- Home Work Help
- Resources/Drop in Center
- Educational Support
- Employment Counseling
Home Work Help
This program is going on since 2005. Its objective is to provide tutorials for the students to improve their grades by helping them complete their homework, and do their research projects in the center.
The program is also designed to encourage students to stay in school and reduce the dropouts caused by the lack of support. The program is a volunteer based. We have many Somali Bantus and non-Somalis working with the children.
Resources/Drop in Center
Purpose: The center is designed to respond to the Somali Bantu community's education and work related needs. The main objective is to provide the community the means to overcome from the education and information service barriers which prevent them from pursuing a successful life style.
- Reduced the community's school and work related stress
- Free computers with internet and printing services available to the community at anytime
Educational Support
As the community newly arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it faces with new systems of education. In United States, education is under provincial jurisdiction, so every state has its own system.
The Bafaw provides individual and group support to the community when needs arise. The community helped many parents who had difficulties with their children's school and with the system.
Employment Counseling
Bafaw with help from the city of Milwaukee's social Development and Neighborhood Services provide a Comprehensive Employment Centre.
Bafaw believes in taking a holistic approach to meet the Employment needs of our Youth, that is why we provide:
»» Personal and Employment Counseling.
»» Resume and Interview preparation Workshops.
»» A Job Board along with computers to facilitate job searches.
»» Councilor to help youth achieve their employment goals.