About the Founder
Amina Hassan grew up in a refugee camp in Kenya and moved to Maine in 2010. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 2014 and received her bachelor’s degree in Social Behavioral Sciences in counseling from the University of Southern Maine. She has worked with the Lewiston-Auburn community for over a decade as a case manager, interpreter, and advocate for women and children. Amina founded Her Safety Net, a nonprofit organization that provides advocacy and wellbeing services for women of all ages and youth. Amina is planning to pursue her master’s in social work in the coming fall. She is currently serving on the Board of Director of AK Health and Social Services as the Vice President. Amina is also serving as the Chair of the AK collaborative which is a group of immigrant lead non profit organizations that collaborate to serve immigrants, refugees and BIPOC communities in Maine.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission is to provide advocacy for women of all ages including immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers and BIPOC communities. While our focus is to uplift and support women we also focus on the health and well-being of all disadvantaged and marginalized communities.
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Mission
We strive to create opportunities for women of all ages and connect them to support services.
We deliver programs that contribute to the personal and professional, health and economic development of our women, meeting their needs at the right time in the right way.
Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
