In December 2023, CACF released “The 18% and Growing Campaign: A Guide To The Discretionary Process,” a detailed guide which both introduces the goals of our budget advocacy campaign and clearly explains the discretionary process to members and partners.

The primary goal of this toolkit is to assist community- and advocacy-based organizations on how to build narratives and cultivate effective testimonials and community driven stories centered around the AAPI Diaspora as an asset to effect positive impact and promote social justice.

In December 2023, CACF released the “2023 Social Impact Report: AAPI Community Support Initiative,” a detailed report breaking down the impact of the NYC Council-funded AAPI Community Support Initiative.

In December 2023, CACF released “The 18% and Growing Campaign: A Guide To The Discretionary Process,” a detailed guide which both introduces the goals of our budget advocacy campaign and clearly explains the discretionary process to members and partners.

Led by CSAAH, these resources were developed under the Innovations in Data Equity For All Laboratory (IDEAL) initiative, a cross-sector and interdisciplinary collaborative with the goal to transform health data collection in New York state through equitable collection of patient race/ethnicity and strengthening patient and community trust in in health care settings.

 Hate does not have a place in our vision for New York. As leaders across New York’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, we denounce the violence and humanitarian crises being perpetrated in Palestine and the violence perpetrated in Israel. And we stand in solidarity with Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, South Asian, West Asian, and Arab American communities in the United States that are unjustly experiencing a rise of violence and hate. 

In October 2023, the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) released “Community Review of Translations: Guide for Incorporating a Community Review Process for Translated Materials,” a new guide aimed at both public and private entities across industries who intend to create culturally responsive materials in languages other than English.

CACF stands opposed to an austerity budget that diverts resources away from individuals and families who have been disenfranchised by historic exclusion and starves low-income and working class communities from culturally responsive social safety nets - because victories in the name of restoration are rooted in the perpetuation of class stagnancy and the disruption of socioeconomic mobility.