Article: Volunteer hopes McKnight award will bring attention to Somali issues
August 25, 2010 - Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio.
Abdi Ali said he hopes his winning a McKnight award brings attention to the struggles of Somali youth in the Twin Cities.
Ali moved to Minnesota ten years ago, after a childhood spent in Somalia and Kenya. In 2004, he launched a study to investigate the causes of homelessness among Somali youth.
The study found that many local social service agencies had made few attempts to partner with the Somali community and lacked information...