Give to the Asian Pacific Community Fund through the LAUSD Sharing Brings Hope Campaign through April 2nd and make a difference in your community!

The Los Angeles Unified School District's charitable giving campaign, "Sharing Brings Hope" kicked off on February 16th.  Hundreds of schools with thousands of faculty and students will have the opportunity to donate to a dozen organizations providing much needed programs and services to the community, one of them being the Asian Pacific Community Fund.  Over $1 million is donated each year so we hope that if you are a part of the LAUSD, that you will make a donation to the Asian Pacific Community Fund this year.

Why Support the Work of APCF and its Member Agencies?
The Asian Pacific Islander population is the 3rd largest racial/ethnic group (1.3 to 1.5 million) in Los Angeles County – larger than that of any state in the nation, except for California. With such a large population, also comes a great need for support of this community. As the only Asian Pacific Islander community-based fund in Southern California, the work of APCF is more important than ever. APCF strives to raise funds through individual donors giving through workplace charitable campaigns TO MAKE UP FOR THE FUNDING SHORTFALLS FOR PEOPLE OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER DESCENT. According to a recent report by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, “the giving trends of the top U.S. Foundations to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities have not kept pace with the growth of these communities … The report shows that even though Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders now comprise 4.5 percent of the U.S. population, 2004 foundation funding represented just 0.4 percent of all U.S. foundation dollars. This funding does not appear to correlate with the significant social and economic challenges that continue to hinder AAPI community progress, including high poverty rates, growing health risks, increased hate-related violence, and major educational achievement gaps in many AAPI populations.”

START MAKING A DIFFERENCE TODAY!

• Make your pledge for a payroll deduction donation to the Asian Pacific Community Fund.

• Tell a friend, or two, or ten, about the Asian Pacific Community Fund and its Agencies.

• Get involved – Most APCF Agencies need people just like you to volunteer.

APCF AGENCIES

• Asian American Drug Abuse Program

• Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center

• Asian Pacific American Legal Center

• Asian Pacific Family Center

• Asian Pacific Health Care Venture

• Asian Pacific Women's Center

• Asian Rehabilitation Services

• Asian Youth Center

• Center for the Pacific Asian Family, Inc.

• Chinatown Service Center

• Economic & Employment Development Center

• Filipino American Service Group, Inc.

• Japanese American Citizens League – Pacific Southwest District

• Khmer Girls in Action

• Korean American Coalition

• Korean American Family Service Center

• Korean Immigrant Workers Alliance

• Korean Resource Center

• Koreatown Youth and Community Center

• Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics

• Little Tokyo Service Center

• Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker Run Committee, Inc.

• National APA Families Against Substance Abuse

• OCA – GLA (Organization of Chinese Americans of Greater LA)

• Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment

• Pacific Asian Counseling Services

• Search to Involve Pilipino Americans

• South Asian Network

• Special Services for Groups

• Thai Community Development Center

• Visual Communication

Administrative Fee: 10%
(For gifts made to member agencies collectively.)

Administrative Fee: 10%
(For ALL donor designated gifts.)

For more information, visit www.sharingbringshope.org or contact Clara at (213) 624-6400 ext. 3.