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CACF’s 2024 Catalyst for Change Awards Gala Uplifts The Power of IGNITING ACTION In Our Communities
Nearly 350 advocates, civic leaders, and supporters gathered at Manhattan’s Tribeca 360 Monday for the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF)’s annual Catalyst for Change Awards Gala. The organization’s Catalyst for Change Award celebrates leaders champions of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community that exemplify CACF’s commitment to the nation’s children and families.
Coming Together in Strength and Healing
CACF is prepared to fight alongside our community to protect our civil and human rights.
CACF Announces the Addition of Five New Board Members
The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) is pleased to announce the addition of five new members to our Board of Directors ahead of our 2024 Catalyst for Change Awards Gala
CACF Announces the 23 Awardees of the 2024 AAPI Community Development Fund
The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) is pleased to announce the names of the 23 AAPI-led and serving community-based organizations that make up the 2024 recipients of the AAPI Community Development Fund.
This World Mental Health Day, Discover How Collective Healing Supports Community Mental Health
On World Mental Health Day 2024, CACF released a new brief on the importance of funding collective healing programs.
Collective Healing: Mental Health For The Community, By the Community (2024)
In October 2024, CACF and Access Health NYC released “Collective Healing: Mental Health For The Community, By The Community,” a policy brief focused on how policymakers and government officials can support collective healing, a non-traditional form of mental health care that includes options like youth mental health workshops, culturally responsive wellness programs, and linguistically accessible social groups for seniors.
CACF Celebrates 20 Years of the Asian American Student Advocacy Project (ASAP)
When CACF founded the Asian American Student Advocacy Project (ASAP) in 2004, none of us could have envisioned the powerhouse of youth advocacy and community building it has since become.
Coalition for Asian American Children and Families Response to FY 25 NYC Budget
The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) issued the following statement on Monday, July 1, 2024 on behalf of its over 90 AAPI-led and -serving member organizations in response to Sunday’s vote by New York City Council on the New York City Budget.
CACF’s Asian American Student Advocacy Project Youth Leaders to Host Community Briefing Highlighting Current Advocacy Campaigns
Now celebrating its landmark 20th year, ASAP was first founded in 2004 by CACF to create a space for young AAPI New Yorkers to discover how they can be self-aware and informed advocates for themselves, their communities, and their fellow public school students.
AAPI Groups Rally in Front of Queens Borough Hall for Fair and Equitable Budget
The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families’ (CACF) 18% And Growing campaign and dozens of their Queens-based members and partners gathered outside Queens Borough Hall on Tuesday to call on New York City Council to support a fair and equitable budget that centers the needs of New York’s most marginalized.
Brooklyn AAPI Advocates Rally for Equitable Budget in Leif Ericson Park
The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families’ (CACF) 18% And Growing campaign and dozens of their Brooklyn-based members and partners gathered in Leif Ericson Park on Thursday to call on New York City Council to support a fair and equitable budget that centers the needs of New York’s most marginalized.