Chinatown service center is the lead agency for the county-wide family preservation specialized contract to provide family preservation services to asians and counseling services to prevent child abuse.

Chinatown services center provided approx. 3, 000 individuals with multiple programs addressing social services.

Over 12, 000 clients accessed our vocational services and 2, 600 received direct services including counseling, guidance and job training, job placement, case management, referral services, youth education, training and outreach.

Promotion of social and economic investment in the community, including small business training work shops, help new business setup chinatown service center sponsored 14 work shops that were attended by which approximately 800 clients in addition we helped create 8 new businesses and 16 new jobs

Provided quality and affordable comprehensive primary medical and care to more than 3800 induplication low-income, limited english speaking chinese, vietnamese & spanish-speaking immigrants, children and families.

The childcare services provides care for children ages 2 1/2 years to 5 years. while children are present at the center they are provided with a breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack from our food program .

The youth department operates after school program for youth ages 11-19 yrs. old youth who are attending middle and high schools programs include anti-gang prevention program for middle school youth, literacy reading program for both middle and high school youth.

BEHAVORIAL HEALTH DIVISIONTHE PROFESSIONAL AND CARING COUNSELORS OF CSC'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT COUNSELING SERVICES. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, COUPLES, AND ANGER MANAGEMENT COUNSELING; LIFE SKILLS TRAINING GROUPS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH; CRISIS INTERVENTION; PARENT EDUCATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/BATTERER'S INTERVENTION TREATMENT; CASE MANAGEMENT; AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION WORKSHOPS.LAST YEAR, 277 INDIVIDUALS BENEFITED FROM THE CENTER'S BEHAVIOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE CENTER'S BEHAVIOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RELEVANT AND INNOVATIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE CHILDREN, YOUTH, ADULTS AND FAMILIES. DIRECT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, MARITAL, FAMILY COUNSELING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PERPETRATOR EDUCATION COUNSELING GROUPS, CRISIS MANAGEMENT; AND CASE MANAGEMENT. BEHAVIOR HEALTH STAFF ARE MASTER LEVEL CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS SUPERVISED BY A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER AND/OR LICENSED MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST. COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL OUTREACH INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WORKSHOPS ON PARENTING, FAMILY LIFE, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND SCHOOL-BASED SELF-ESTEEM/LIFE-SKILL GROUPS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS, WORKING WITH VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS FROM THE CENTER'S FACILITIES.

MEDICAL SERVICES DIVISIONTHE CENTER HAS A LICENSED COMMUNITY CLINIC THAT PROVIDES QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE PRENATAL PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO THE LIMITED OR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. THE CLINIC EMPLOYS NURSE PRACTITIONERS, MEDICAL DOCTORS, MEDICAL SPECIALISTS, NURSES, NURSING ASSISTANTS, AND MEDICAL AIDS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE IN VARIOUS DIALECTS OF CHINESE, VIETNAMESE, SPANISH AND ENGLISH. CLINIC PATIENTS UTILIZE LOCAL HOSPITALS SUCH AS GARFIELD HOSPITAL, PACIFIC AMERICAN MEDICAL CENTER AND ST. VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER. THE FAMILY HEALTH PROGRAM HAS A WELL-DEVELOPED HEALTH EDUCATION COMPONENT WITH OUTREACH EFFORTS EXTENDING TO VARIOUS AREAS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. HEALTH EDUCATORS AIM TO EDUCATE HIGH RISK YOUTH AND NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING ADULTS AND SENIORS ON TOPICS SUCH AS SELF BREAST EXAMINATION, IMMUNIZATIONS, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, FAMILY PLANNING, AIDS/STD, PRENATAL CARE, HEPATITIS B, EARLY CANCER DETECTION, DIABETES, ETC. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES WORKSHOPS WITH LOCAL CENTERS, CHURCHES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010, CHINATOWN SERVICE CENTER HAS EXPANDED OUR MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. OUR SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CLINIC LOCATED IN ALHAMBRA HAS OPEN ITS DOOR TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES TO THE LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED, AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS. LAST YEAR, THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINIC ASSISTED OVER 4,788 LOW INCOME AND LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING CLIENTS IN THE CHINESE, VIETNAMESE AND LATINO COMMUNITIES.

WORKSOURCE CENTERA PREREQUISITE FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT AND EVENTUALLY CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY IS TO HAVE A STABLE JOB THAT WILL MAKE THEIR ENDS MEET. THE CENTER'S EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AIMS TO DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNEMPLOYED AND THE UNDER EMPLOYED. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF CAREER-RELATED TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES. EMPLOYMENT TRAINING INTRODUCES THE PARTICIPANTS TO EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS IN THE U.S., INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES, ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING, JOB APPLICATION RESUME PREPARATION AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES. THROUGH STAFF ASSISTED JOB REFERRALS AND PLACEMENT SERVICES, PARTICIPANTS CAN THEN GAIN EMPLOYMENT WITH OR WITHOUT ON-THE-JOB TRAINING WHERE PARTICIPANTS ARE PLACED AS REGULAR EMPLOYEES UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING. THE PROGRAM ALSO REGISTERS AND FUNDS JOB SPECIFIC TRAINING, SUCH AS COMPUTER SKILLS CLASSES, ESL CLASSES, MEDICAL BILLING TRAINING, WEEKLY ORIENTATION AND BI-WEEKLY JOB CLUB; WHICH INCLUDE RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEW SKILL. THE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ASSISTED OVER 3,600 PEOPLE IN JOB RELATED SERVICES LAST YEAR.AT THE CAREER RESOURCE ROOM OF THE CHINATOWN WORKSOURCE CENTER, CUSTOMERS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT:* ARE GREETED BY FRIENDLY STAFF WHO SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGES AND OFFER THEM THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED;* HAVE ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPUTERIZED JOB SEARCH, CURRENT JOB POSTINGS, RESUME AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOPS;* RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE CAREER PLANNING AND COUNSELING, PERSONALIZED JOB PLACEMENT, AND PAID ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.THROUGH THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ALSO OFFERS LOCAL COMMUNITY YOUTH AGES 14-21 THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT, WORK READINESS PREPARATION, BASIC SKILLS ENRICHMENT AND TRAINING.FOR OUR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS, THE CHINATOWN WORKSOURCE CENTER OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE:* ACCESS TO BUSINESS ASSISTANCE AND LOAN INFORMATION;* PRE-SCREENING, RECRUITMENT AND REFERRAL OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS;* CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PROGRAMS, WAGE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND THE LATEST LABOR MARKET INFORMATION;* USE OF THE CENTER'S FACILITIES FOR RECRUITING, INTERVIEWING AND SCREENING OF JOB APPLICANTS.