https://www.generationalnoor.com/

Generational Noor, 83 chestnut Street, Lewiston, ME (2026)

04/08/2026

Culture is something we carry, something we protect, and something we pass on 🤍

Join the students of Edward Little High School at Edward little on April 14th for Culture Night and come show love to the incredible youth of Auburn who are proudly sharing their roots, their stories, and their talents.

At Generational Noor, we believe in uplifting our youth in every way—and there’s nothing more powerful than young people staying connected to who they are and where they come from.

Bring your family, bring your friends, and come celebrate culture, community, and the beauty of diversity. Your presence matters more than you know.

Let’s show up for our youth. 🌍✨

CelebrateCulture

02/14/2026

Jacaylka Hooyo — A Mother’s Love 🤍

Portland, we didn’t forget about you.

What happens when love is tested by addiction?
When silence weighs heavy on a family?
When a mother’s heart is torn between protecting her child and letting go?

Join us for a raw, open, and deeply honest conversation with Abdirahman Warsame and his mother Deqa Hussen as they share their lived experience of addiction, survival, and healing — not just from one perspective, but from both sides of the bond.

This is a space for parents, caregivers, and community to come together and talk openly about:
• Preserving family in the face of struggle
• The intersection of substance use disorder and mental health
• How addiction impacts the entire family
• When love can save someone — and when love alone is not enough

No judgment. No stigma. Just truth, vulnerability, and community.

If you’ve ever loved someone through pain…
If you’ve ever felt helpless, confused, or afraid…
This conversation is for you.

📍 118 Anderson Street Portland Maine
🗓 Saturday, Feb 14
⏰ 5:30–6:30 PM
🍽 Food will be provided
✨ This event is open to everyone — please join us.

Stigma is built in silence. Let’s break it — together. 🤍

02/07/2026

Jacaylka Hooyo — A Mother’s Love 🤍

What happens when love is tested by addiction?
When silence weighs heavy on a family?
When a mother’s heart is torn between protecting her child and letting go?

Join us for a raw, open, and deeply honest conversation with Abdirahman Warsame and his mother Deqa Hussen as they share their lived experience of addiction, survival, and healing not just from one perspective, but from both sides of the bond.

This is a space for parents, caregivers, and community to come together and talk openly about:
• Preserving family in the face of struggle
• The intersection of substance use disorder and mental health
• How addiction impacts the entire family
• When love can save someone and when love alone is not enough

No judgment. No stigma. Just truth, vulnerability, and community.

If you’ve ever loved someone through pain…
If you’ve ever felt helpless, confused, or afraid…
This conversation is for you.

Come sit with us. Come listen. Come be part of the healing. 🌸

📍 229 Lisbon Street ,Lewiston, ME
🗓 Saturday, Feb 14 | 5–8 PM

Stigma is built in silence. Let’s break it — together.

02/07/2026

✨ Breaking Free From Judgment ✨
📍 Lewiston, ME | 🗓 Feb 13 | ⏰ 5:00 PM

“Stigma is built in silence. Disclosure is the only way to break it.”

Join us for an unforgettable evening with Abdirahman Warsame as he shares his powerful story of addiction, survival, and recovery—and how breaking the silence is the first step toward healing, freedom, and change.

Abdirahman is a Minneapolis-based activist, nonprofit leader, and advocate for addiction recovery in the Somali & East African communities, and his story speaks especially to our youth.
🗣️ Real talk.
🤝 Honest conversation.
💛 Community healing.

⚠️ This is the FIRST of 3 events happening that weekend — don’t miss the kickoff!
✨ Youth, this space is FOR YOU. Come listen, reflect, ask questions, and be part of the conversation.

Because healing doesn’t happen in silence.
DONT MISS IT!!!

RecoveryIsPossible SomaliCommunity LewistonME DontMissIt

01/31/2026

The truth matters. Our community matters.
After the Lewiston tragedy, a public grant was made available to organizations serving the community. We applied in good faith, without knowing the grant amount, and with one intention only: to help our community heal, recover, and make sure something like October 25, 2023 never happens again.
The Maine Community Foundation has been clear donors chose where their funds went. Contributions could be directed to individual victims and families or to community organizations doing recovery and prevention work. The funds we received were donor-directed for organizational use and were not taken from individual victim compensation. Had this been a fund exclusively for victims, we would never have applied nor accepted it.
Every single dollar went back into the community. To youth. To safety. To healing.
That year, we were on the ground more than ever. We created Community Safety Forums, launched youth mentorship programs, provided internships and fellowships so young people could work in our office instead of being left vulnerable, hosted youth mental health workshops and youth-centered events, and expanded mental health support groups during a time of deep trauma.
Trauma doesn’t require proximity. On the day of the shooting, we were on lockdown. Youth were calling their parents in fear, unsure if they were safe. The impact was real, lasting, and widespread—and we showed up.
This work is fully documented and reflected in our year-in-review. There was no misuse. No diversion. No personal gain. Attacking an organization that has always been on the ground, working hands-on with the community, ignores years of transparent, documented service and real impact. Everything we do has always been accountable, visible, and rooted in care.
We would never take resources meant for victims. We applied to help and we did the work.
We didn’t show up for headlines—we showed up for people. When the cameras leave, the work and the truth remain. This community knows who stood with them.

