SERVICES
SERVICES
The Center began serving the Chinese community primarily by word of mouth. Currently, the Center is still serving the Community by word of mouth, but the majority of the Center's clients assisted are walk-in, call-in, and referral based.
The Center provides the following services:
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∇ Community support and involvement in Chinese cultural events: |
- Chinese New Year
- Lucky Lion Dancers
- Ching Ming Day
- Dragon Boat Festival
- Moon Festival
- Lantern Festival
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∇ Community support of Asian Business Associations: |
- Bing Kong Tong
- Indo-Chinese Association
- Ying On Association
- Teo Chew Association
- Fukiene Association
- SD Friendship Association
- Hakka Association
- SD Cantonese Association
- Hong Kong Business Association
- South East Asia Senior Club
- SD Chinese Women Association
- SD Lin Wah Music Center
- CCBA (Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association)
- CCC (Chinese Community Church)
- Taiwanese American Community Center
- VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)
- SAY (Social Advocates for Youth)
- SDAFF (SD Asian Film Foundation)
- CSSD (Chinese School of SD)
- House of China
- EWCO (East West Christain Outreach)
- USCPFA (US China People’s Friendship Association)
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∇ Community support and involvement in health services and events: |
- Hepatitis and Liver Screening
- Bone Marrow drive and registrations
- Bus transportation for seniors
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∇ Aid in translations and interpretations: |
- Medicare changes
- Social Security enrollments
- Basic Consumer education
- Form Assistances
- Personal-Chinese Marriages translation
- Personal-personal letters and from health test results
- Personal-Chinese Government Documents
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistant (VITA) program
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∇ Educational and Referral Services: |
- Health, Food Handling and sanitation classes
- English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
- Health seminars of medical interests
- Nutritional seminars
- Immigration Aid Referrals
- Governmental Agency referrals
- Spousal abuses referrals
- Convalescence home and care-giver referrals
- Legal Referrals
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∇ Host & participant in Conferences: |
- International Filial Piety Conference
- Chinese Immigrant
- Service Agencies Network International (CISANI)
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∇ Future Services: |
- Nursery or Day Care Center
- Senior Center
- Breast cancer screening
- Asian Breast cancer awareness Workshop
- Initiate/organize a Chinese Restaurants Association
- Parenting classes program
- Cooking classes program
- Housekeeping service training
- Arts and crafts classes
- Physical fitness classes