Press Releases

It has been a difficult, sad, and trying few weeks for our community.  We have seen our communities being harmed, disregarded, and ignored. For many of us, our ask is simple: that we have the [...]

                                                                HealthierHere partners with ACRS, other organizations to address workforce crisis Invests in Diverse Initiatives to Mitigate Worker [...]

Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) has joined OneAmerica, the City of Seattle and King County, in collaboration with the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) and Cities for [...]

SEATTLE – The ACRS Food Bank is responding to the growing need for culturally relevant food for people experiencing hunger in the Seattle metropolitan area and throughout King County by moving to [...]

For Immediate Release:  March 18, 2021 Contact:  Liza Javier, 206-774-2460, lizaj@acrs.org  SEATTLE – On March 16, eight people were murdered in a coordinated [...]

SEATTLE (February 16, 2021) — As a national network of local and national Asian American organizations that convened in the wake of the pandemic a year ago, we have been working together to share [...]

For Immediate Release:  August 21, 2020 Contact: Liza Javier, 206-774-2460, lizaj@acrs.org SEATTLE – ACRS today announced it had joined a coalition of eight of the nation’s leading immigrants’ [...]

During the Stay Home Stay Healthy order by the governor through May 4 during the COVID-19 outbreak, ACRS is offering limited essential services at ACRS offices to clients by appointment only and [...]

While racism toward Asians is neither new nor unsurprising, COVID-19 has brought the matter to concerning heights. 

During this time, ACRS will be offering essential services to clients arranged by their case manager by phone. ACRS staff have been reaching out to clients, providing information in different [...]