someone in their corner.

And 62 new shahadahs represent 62 people who began a new chapter in their relationship with Allah and their community.

This is what empowerment looks like.

We believe meaningful community work isn't simply about providing services. It's about building relationships, developing leaders, creating opportunities, and helping people become empowered to shape their own futures.

Why This Work Matters

Our Community Is Facing Real Challenges.

The Oak Cliff Empowerment Center works in a community experiencing significant economic, health, food-access, violence, and incarceration challenges.

Eviction
19%

Identified in our impact report as the highest eviction rate in DFW.

Poverty
31.5%

Identified in our impact report as the highest poverty rate in DFW.

Incarceration
~1,447

Per 100,000 — identified in our impact report as the highest incarceration rate in Texas.

Homicides
17

Homicides in 2025, identified in our impact report as the highest in DFW.

Food Access
USDA

Our impact report identifies the community as a USDA-designated food desert.

Our Focus
75216

We focus our work on serving the people and families of Oak Cliff and surrounding communities.

Your Support Makes This Possible

One Center. Many Ways to Serve.

Your generosity helps sustain programs addressing spiritual, educational, social, health, and community needs.

📖
Qur'an Study Groups
💡
Islam 101 Classes
🏫
Islamic School
📣
Street Da'wah
🕌
Daily Salat & Jumuah
🌱
At-Risk Youth Mentorship
❤️
Mobile Health Clinic
🥫
Food Pantry
🛡️
Violence Intervention
🤝
Re-Entry Services
🚫
Addiction Recovery
🫶
Trauma Support
☪️
New Muslim Support
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Family Support
🌎
Community Outreach

We Are Building an Oasis Amidst Chaos.

A place where people can learn, heal, worship, receive support, develop leadership, and discover their capacity to contribute to the community around them.

Thank You for Investing in Oak Cliff.

Your generosity isn't simply helping us keep the doors open. It is helping us keep the work moving — one person, one family, one young person, and one neighborhood at a time.

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