2006 Grantee: The Child Center of NY's Asian Outreach Program

$20,000 was awarded on June 8, 2006 for the Center to hire 2 part-time psychiatric social workers to take on 16 cases each, reducing the waiting list of those in need of medical attention from 130 to 98.

Founded in 1953, The Center is a NY State licensed mental health agency whose mission is to relieve the suffering of troubled Asian children and families. The Center helps children deal with child abuse, foster care, behavior problems, traumas, parental drug addiction, juvenile delinquency, and difficulties arising from immigration.

http://www.childcenterny.org/

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2007 Grantee: IndoChina Sino-American Community Center

$25,000 was awarded on September 25, 2007 for the Sino-American Community Center in support of Project CARE, Chinese Americans Restoring Elders, a new initiative to reduce and prevent elder abuse in New York City's Chinese American community.

Located in Chinatown, New York City, the Sino-American Community Center was established in 1990. It was originally founded by a small group of refugees from Indochina who wanted to create a self-help organization that would help form a linkage with their past while helping refugees who came after them. Initially, the Center served mainly seniors offering ESL classes, naturalization services, and senior employment training. However, over time the Center has expanded to include services to the entire community.

The 2nd Annual Award Reception, where the award was made to the Center, was generously supported by Safran.

http://isaccny.org/

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