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7/30/2010

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Included on this page are some recent publications and resources from the Asian American Federation. You can request hard copies of any of these publications by downloading it with Adobe Acrobat or by calling (212) 344-5878, ext. 27.

*All of the following documents are available in Acrobat PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, please go to the Adobe website to download the free version.

Community Focus – Federation Newsletter (June 2010)

Our current fiscal year is coming to close at the end of this month. As you know, this year, we celebrated the Federation’s 20th Anniversary. Despite the fact that we were recovering from an economic recession, the Federation was able to maintain its level of support to our member agencies, as well as provide funding support exceeding half a million dollars! In addition, we initiated two new projects- Census 2010 Community Engagement Campaign and the Elderly Mental Health Project. This was all possible because of the generosity of our supporters. Thanks to you, we were able to respond to the needs of our communities and initiate time-sensitive and important projects that will have lasting impact on our communities. Additionally, five agencies have joined the Federation’s membership. The new member agencies are Rainbow Center, The Sikh Coalition, Korean American Youth Foundation, Korean American Voters’ Council and Asian Women’s Christian Association- our first New Jersey member agency!

Community Focus – Federation Newsletter (April 2010)

As you will see, our Census 2010 Community Engagement Campaign is fully underway at the Federation. Since last December, we have been actively working with an ethnically diverse network of community organizations to conduct community outreach and education on Census 2010. We have provided unprecedented level of funding as well as Census training to our partner agencies. We have coordinated outreach activities and reporting of problems concerning Census Bureau’s field operations in the community. The first phase of the campaign activities have been organized to motivate community residents to mail in the census form by April 1. According to the Census Bureau, the latest mail in response rate for New York City is 48% which is below the national average of 62%. Our partner agencies have intensified outreach efforts and are prepared to move into the next phase of activities when the Census Bureau begins to implement door to door enumeration from May through July.

Community Focus – Federation Newsletter (January 2010)

Happy New Year! I hope you and your family had a joyous holiday season. We have some exciting news to share with you as we ring in 2010.

First, we have recently been approved $500,000 from an out-of-state private foundation and $236,000 from the New York State Department of State for our Census 2010 Community Engagement Initiative. The census grant comes at a very opportune time as it allows the Federation to move forward with a major initiative that ensures a full and accurate count of Asian Americans in the tri-state area. Secondly, we have stepped up our efforts to increase resources for our agencies. We recently awarded grants to our agencies in total of $340,000 which is almost a fifty percent increase from 2008. In the next few weeks, we will be making more grants in support of Census 2010 community outreach.

Community Focus – Federation Newsletter (November 2009)

This Thanksgiving, we have a lot to be thankful for. This month was an exciting and historic time for Asian Americans in city politics. For the first time in the history of New York City, we have an Asian American who won a city-wide office. City Councilman, John Liu was elected as New York City’s next Comptroller. Margaret Chin and Peter Koo were elected as City Council Members in District 1 and 20, respectively.

Community Focus – Federation Newsletter (September 2009)

Twenty years ago this month, the AAF became an incorporated entity as an outgrowth of a year-long planning initiative of United Way of NYC. Dr. Setsuko Matsunaga Nishi, who co-chaired the initiative with Margaret Fung of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, became the founding board president. Nine months later, I joined the Federation as its first executive director.

As the current fiscal year is coming to a close, I’d like to thank all of our supporters. Through their generosity and commitments of our board and staff members, we have been able to maintain our effectiveness in responding to community needs while weathering the economic challenges. During the summer months, we will be getting reading to implement two important initiatives: Census 2010 and suicide prevention. In addition, we will also plan for the celebration of the Federation’s 20th anniversary.

Community Focus – Federation Newsletter (June 2009)

The gala– we were pleased with the turnout given the economic recession. Although the proceeds were significantly lower than that of recent years, the event was filled with optimism and encouragement.

As the current fiscal year is coming to a close, I’d like to thank all of our supporters. Through their generosity and commitments of our board and staff members, we have been able to maintain our effectiveness in responding to community needs while weathering the economic challenges. During the summer months, we will be getting reading to implement two important initiatives: Census 2010 and suicide prevention. In addition, we will also plan for the celebration of the Federation’s 20th anniversary.

Community Focus – Federation Newsletter (April 2009)

Spring has finally arrived and trees of budding flowers and leaves can be seen on every other street corner. However, evidence of the current economic downturn can be found everywhere and is painting a much different picture of the season. Without exception, everybody is feeling its effects. At a time when human services are in greater demand and vital to withstand this difficult time, most human service organizations are having to deal with cut backs in public and private funding. For many of our member agencies, which have long experienced serious funding inequity even when the economy was good, this is indeed a very challenging time.

Community Focus – Federation Newsletter (Winter 2008/2009)

The economic storm of 2008 has left millions of Americans with painful and devastating effects. As families contend with job losses, foreclosures, and financial insecurity, the human service sector is confronting with a very serious challenge. At a time when human services are in greater demand among the poor and the new poor, many human service organizations see their own survival at risk. State and city governments are making significant cuts in human service funding because of budget shortfalls. Philanthropic resources from corporations and private foundations have shrunk. For many Asian American nonprofits, they are by and large small in size and have had significant barriers to accessing funding. Therefore, they are particularly vulnerable in tough economic conditions.