Asian Pacific American Community Center

APACCS MISSION IS TO HELP STRENGTHEN ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN FAMILIES LIVING IN VISITACION VALLEY ALONG WITH THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO AREA BY PROVIDING LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. OUR CLIENTS ARE MOSTLY LOW AND MODERATE INCOME IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WITH LIMITED OR NO ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. THE GOAL OF OUR PROGRAMS IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR CLIENTS RECEIVE SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND REFERRALS NEEDED TO ADAPT AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO THRIVE.

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022, APACC CONTINUED MODIFIED PROGRAMMING DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND APACC LEARNED TO MODIFY PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHILE REMAINING WITHIN ANY NECESSARY COVID SAFETY COMPLIANCES. FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM, APACC CONTINUED WORKSHOPS ONLINE ONTO ZOOM INSTEAD OF BEING IN PERSON, WHILE STILL PROVIDING IN PERSON TRANSLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, CALFRESH, BMR LOW-INCOME HOUSING APPLICATION, AND FREE TAX SERVICES, WHILE ABIDING BY ALL COVID-19 PROTOCOLS TO ASSURE THAT CLIENTS STILL HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES. APACC HAD ALSO CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS TO CONTINUE SAFETY EDUCATION AS WELL AS FIGHT AGAINST ASIAN HATE CRIMES AND PROVIDE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS WHISTLES AND PERSONAL ALARMS, TO CLIENTS WHO NEEDED THEM. APACC HAD INCREASED COLLABORATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO GIVE AWAY HOT MEALS, ADDITIONAL COVID PPE, SLIPPERS AND BLANKETS FOR THE WINTER, AND LUNAR NEW YEAR RELATED ITEMS TO OUR COMMUNITY. FOR APACCS YOUTH PROGRAMMING, APACC RETURNED TO THE REGULARLY STRUCTURED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAM ADJUSTED WITH ANY REQUIRED COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS. APACC WANTED TO REMAIN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN ACADEMICS CONSIDERING THE HIGH LEARNING LOSS DURING THE SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER AND APACC INTENDED TO GET YOUTH BACK ON TRACK TO ACADEMICALLY EXCEL. APACC BEGAN/CONTINUED ACADEMIC SUPPORT WHILE ALSO PROVIDING FUN ACTIVITIES AND FIELD TRIPS DURING APACCS YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAM FOR BOTH SUMMERS OF 2021 AND SUMMER 2022. APACC WAS ALSO AWARDED FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH VOTER REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS DURING THE ELECTION PERIODS BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.APACC WAS ALSO AWARDED FUNDING THROUGH THE ASIAN PACIFIC FUND FOR COVID-19 RECOVERY TO FURTHER ASSIST THE AAPI COMMUNITY. ASSISTANCE COULD INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION, STAFFING TO MAINTAIN/INCREASE STAFFING TO PROVIDE DIRECT SOCIAL SERVICES TOWARD THE MONOLINGUAL AAPI COMMUNITY, AND CONTINUED OUTREACH TOWARDS THE AAPI COMMUNITY WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THROUGHOUT SAN FRANCISCO.AT&T AWARDED APACC AS THE ONLY CONNECTED LEARNING CENTER IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO HELP BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE BROUGHT ON BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS WELL AS BRING ONLINE FUNCTIONALITY TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO COME TO OUR COMMUNITY CENTER. LASTLY, APACC ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE WASTE DISPOSAL EDUCATION TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS BUT A MAJORITY OF CONTACT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE OVER THE PHONE OR THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA DUE TO COVID.