 Assalamu alaikum and thank you for choosing to be a member of the MCC community. In this blessed month of Ramadan, it is more important than ever to raise our Zakat funds. These funds enable MCC's crucial services to our growing community. We serve refugee families, domestic violence victims, single mothers, and low income families with children. By the grace of Allah and Your generous support, this year we expanded our capacity of the work we do by hiring a case manager. Our dedicated case manager helps families find employment, secure affordable housing, and work on ways to create long-term sustainable impact. With your generous support, the Zakat fund enables families to avoid eviction, creating stability and safety. Almost 1,000 families were supported with rent assistance this past year, some for several months. In addition, your donations fuel the rapidly expanding food pantry, which is the only local pantry that consistently provides food, diapers, and halal meat to over 300 local families each month. Lack of access to a car is a barrier to economic mobility for refugees and those in need. Alhamdulillah, we have a successful vehicle program, giving almost 100 cars this past year that provides a stable and consistent way for families to get to work, school, the hospital, and the masjid with ease. We thank you for your continued support of the MCC Zakat program and encourage you to give generously for the sake of Allah so that we may continue to serve these families and fulfill our communal obligations. As-salamu alaykum, Ramadanubarak.