CPC joined Columbia University Irving Medical Center AAPI Employee Resource Group panel to speak about the 171-year history of AAPI injustices, and what organizations can do about Anti-AAPI rhetoric and hate on April 7th.
CPC applauds a budget that delivers on critical needs for Asian American & Pacific Islanders, communities of color, immigrants, low-income New Yorkers, and highlights the need for even further investment for a just recovery.
PIX11 News has a story on the press conference with CPC, Alliance for Quality Education, and Invest in Our New York, along with legislators and allies, to speak out against the Governor's efforts to cut funding for statewide Universal Pre-K. CPC Director of Childhood Development Services Mary Cheng was interviewed about why early childhood programs are so critical to both children and working families.
CPC joined Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, elected officials, Asian American and anti-violence allies at a press conference on March 30th to #StopAsianHate and promote bystander intervention. Speakers called for action after an Asian American woman was violently attacked outside of a building in midtown Manhattan.
Mitchel Wu, Director of CPC Queens Community Services, spoke about how to #StopAsianHate and invest in communities at a solidarity rally in Jamaica, Queens on March 25th.
CPC Queens Community Center Director Mitch Wu and Director of Operations Steve Yip joined community leaders at a New Yorkers United Against Anti-Asian Violence & White Supremacy rally at City Hall park on Saturday March 27th. CPC joins CACF and Asian American organizations calling on Governor Cuomo to provide $19.5 million in the FY21-22 State budget to support organizations working on pandemic recovery and responding to rising hate.
CPC Brooklyn Community Services Director Steve Mei spoke at a rally organized by State Senator Andrew Gounardes, Assembly Member Peter Abbate Jr. and Council Member Justin Brannan on March 29th.
Members of CPC Family Child Care Network met in person for a CPR certification training in Queens on March 27th. The training was led by Michael Shin, a certified CPR trainer of the American Red Cross, with more than 20 child care providers.
CPC President and CEO Wayne Ho was quoted in an article on New York City's plans to cut reimbursements to nonprofits providing essential services during the pandemic. Read the full article published March 25th in NY City & State.