Services

The Center began serving the Chinese community primarily by word of mouth. Majority of the Center's clients are walk-in, call-in, and referral based.

The Center provides the following services:

Community support and involvement in Chinese cultural events:

• Chinese New Year
• Ching Ming Day
• Dragon Boat Festival
• Lantern Festival
• Lucky Lion Dancers
• Moon Festival

Community support of community organizations and associations:

• Bing Kong Tong
• CSSD (Chinese School of SD)
• CCBA (Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association)
• CCC (Chinese Community Church)
• EWCO (East West Christain Outreach)
• Fukiene Association
• Hakka Association
• Hong Kong Business Association
• House of China
• Indo-Chinese Associations
• SAY (Social Advocates for Youth)
• SDAFF (SD Asian Film Foundation)
• SD Cantonese Association
• SD Chinese Women Association
• SD Friendship Association
• SD Lin Wah Music Center
• South East Asia Senior Club
• Taiwanese American Community Center
• Teo Chew Association
• USCPFA (US China People’s Friendship Association)
• VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)
• Ying On Association

Community support and involvement in health services and events:

• Bone Marrow drive and registrations
• Bus transportation for seniors
• Hepatitis and Liver Screening

Aid in translations and interpretations:

• Basic Consumer education
• Form Assistances
• Medicare changes
• Personal-Chinese Government Documents
• Personal-Chinese Marriages translation
• Personal-personal letters and from health test results
• Social Security enrollments
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistant (VITA) program

Educational and referral services:

• Convalescence home and care-giver referrals
• English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
• Governmental Agency referrals
• Health, Food Handling and sanitation classes
• Health seminars of medical interests
• Immigration Aid Referrals
• Legal Referrals
• Nutritional seminars
• Spousal abuses referrals
• Youth Financial Literacy Program

Host & participant in conferences:

• Chinese Immigrant Service Agencies Network International (CISANI)
• International Filial Piety Conference