Asian American Civic Association

AACA's mission is to enable limited English speaking and economically disadvantaged individuals to realize lasting economic self-sufficiency, and enable them to fulfill their potential as contributing family members, productive workers and participating citizens.

Description:
AACA has four major components:

The Workforce Development Center is recognized as one of Boston's leaders in vocational training for adults. The agency operates three training programs: office skills, facilities maintenance and automotive repair.

The Education Center offers basic English classes for speakers of other languages; intermediate English classes to help students prepare for college or enter skills training; financial literacy and citizenship classes.

The Multi-Service Center provides assistance with immigration, housing, health insurance and primary care, food stamps, social security, home heating oil, income tax preparation, translation and interpretation, college application and financial aid forms, and information/referral.

The biweekly newspaper, Sampan, provides news about community concerns and development, health, arts and entertainment to the greater Boston Asian community.

History:
The Agency was established in 1967 to meet the social and cultural needs of first and second generation Chinese Americans. In 1970, it became the major social planning and cultural advocacy agency in Chinatown. Since then, the agency has continued to provide an array of services to immigrants from many different countries around the world.

Contact people:

Michelle Kiang, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Georgianna Tam, Administration Support, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (617) 482-2316

Address:

87 Tyler Street Boston, MA 02111 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.aaca-boston.org

Directions:

Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: New England Medical Center,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5 For maps or information, please see http://www.mbta.com/schedmaps/index.cfm

Last updated on August 18, 2009