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About Us
Ogazi Peace Foundation was started by
a group of women who arrived in the U.S. over twenty years
ago. Now, years
later and citizens and professionals themselves, they are
helping other African immigrant families in the United
States. They
remember what it was like to be in a completely new place,
unfamiliar with the system, not knowing the next door
neighbor or the American system.
They
remember that a lot of immigrants are well-intentioned and
professionals too who need just a little support and
guidance.
Ogazi Peace Foundation provides family services and legal
aid support to needy immigrant families, especially those
involves in family crisis, spousal abuse and violence. Most
often immigrant Africans are confronted with the dilemma of
dealing with domestic issues the African traditional way or
in the culture of the society they find themselves. This
creates a lot of confusion, low self esteem, internalizing
hurt feelings which results in future outbursts, violence
and sometimes, serious health issues or death.
The Foundation’s Board of Directors
includes
attorneys, financial
advisors, medical
professionals, community leaders.
There are volunteers and employees, most of who are
multilingual, professional counselors, social workers,
and
attorneys. Together the organization’s directors, volunteers
and employees possess more than a century of experience in
promoting and
supporting the programs that Ogazi Peace Foundation
advocates for.
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