ACRS HISTORY
ACRS was founded in 1973 out of a grassroots effort. At that time, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders were at risk of misdiagnosis and receiving inappropriate care from service providers unfamiliar with their culture and language. Today, ACRS provides a continuum of services for primarily low-income, immigrant, refugee, American-born Asians and Pacific Islanders through 14 major programs:
- Aging and Adult Services
- Chemical Dependency Treatment
- Children, Youth and Families
- Civic Engagement
- Citizenship Services
- Comprehensive Mental Health Services
- Congregate Meals and Emergency Feeding
- Consultation and Education
- Domestic Violence Batterers Treatment
- Employment and Training Services
- Food Bank
- Information and Referral Services
- Legal Clinic
- Problem Gambling Treatment
Take a look at a series of videos we created as part of our 45th anniversary celebration in 2018 to learn more about ACRS.
Our agency’s largely bilingual and bicultural staff of about 280 collectively speak 40 languages and dialects. ACRS staff, many of whom speak the same language and come from the same cultures as the people we serve, touch the lives of more than 35,000 people annually.
