HOUSE OF TIMBUKTU
Enhancing the lives of minority communities through service, resources and opportunities.
Contact us (252) 229-2359
Enhancing the lives of minority communities through service, resources and opportunities.
Contact us (252) 229-2359
At HOUSE OF TIMBUKTU, our mission is to provide community support, resources and services to those in minority communities. We strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for advancement, employment and economic development.
Our team is made up of compassionate and dedicated individuals who are committed to helping those in our community. We have a diverse group of professionals who bring a variety of skills and experiences to our organization.
We offer a range of services to support the community, including training, historical education, employment and skills training. Our goal is to empower individuals and families to break negative economic cycles and live fulfilling lives.
House of Timbuktu hosts a quarterly Community Dinner that provides full hot meals to individuals and families. These events assist us to find out the needs that exist within the community and introduce our resources and services to the community. Our dates for 2024 are March 9, June 8, September 14 and December 14.
Send a gift to help support our community giveaways and provide assistance to those in need. You may donate by sending funds via cashapp to: $WyleneHameed
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House of Timbuktu is the heartbeat of Wylene Hameed and her husband Yusuf Hameed. Their love for people, history and willingness to serve their community gives life to this vision. Their vision is working to feed the mind and to promote moral excellence through education. Their self-funded efforts have helped to assist and grow individuals, families and provide skills trainings to employ the under employed and unemployed in the unincorporated Fort Barnwell community.
In seeing the economic distress of the Fort Barnwell community and lack of support and resources they began to add to the lives of those who lived in the Fort Barnwell area. This included adding a playground to their front yard due to no parks or safe place for the children to play. This included training the underemployed and unemployed on skillsets that they are credentialed in coupled with job placement. In addition, they provided free food, clothing giveaways and programming on history for the community youth. They have volunteered to assist the elderly in home repairs, residential cleaning, emergency childcare and landscaping.
Their efforts continue as they grow and expand their community services.
At House of Timbuktu, we believe that everyone deserves access to quality community support services. We approach each client with compassion, respect, empathy, and strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for all.
We offer a range of community support services, including training and job placement, referrals, and historical education through hands on experiences. We offer our services at no cost to our clients. We are seeking to connect with other organizations that will assist in providing more services to the Fort Barnwell community that are not currently available. Our services are designed to meet the unique needs of each individual client or organization.
Founder, Wylene Hameed is interested in changing the appearance of nursing homes throughout North Carolina. This includes a focus on those in small communities. She has worked in a small community for eight years with out-of-pocket funding with little help and support from outside sources. Now, living in Rocky Mount, North Carolina we continue to sponsor our quarterly community dinners that are free to the public in the Fort Barnwell area. We have funded this through my position as an in-home aide and care giver. Due to my expertise in this field of work, I have seen many of my clients have to go into nursing homes when in home care was no longer appropriate. As a result, my concerns are the appearance of the nursing homes and the lack of joy in the residents who likely spend the remaining of their life there. In addition to in home care, I have worked in several facilities for years. I went to a facility to visit a friend that was in a nursing home for rehab. Although their stay was not intended to be long term, the visit pulled at the strings of my heart. The facility conditions and decor lacked a lot. I left with a deep desire to make some improvements that would spark life back into the facility with an undercurrent of joy for those who were residents there. I left with the thoughts that I had to do something to make it better for the residents and be their voice.
As a result, House of Timbuktu will be working on a plan to partner with nursing home facilities.
COMMUNITY DINNERS
Our vision at HOUSE OF TIMBUKTU is to enhance the lives of our community members through giveaways, resources, and education. Every quarter we host our community dinner which provides free meals to anyone who stops by our pickup location.
ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
It is a joy for HOUSE OF TIMBUKTU to host our annual Juneteenth Celebration! This event includes free food, games, costume contest, guest speakers, entertainment, music and educational activities the share the history of the Fort Barnwell area as well as African American history.
HOUSE OF TIMBUKTU MARKET
HOUSE OF TIMBUKTU will host and participate in a variety of marketplace opportunities. These include vendor events, yard sales, and pop-up shops. We include minority artisans and their products on our website and at our events. Stay tuned to our site for dates for upcoming market events and locations.
When the community youth did not have a local park or safe place to play, Yusuf and Wylene purchased and installed this playground in their front yard.
The playground was often enjoyed by youth of the Fort Barwell community. They knew when they came to play they would also enjoy food and hear historical stories about the area they were growing up in.
Yusuf and Wylene Hameed hosted the community dinner every three months. At these free events they would share about the historical significance of the Fort Barnwell area, the services they offered to economically enhance the lives of those who lived there and offer free household items for anyone in need.
These youth came to a community dinner and enjoyed full plates and learned about the goals of House of Timbuktu to enhance their future through historical education and resources.
House of Timbuktu is proud to have a solid brand and representation in the community, social media and reputation.
House of Timbuktu trains its clients in landscaping. This includes lawn care and maintenance, flower beds, seasonal plantings and landscape design. Once they acquire the skills necessary, they are offered contracts with clientele to provide a positive economic impact in their home and community.
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