01/09/2026

🎓 Calling all seniors 📣

Don’t wait until the last minute — join us TOMORROW and get ahead on your future 💸✨
The earlier you start your FAFSA, the better your chances of getting MORE financial aid. Free money for college? Yes please.

We’ll help you with:
✅ FAFSA
✅ College applications
✅ College essays

Don’t fall behind — set yourself up NOW so senior year stress doesn’t catch up to you. Bring your questions, bring a friend, and let’s get you ready for college 👏🏽

📍 124 Canal Street, Suite 2, Lewiston
🕒 3:00 PM
📅 Saturday, Jan 10

🎓💜

12/28/2025

Community care is not a moment — it’s a commitment. 🤍

This week, Generational Noor and Dhalinyaro Kings Collective came together with one simple goal: to show up for our people. From warm jackets, blankets, socks, and toothbrushes to everyday essentials, every item given was a reminder that dignity, care, and compassion matter — especially for our unhoused neighbors and new Mainers finding their footing.

We were grateful to watch people leave with bags full of items they truly needed — and even more grateful to see faces light up in moments of relief, warmth, and feeling seen. Those moments are why we do this work.

This work is bigger than any one organization. It takes all of us choosing community over comfort, action over silence, and love over indifference. When we come together, we create safety, warmth, and hope — not just through resources, but through presence.

A special thank you to Shawn Lewin, who consistently shows up with generosity and heart, bringing items that directly reach the people who need them most. And to every person who donated, shared, volunteered, or simply stopped to connect — this impact belongs to you too.

We’re grateful. We’re motivated. And we’re just getting started.
We will definitely do this again.

🤍 If this is the kind of community you believe in, show some love, share this post, and stand with us.

12/27/2025

Thank you to everyone who showed up in solidarity and love for the Somali community Your presence mattered.

A huge thank you to our Generational Noor youth for their powerful performances — carrying culture, pride, and joy so beautifully. culture lives on through you.

And deep gratitude to our Executive Director for grounding us with words that reminded us: this isn’t just about the Somali community — it’s about the kind of community we choose to be together.
Solidarity is a choice. Showing up is a choice. And you chose community.

Generational Noor is about togetherness, dignity, and collective care. When we work together, we build safer, stronger, more just communities for all. 💫

12/18/2025

✨ This Holiday Season, We Choose Community. We Choose Care. ✨

On December 21st, the longest night of the year, we gather with intention, love, and remembrance. This day is recognized as National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day — a moment to honor neighbors we’ve lost while experiencing homelessness and to stand beside those still facing it today.

This winter, Generational Noor and Dhalinyaro Kings Collective are joining forces to turn remembrance into action. We’ll be giving out blankets, wool socks, jackets, and essential winter items — because warmth is not a luxury, it’s a right.

This is more than a giveaway.
It’s a reminder that no one should feel forgotten, especially during the holidays.
It’s youth and community coming together to say: you matter, you are seen, and you are not alone.

🕯️ Come stand with us.
🧥 Come take what you need.
❤️ Come help us show up for one another.

📍 December 21st | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 124 Canal Street, Lewiston, ME

Please join us, and share this with someone who may need it.
Community care saves lives — and together, we can make this winter a little warmer. 🤍

12/12/2025

✨ Meet Kiernan Majerus-Collins ✨

We sat down with Kiernan Majerus-Collins, a candidate for Maine State Representative, to hear directly from him about why he’s running and what he stands for.

Kiernan is running on a platform centered around:
• Lowering the cost of living
• Protecting and expanding immigrant rights
• Fighting for affordable housing
• Taking action on climate change
• Setting clear boundaries around artificial intelligence and surveillance

This interview was about understanding the person behind the campaign — his values, priorities, and vision for Lewiston and Maine as a whole. We believe our community deserves access to information straight from the source so people can make informed decisions.

🗳️ Caucus Day: Saturday, December 13
⏰ 3:00 PM
📍 Lewiston Armory

Watch, learn, and decide for yourself. Community voices matter.
If you’re not registered to vote register TODAY
https://registertovote.sos.maine.gov

Kiernan Majerus-Collins

11/04/2025

🎥 Your Voice. Your Vote. Your Future.

Generational Noor and IFKA Community Services teamed up to bring YOU exclusive interviews with the candidates running for School Board and City Council 👥💬Stay tuned as we roll out the videos

💡 Learn what they’re standing for, why they’re running, and what Question 1 & 2 really mean for our community.
📚 Get informed. Get inspired. Then go do your own research and make your voice count!

⚖️ FYI: Generational Noor and IFKA are completely bipartisan and do not endorse any candidate — our goal is to educate and empower YOU.

🎬 Watch the full video — knowledge is power.

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