ACRS was founded in 1973 out of a grassroots effort. At that time, Asian Pacific Americans were at risk of misdiagnosis and receiving inappropriate care from service providers unfamiliar with their culture and language. Today, ACRS provides a continuum of services for primarily low-income, immigrant, refugee, American-born Asians and Pacific Islanders through 13 major programs:
- Aging and Adult Services
- Chemical Dependency Treatment
- Children, Youth and Families
- Citizenship Services
- Comprehensive Mental Health Services
- Congregate Meals and Emergency Feeding
- Consultation and Education
- Domestic Violence Batterers Treatment
- Employment and Training Services
- Food Bank
- Information and Referral Services
- Legal Clinic
- Problem Gambling Treatment
Our agency’s largely bilingual and bicultural staff of 250 collectively speak over 40 languages and dialects. ACRS staff, many of whom speak the same language and come from the same cultures as the people we serve, assist more than 26,000 people annually.
