Our Founder

Amina Hassan founded Her Safety Net in 2021, as a nonprofit organization that provides advocacy and well-being services to women of all ages, with a special focus on immigrants facing gender-based violence, domestic violence and sexual assault.

MaineBiz named Hassan a 2023 Maine Business Leader of the Year in its annual awards. Executives from across the state’s business community were nominated in nine different leadership categories and final selections were made by a special committee at MaineBiz. Amina was honored in the New Mainer category for her work with immigrant communities. Watch her acceptance speech on YouTube..

In 2022, Amina was appointed to serve a two-year term on the Maine CDC’s Office of Population Health Equity council. OPHE council members are tasked with assisting the state in the design and implementation of initiatives that advance health equity across Maine.

Amina’s professional background includes more than a decade of work in the Lewiston-Auburn community as a case manager, an interpreter and as an advocate for women and children.

Amina grew up in a refugee camp in Kenya. As a teenager, she and her family were able to emigrate to the United States and eventually relocated to Maine in 2010. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 2014 and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Maine in Social and Behavioral Sciences, with a concentration in counseling. Currently, Amina is pursuing a master’s degree in social work.