 DONORS & SUPPORTERS
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Supervisor Don Knabe, 4th District, presents Mariko Kahn, Executive Director, with a check to support the Y.E.S. Program in Long Beach. |
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Board members, Mona Miyasato and Wes Tanaka, Southern California Edison (right), made the 2007 Advisory Council Dinner a big success with their financial support. In the middle is Shaighn Kim, Board President. |
Over the years, PACS has received support from the following:
Allstate Foundation
American Honda
Asian Pacific Community Fund
California Community Foundation
California Consumer Protection Foundation
The California Endowment
Chapman & Associates Charitable Foundation
City of Los Angeles Community Development Department
Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Jinwoo Communications Group
Josephine S. Gumbiner Foundation
Kaiser Permanente Foundation
Richard Heath & Associates
LA Care Health Plan
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
Los Angeles County Department of Probation
Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
Los Angeles Times Family Fund
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Public Relations Society of America, Los Angeles Area Chapter
Raytheon Asian Pacific Professional Association
Raytheon Company
Santa Anita Park
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Paul Shishima
Southern California Edison
The Gas Company
Torrance Jaycees
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Verizon Wireless HopeLine Program
Washington Mutual Bank
Weingart Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Westchester Rotary
PACS is proud to be the recipient of two important grants that together will enable the agency to increase access to mental health services byproviding bilingual and culturally competent psychiatric and mental health services when the therapist or psychiatrist is in a different physical location than the interpreter and/or client. In October of 2006, The California Consumer Protection Foundation awarded PACS $40,000 to purchase videoconferencing equipment to begin this exciting pilot project. Due to remodeling of all three locations as well as technical challenges, Phase I was implemented slowly.
During that time, other foundations were approached for the funding needed to complete this project. In September 2007, The California Endowment generously awarded a two year grant of $176,000. With this funding, PACS will be able to train staff, properly evaluate the project’s challenges and accomplishments, document the process for other agencies, hire the needed IT consultants and complete the installation, testing and usage of the equipment.
This cutting edge project will benefit underserved urban populations who are low-income and limited English speaking or monolingual with mental illness. As a form of telemedicine, it will increase access to mental health services and information through enhanced service delivery.
PACS gratefully acknowledges The California Endowment and The California Consumer Protection Foundation for its willingness to seek innovative ways to solve age-old problems.
Support PACS by donating to the Asian Pacific Community Fund through Workplace Giving
APCF was founded in 1990 to establish a common vehicle through which people can donate directly to API and other communities in need. Most of APCF's funding comes from individuals who make a pledge during Workplace Giving Campaigns and donate through payroll deductions. APCF currently conducts Workplace Giving Campaigns for employees of the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Unified School District and others. The funds are distributed on an annual basis to its 29 member agencies, one of which is PACS. For more information on APCF and its affiliate agencies, please visit www.apcf.org.
If you would like to set up a Workplace Giving Campaign in your company/business or donate to APCF, please contact Debra Fong at dfong@apcf.org or (213) 624-6400 ext. 2.
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