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CPC Statement on Assembly Member Ron Kim’s Report 

The Chinese-American Planning Council Home Attendant Program Inc. (CPCHAP) – a subsidiary of the Chinese-American Planning Council Inc. (CPC) – provides critical, life-saving home care services to Medicaid patients, who cannot afford such services otherwise. We have no choice but to do so by following New York State Medicaid rules and requirements, as well as Department of Labor laws, court decisions, and union agreements. We have long called for the State to replace 24-hour home care cases with two 12-hour split shifts, which would be best for both workers and patients. This requires changes to State labor law and Medicaid funding rates.

Project Gateway Hosts College Panel For Prospective Students

Project Gateway held our last college workshop of the year on December 28th with prospective students and alumni of CPC's youth programs. Current college students who have participated in CPC afterschool programs answered questions about college life pre-pandemic and now, including school's safety protocols, as well as the application process and choosing a major.

CPC Nan Shan Senior Center Partners With UnitedHealthcare

Nan Shan Senior Center, in partnership with UnitedHealthcare, has been able to distribute meals to over 200 seniors!

CPC Presents "Resiliency & Community Building in Times of Crisis" at PEARL Conference

CPC held a panel discussion at the P.E.A.R.L. Conference on Dec 9th, "Resiliency and Community Building in Times of Crisis." The panel focused on the practices community members developed to confront the pandemic and a disturbing rise in anti-Asian hate and violence amid a national reckoning in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.