African Communities Together
Amaha Kassa is the Founder and Executive Director of African Communities Together, a national organization dedicated to empowering the African immigrant diaspora in the United States. With extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, Amaha has previously served as Executive Director of the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, where budget growth was achieved from $15,000 to $1 million. Education includes a joint J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School. Additional roles include legal internships at the ACLU and the Center for Justice & Accountability, as well as consulting for various nonprofit organizations. Amaha Kassa's work focuses on community engagement, policy advocacy, and improving the lives of immigrants and refugees.
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African Communities Together
African Communities Together is a membership organization of immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa and their families. ACT is dedicated to helping the African immigrant diaspora in the US to integrate socially, get ahead economically, and have a voice politically. ACT connects African immigrants to direct services, develops African immigrants as grassroots leaders, and mobilizes African immigrants through campaigns for social change. ACT launched our first chapter in New York City in fall of 2012. In 2015, we expanded our work to the Washington, DC area.