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Founded in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC) is one of the largest nonprofit providers of educational, social, and community services for Asian Americans in the United States. It now serves over 8,000 people daily through some 50+ programs in 25 locations citywide. CPC's mission is to improve the quality of life of Chinese-Americans in New York City by providing access to services, skills, and resources toward the goal of economic self-sufficiency and integration into the American mainstream.
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New York, New York 10012
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www.cpc-nyc.org
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| Mayor's Budget Slashes CPC Childcare Programs | |
We urgently need your help to prevent the closing of childcare programs that are vital to our community and low-income families of NYC.
The Mayor's Executive Budget will cut nearly 200 After-School programs across the city. Heavy concentrations of those After-School Programs are located in the Lower East Side. An estimated 1,000 children attending After-School Programs here will no longer have a safe haven required for a healthy childhood.
For over 40 years, parents have trusted CPC to provide their children with quality childcare. At least 500 children in CPC child care programs will be deprived of enrichment programs and social spheres where they previously nurtured friendships and cultivated interpersonal skills.
The CPC's Early Child Care Programs that will be closed down are: Chung Pak Day Care, Garment Industry Day Care,Jacob Riis Child Care Center, Little Star of Broome Street
The CPC's School-Age Child Care Centers (SACCC) that will be closed down are: Confucius Plaza's SACCC at P.S. 124, Pike Street's SACCC at P.S. 2, and Queens' Day Care at P.S. 20.
Immigrant and working families from across the city have relied on SACCC providers like CPC to provide their children with mentally stimulating activities. Although there are local residents participating in the programs, some parents who work in but live outside of the Lower East Side bring their children to SACCCs and Child Care programs because it is more convenient for them to drop off and pick up their children. The affects of these budget cuts are not limited solely to the Lower East Side and should thus be highly prioritized.
Please lend your voice to this problem by joining us on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., when CPC will host a Community Rally at P.S. 124 (40 Division Street) as a part of the Lower East Side's fight to restore funding for NYC After-School Programs.
Please contact Christina Wong (cwong3@cpc-nyc.org or 212-941-0920 x.155) to RSVP.
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| 2012 Walkathon Theme Announced: 'One Community. One Goal. One Future.'
 The CPC Walkathon & Family Day Fair will be held on Sunday, July 22, 2012. The CPC Walkathon & Family Day showcases diverse cultures and social service needs of New York City's 3 largest Chinese-American communities - the Lower East Side, Manhattan; Sunset Park, Brooklyn and Flushing, Queens.
With all proceeds going to CPC programming, the theme for the 2012 CPC Walkathon is "One Community. One Goal. Walk For Our Future." | | |
Please join us on Sunday, July 22nd to support your community and bring awareness to the growing need for social services in NYC.
For more information please visit the 2012 CPC Walkathon Site (sg.sg/2012CPCWalkathon). |
| Queens Branch Hosts 'Kick Butt' Health Fair | |
March 21st was National Kick-Butt Day. This was a day when youth, community leaders, and community-based organizations took up arms against big tobacco in an effort to prevent adolescent tobacco use. To observe this day, CPC's Queens Branch hosted a "Kick-Butt Health Fair" at P.S. 20 for 80 fourth and fifth graders. At the start of the event, we took a poll of how many students have parents who smoke, and more than 29 students raised their hands. Most of the students were aware that smoking is "bad," but they had not considered all of the ways in which smoking is detrimental to their health.
We interviewed Helen Lian, Edwin Lin and Evelyn Ho, fifth graders who attended the fair. Alarmed looks crossed their faces when they were presented with photos of body parts ridden with smoking-rooted cancer. They were suddenly apprehensive about the prospect of their family members undergoing similar fates if they continued to smoke. Helen, Edwin, and Evelyn also had not realized that they are the target market of the tobacco industry. The Surgeon General reported that the tobacco industry has been drumming up new ideas aimed at creating "teen-friendly" products in order to prey on this untapped market.
It is apparent that tobacco companies have been, and continue to be, inordinately aggressive in peddling their products. With a few clever slogans and craftily placed images, big tobacco has managed to transform what are aptly referred to as "cancer sticks," into harmless accessories.In this tug-of-war against the tobacco industry, we need to gather as much support as possible. Do your part in protecting our youth.
- Binh Luu and Virginie Lee
Queens Smoke-Free Program |
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