SALT LAKE AMERICAN
SALT LAKE AMERICAN
Inclusive programs designed to support those adapting to a new way of life.
Helping refugees who do not know English nor their way around our system to survive and become full-fledged citizens!
24/7 language help, walk-in assistance, and survival English training focused on daily life and cultural integration.
Language and acculturation services for Somali, Hindi, Urdu, Pashto, and Dari are available by direct contact for a negotiated fee.
Partnership between Somali Community Self-Management Agency and Salt Lake American in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Salt Lake American, formerly Salt Lake American Muslim was established as a cultural organization to promote goodwill and mutual understanding through a multiethnic performing arts festival in 2003. In 2023 it was turned over to the Emerald Hills Institute in Salt Lake City.
Ghulam H Hasnain
(Founder, Executive Director 2006-Present)
Info System Tech Professional 28 years, Linguist 10 years, Refugee Social Services 12 years
Somali Refugee Community Members in Salt Lake County can call designated Refugee Services .
Assistance is provided to walk-ins in filing Online Applications for assistance where resources are available for employment, housing,
Custom designed for refugee survival significantly challenged by language and cultural barriers functional English vital life
families out of which 300 faced such significant barriers.
