CPC Project Gateway Students Connect and Recharge at Camp Mariah Spring Break Retreat

On April 9th through 10th, CPC Project Gateway staff and students visited Camp Mariah in upstate New York for a Spring Break retreat. More than 30 high school juniors, seniors, and college students gathered to connect through a variety of team building activities. The group shared meaningful conversations about college life, participated in hands-on activities including building chairs, houses, and cars using poles, and started their morning with a group jog. Students also enjoyed a bonfire, made s'mores, and watched the stars together. The retreat gave young people a chance to recharge, share experiences, and grow closer outside the classroom.

CPC Brings Families Closer Through Multimedia Storytelling and Workshops

CPC started an initiative focused on intergenerational mental health and wellbeing funded by a grant from Trinity Church NYC. The initiative, Creative Practices for Community Mental Health, aims to increase family wellbeing through storytelling and reduce stigma surrounding mental health. Grounded in the lived experiences of residents, CPC aims to normalize cross-cultural and generational conversations, increase awareness of available health resources, and foster intergenerational healing. Through facilitated workshops, dialogue circles, linkages to care, and multimedia storytelling, participants will reflect on influences of cultural and family identity, and the broader family narrative around wellbeing.

CPC Joins Pinwheels for Prevention Event in Honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month

On April 16th, CPC’s Asian Family Services (AFS) team joined the NYC Administration for Children’s Services and other family services providers at City Hall Park in Manhattan for the annual Pinwheels for Prevention event. Pinwheels is the national symbol of the cause, representing the bright, happy childhood every child deserves. Held in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the event aimed to raise awareness, uplift families, and highlight the importance of family support services to help children thrive.

CPC Hosts Special Needs Talent Show in Flushing

On April 10th, CPC organized a Special Needs Talent Show in Flushing in celebration of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Autism Acceptance Month, and Neurodiversity Celebration Month. More than 170 special needs families and participants from CPC's School-Age Child Care Center at PS 20 attended the event. The community event provided participants with a supportive platform to showcase their talents, celebrate personal achievements, and engage meaningfully with the broader community.

Press Coverage: Sing Tao Daily and World Journal

CPC Warns Federal Cuts Driving New Yorkers to Food Banks at Pandemic-Level 

On April 9th, the Times Union published an op-ed written by CPC President and CEO Wayne Ho and Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson warning that federal cuts to nutrition programs are driving more New Yorkers to food banks than at any time since the pandemic's peak. With families lining up before dawn at food pantries and parents skipping meals so their children can eat, they urged state leaders to adopt the Protect, Invest, Expand (PIE) Food Security Package as final budget negotiations wrap up. Their key priorities include transitioning EBT cards to secure chip technology to combat SNAP benefit theft, raising the minimum SNAP benefit, supporting programs that help keep food flowing to communities across New York, and protecting food assistance for refugees, asylees, and immigrant families.

Press Coverage: Times Union

CPC Steps Up for Immigrant Families to Fill Legal Gaps

On April 1st, Documented NY highlighted a new Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund report finding that Asian immigrants in New York City face severe barriers to immigration legal help due to language gaps, unaffordable lawyers, and other factors. Tommy Lee, Program Supervisor at CPC's ONA Opportunity Center, said the program has seen nearly double the applications in the past year. He shared the case of a CPC client detained by ICE after missing a check-in due to a car accident. The client's wife, who does not speak English, turned to CPC's afterschool program, where staff made dozens of calls to find legal help. Jack Hsia, Senior Attorney of Community Legal Services at CPC, added that free and private immigration attorneys were already overwhelmed with cases and did not have the capacity to take on this case, so CPC stepped in to handle it.

Press Coverage: Documented NY