Syracuse Somali-Bantu community’s desire to be self-sufficient drives federal grant Haji Adan, executive director of the Somali Bantu Community Association of Onondaga County Inc., speaks to the Syracuse Media Group editorial board Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. The association has recently received an up to $450,000 grant from the federal government to provide refugee services. (Marie … Continue reading Syracuse Somali-Bantu community’s desire to be self-sufficient drives federal grant