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senior services workforce youth services website chinese american planning council founded in 1965 the chinese american planning council inc. cpc traditional chinese ; simplified chinese ; pinyin hu r n c hu xi hu ; jyutping waa4jan4 caak3waak6 hip3wui6 is one of the largest non profit providers of educational social and community services for asian americans in the united states . 1 it now services over 8 000 people daily through some 50 programs at over 25 locations citywide . it administers community services child care youth services workforce development senior services home attendant services housing and cultural services . 2 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 . 3 contents 1 history 2 main office and branches 2.1 main office 2.2 queens branch 2.3 brooklyn branch 3 programs and services 3.1 community services 3.2 daycare services 3.3 early child care centers 3.4 school age child care centers saccc 4 workforce 5 senior center services 6 youth services 6.1 manhattan youth 6.2 manhattan programs that serve youth 6.3 brooklyn youth 6.4 brooklyn programs that serve youth 6.5 queens youth 7 references 8 external links history edit the chinese american planning council inc. originally the chinatown planning council cpc was founded in 1965 as a grass roots community based organization in response to the tremendous influx of chinese immigrants after the change in immigration laws and in the midst of the great society movement . initially cpc volunteers counseled families by referring them to local schools and provided case management services to help immigrants adjust to their newly homes . filling a void in the community as the first social service agency to serve chinese americans in new york cpc began to expand its services based on the needs expressed by those in the community . 4 in 1966 cpc launched its head start program and youth programs for pre school and school age children . in 1970 it opened its first child care center ; in 1971 it began its seminal youth program project reach ; and in 1972 it opened the ever popular project open door senior citizen center . it helped construct two uniquely conceived senior citizen residential buildings everlasting pine and hong ning . in 1975 it launched its employment & training services with the english language center which provided new immigrants with badly needed job readiness skills training and workplace english instruction . the chinese american arts council a cpc subsidiary was founded in 1975 . 4 by 1983 cpc was providing home care services to senior citizens through its home attendant program which continues to burgeon as the population ages . the need of low english proficient home bound seniors for language appropriate culturally sensitive care prompted the launch of cpc s mature workers program to train home attendants which also answered the need of middle aged workers to find low skill employment that didn t require english fluency . 4 since the late 1970s as gentrification of chinatown manhattan pushed up rental costs immigrants began to move to brooklyn and queens and cpc followed suit setting up queens chinatown flushing and brooklyn chinatown brooklyn offices and changing its name and vision from the chinatown planning council to the chinese american planning council . the community continued to evolve in the 1990s with the majority of undocumented immigrants flowing in from china s fujian province and facing challenges that are unique yet similar to the trajectory of waves of earlier chinese immigrants . 4 since the tragedy of 9 11 in 2001 one quarter of chinatown s workforce was out of work . cpc responded immediately by launching 9 11 relief services to help dislocated workers get access to emergency assistance serving more clients than any other such program in the community 3 180 due to cpc s reputation and ability to refer clients in house to its other services . as the economic slump continued in the year after 9 11 cpc transitioned its 9 11 program to meeting long term employment and training needs as well as ongoing case management needs training over 800 clients and placing over 50 % a remarkable feat given the economic climate . 4 cpc has recently achieved accreditation of its childcare centers and received three licenses to open vocational and business schools . a new program enables clients who do not qualify for government assistance to pay for their own employment workshops and placement assistance . the workforce development division is enhancing its focus on health care training programs in keeping with client and market needs in the changing economy and has introduced a new food protection program . in january 2005 cpc opened a one stop multi social services center to connect clients to services with a focus on mental health while the brooklyn branch is conducting mental health outreach among community seniors . 4 over the years cpc has honored many people of chinese descent who have become outstanding leaders in their fields including architect i.m. pei 1978 musician yo yo ma 1983 fashion designer vera wang 1993 5 major john fugh 1994 film director ang lee 1996 nobel prize winner dr. daniel c. tsui 1999 pulitzer prize winning journalist and author sheryl wudunn 2011 and others . cpc holds two major events a biennial brooklyn bridge walk a thon with a family day fair and an annual chinese new year dinner . the events and cpc are supported by many elected officials including new york city comptroller john liu new york state assembly speaker sheldon silver new york state senator tom duane new york city council member margaret chin brooklyn borough president marty markowitz and many others . 6 main office and branches edit cpc has three main offices located within new york city . the main office is located at chinatown in manhattan while the other two branches are located in flushing queens and sunset park brooklyn . each office provides different services to the community . main office edit 150 elizabeth street is home to the chinese american planning council s administration fiscal office human resources and volunteer and internship program . located in the edges of chinatown little italy manhattan and soho cpc strives to build a better community for all not only in manhattan but queens and brooklyn also through satellite branch offices . 7 queens branch edit the queens branch of the chinese american planning council was established in 1979 in response to the rapidly growing chinese american population in queens especially in community districts 7 4 and 3 . the branch currently serves over 500 individuals daily and is the biggest chinese american social service agency in queens . services include senior citizen services youth services after school day care employment and training and services to asian parents of mental retardation and developmental disabilities . 8 digital inclusion initiative dii multi social services mss senior community service and employment program scscep services for families with special needs brooklyn branch edit in response to the growing needs of chinese americans in brooklyn cpc brooklyn branch was established in 1979 on church avenue . since then cpc brooklyn branch has grown to serve over 600 individuals daily . cpc brooklyn branch is currently located on 8th avenue and still aims to serve the rapidly increasing chinese immigrant population in the borough of brooklyn especially in the sunset park and bay ridge area . 9 some of the programs offered by the cpc brooklyn branch office include beacon and after school child care programs . programs that operate out of the branch office include senior services housing services and other multi social service programs . multi social services mss services to asian parents of the developmentally disabled sapdd senior services weekend services programs and services edit cpc provides over 50 programs at their 25 locations citywide . these programs include community services daydare services workforce senior citizen services and youth services . community services edit cpc provides mutli social services mss in manhattan brooklyn and queens . cpc s mss programs provide comprehensive and accessible benefits for low income residents and non english speaking immigrants in the predominantly chinese areas . bilingual counselors and outreach workers take a proactive and culturally sensitive approach through individual family and group counseling . they also visit local work sites and street fairs in addition to participating in radio talks and serve as advocates for the needy by seeking access to resources and government entitlement programs . 10 asian family services asian child care resources and referrals hiv aids services multi social services center special needs project c.o.p.e community outreach and public education daycare services edit cpc boasts twelve daycare and after school centers designed for multi ethnic families many with non english speaking immigrant parents who both work full time but have no funds for private childcare . whatever the age group cpc child care centers believe that family and community are important facets of children s lives . 11 cpc s early child care centers and school age child care centers serve children ages 6 months to 12 years . garment industry day care and little star of broome street are naeyc national association for the education of young children accredited preschool programs . confucius plaza saccc ps 124 is accredited by coa the council on accreditation . 2 early child care centers edit the early child care centers seek to stimulate and facilitate children s cognitive social emotional and physical development in a safe and nurturing environment . children have opportunities to develop heir own interests and aptitudes through a variety of hands on activities art music and movement language math science etc. the curriculum includes multicultural activities that promotes appreciation of all cultures . 2 chung pak day care garment industry day care jacob riis child care center little star of