Chinatown Service Center

“The form 990 is drafted by an outside cpa firm and presented to the chief executive officer and chief financial officer for their review and changes. Management distributes the form to the board of directors before filing.”

“UPON REQUEST”

“Other program services 4: social / senior servicesthe family and community services department houses csc's social and community services programs which were the first services established by csc. Social and senior services in-depth, integrated, holistic, multi-sectoral case management assistance. The staffs are cross-trained on all agency programs and services, community resources, and government benefits, in order to better address gaps in the county level provision of case management services.* elderly services - another service that the social services department provides is the escapa (elderly services consortium for asian pacific americans) program. This program offers respite to primary caregivers of the elderly, housekeeping and personal care to the elderly and care management to the elderly population.* in-home services - in-home services training program is a training program for monolingual chinese older adults to gain employment in in-home and adult day health care centers.* volunteer income tax assistance (vita) program - offers free tax return services to low income individuals and families.* citizenship clinic - assists immigrants to apply for citizenship and fee waivers to eligible individuals. Other program services 5: other program services 6: youth servicescsc has come a long way in providing the growing population of chinatown youth with programs that guide them towards positive endeavors and further them in their development as confident and contributing adults. The youth center is a place where youth can come to develop leadership skills, enrich themselves educationally, and empower themselves economically and politically in order to improve their own community. The youth center also provides a much-needed space in chinatown for youth to hold social events, as there was no such venue in chinatown for youth to gather at prior to this.the csc youth center provides an array of workshops and activities. They center mainly on preparing our community's youth both for higher education, for entering the workforce and for community involvement. Current csc youth center programs include:* homework hour - youth get assistance on schoolwork and have computer access to research for their paper.* job skills workshops - youth learn required skills necessary in obtaining and keeping a job including resume writing, interviewing skills, career planning, and working with employer expectations.* operation read - formal 40 hour of literacy tutoring program for high-risk youth in partnership with l.a. County probation department.* los angeles chinatown youth council (lacyc) - youth take an active role in determining the guidelines for the youth center, and in planning and hosting social and recreational events and interacting with other youth serving agencies.”