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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.
CPC Central Office
150 Elizabeth Street
New York, New York 10012
(212) 941-0920
www.cpc-nyc.org
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Grateful Hearts of the
Jacob Riis Child Care Center
CPC's Jacob Riis Child Care Center is slowly rebuilding from the damages cause by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Thanks to the generosity of countless people from the entire East-Coast to the Mid-West and West Coast, the children of the center have new toys and classroom supplies, bringing them closer to improved operation. As of February 2013, over $500 in goods were donated through the CPC Amazon Gift Registry and more were donated in person through various organizations such as United Nation's Women's Guild Secretariat Group, National CACA Community Involvement Fund, ECAASU, and a Michigan Child Care Center; we cannot thank you enough for your support.
United Nation's Women's Guild Secretariat Group
On February 6, 2013, the Jacob Riis Child Care Center was visited by six members of the United Nation's Women's Guild Secretariat Group hailing from countries all over the world - Taiwan, Philippines, Panama, France, and Kenya. Accepted by Jacob Riis Child Care Center Director Helen Cooperman and CPC Director of Programs, Edgar Pereira and presented by Rev. Chang, the United Nation's Women's Guild Secretariat Group graciously donated $3,000 to the CPC Jacob Riis Child Care Center.
Since its inception in 1948, the United Nations Women's Guild has been raising funds to help needy children of the world. Last year alone, it has helped 127 children's programs in 45 countries.
In November 2013, seeing the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the UN Women's Guild decided to organize a bazaar in December to raise funds for children victimized by the hurricane. After careful consideration, the Guild deemed that the CPC Jacob Riis Childcare Center was in dire need to get its facilities replaced to serve the children better; therefore, the Guild chose this center as the recipient of the funds raised during the bazaar.
Thank you to Rev. Zoe Chang, Mary-Joan Mudho, Elsa Wurfl, Mireille Rabut, and Hedy Matulac for visiting our center and to the United Nation's Women's Guild Secretariat Group for their support.
East Cost Asian American Student Union (ECAASU)
 On January 17th 2013, ECAASU hosted an Open-Mic Fundraising Concert sponsored by A/P/A Institute at NYU and the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA). The event was held to raise money both for our annual conference this year and for bringing several high school students through AALead to our conference and to collect toys for children at CPC Jacob Riis Child Care Center. This event attracted over 70 students and young professionals and took place at the rooftop bar at Hotel Indigo located in Chelsea, Manhattan. The concert segment of the event featured: Kilusan, Goni, Austin Luu, DaQuan McCray, Kit Yan, Justin Kim. Attendees, Pocholo Valderrama, Trix & Vandaliss, William Chou, Bea Go & her band and Eugene Chang; they took turns performing for each other throughout the open-mic segment of the event. ECAASU National's first ever Open-Mic Concert Fundraiser was successful in reaching our goals and helping collect more than 25 new toys for the children at the Jacob Riis Child Care Center. We at ECAASU thank everyone who attended and supported this event and hope to continue our partnership with CPC Jacob Riis in the future. For those interested, we will be holding our annual ECAASU Conference at Columbia University from 2/22-2/24. Take a look at our website,www.ecaasu2013.org, for more details.
- Written by ECAASU National
Michigan Child Care Center
 A coalition of Day Care Centers in Freeland, Michigan (they wish to remain anonymous) mailed handmade cards to the students at Jacob Riis with words of love and encouragement. They also sent a large variety of their favorite toys. The staff of Jacob Riis were very touched that parents and children from as far away as Michigan were thinking of them and their students. The students of Jacob Riis are currently making Thank You cards to send back to their new friends in the Mid-West.
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Dumpling Crawl For A Good Cause
Rally Downtown was created after Hurricane Sandy to help small businesses get back on their feet by bringing pedestrian traffic back to the downtown area. Rally Downtown is hosting a Dumpling Crawl to support the Mom & Pop Shops in Chinatown and to share the hidden secrets of Chinatown cuisine. 10% of proceeds from Rally Downtown's Dumpling Crawl will go to CPC.
On the day of the event food-crawlers will meet at the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, get their Dumpling Crawl 2013 chopsticks and begin their guided tour. Crawlers will receive their map, then visit five different dumpling houses before meeting back at Chinatown Ice Cream Factory for desert.
Tickets include: Dumpling Crawl 2013 chopsticks, 2 dumplings per stop, 2 scoops of ice cream and a tour map so you can find your favorite spot again.
Dumpling restaurants participating in this event: Prosperity, Lam Zhou, 88 Palace Restaurant, Fried Dumplings (Moscow St.), and Excellent Dumpling House
Food-Crawling Dates and Times: Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 12noon, 2pm, and 4pm
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Dangers of Secondhand Smoke
Despite becoming one of the first cities to implement a smoke-free air act, which prohibits smoking in public spaces, New York is still beset by the dangers of second hand smoking. Exposure to secondhand smoke is a greater health hazard for New Yorkers than any other nonsmokers in the United States; in a survey conducted in 2004. 57% of nonsmokers were found to possess elevated levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, vs. 45% of nonsmokers nationwide. In addition, certain ethnic enclaves carry higher smoking rates than others, thereby increasing the risk of secondhand smoke exposure among members of these communities. These rates have traditionally been high among Asian populations, and have remained so while they have declined for whites and blacks between 2002 and 2010.
Secondhand smoke exposure has repeatedly been shown to increase the risk of many adverse health effects including lung cancer, heart disease, respiratory illness, and blood blots. By promoting a public policy of smoke-free outdoor spaces, we can circumvent many of these health issues.
- Written by Chiafen Liu, Community Mission Manager, Eastern Division, American Cancer Society, Inc.
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