for parents
Join CACF and become a part of our movement for Asian Pacific American children and families.
We invite parents to join our parent leadership program, read our child discipline manual, enroll your child in our youth leadership program, or access our resource directory.
Join our parent leadership program
*Calling Asian Pacific American Immigrant Parents!*
Apply for the Parent Leader Position
The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) is looking for Asian Pacific American immigrant parents who care about education, health, and child welfare issues in New York City. Join other Asian Pacific American immigrant parents to make your voice heard! Help make changes to improve services to the Asian Pacific American community. Parents will meet every month to learn about education, health, and child welfare and how to speak up for yourself and your communities. This is a part-time position with a two-year commitment.
We are looking for parents who:
- Care about education, child welfare, and health issues for Asian Pacific American communities
- Can attend 15 meetings a year (including a minimum of 5 weekend trainings between March and May and monthly meetings from June through December)
- Can participate 20 hours outside of scheduled meetings, including advocacy activities
- Preferably bilingual in English and one of the following: Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog, Urdu, and Vietnamese
- Available to meet on weekday evenings and/or weekends
- Wants to increase advocacy and leadership skills
- Have at least one child enrolled in an NYC public school (who is not currently a senior in high school) and/or have direct and recent experience with the public school system
- Able to make a 2-year commitment to the project
*Meetings will mostly be in English. We encourage parents with limited English-skills to apply.
Applications are no longer accepted for this program. Questions? Contact power@cacf.org.
Read our child discipline manual
Click here for our bilingual parent education brochure, Keeping Children Safe and Families Together: A Guide for Immigrant Families About Child Abuse and Neglect Laws and Support Services in New York. The brochure provides immigrant parents with information on the local laws regarding child abuse and neglect, tips on appropriately disciplining children, and resources for families. The brochure is available in Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Enroll your child in our youth leadership program
Click here to learn more about our youth leadership program, the Asian American Student Advocacy Project (ASAP), available for youth enrolled in any New York City public high school.
Access our directory
Click here to access our resource directory. You can find resources on local social services in New York City. Resource include after school programs, child care, health services, counseling, domestic violence shelters, organization, advocacy, and research.