The Asian Services Center, located at 417 G Place, NW, is the focal point for service delivery for the Chinatown Aged population. Center Director is Jate Pan, MSW. Services include congregate food services, counseling, case management, translation and interpretation services for Asian elderly. The Center works with other public and private agencies in a variety of ways to provide services and activities for the Asian elderly, and to insure that this population has access to all services provided in the city. Other services include the distribution of commodity supplemental foods and health promotion services. One very special health promotion was a video production project funded by the American Heart Association, and produced by TV 56 (Chinese TV) which focused on cardiovascular disease and stroke for the Asian aged of the District of Columbia. This project also included translation of pamphlets relating to this problem, which emphasized ways to prevent or manage the disease. The Center sponsors an annual Asian community meeting to address any service gaps in serving the Asian aged community. We also partner with the Institute of Gerontology, U.D.C., to train Asian Services Center is funded by the DC Office on Aging. For more information, call (202) 842-4376 or (202) 529-8701.Welfare Reform brought new changes in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) rules. These new welfare reform regulations place our immigrant Asian aged population severely as-risk. We took a very active advocacy role on behave of the our non-citizen Asian & Pacific Islander population. Working closely with Social Security, meeting directly with the Commissioner of Social Security, John Callahan, we were able to make recommendations that were taken directly to President Clinton concerning revisions needed for Welfare reform. Aging Division's Asian Services Center was a success in many different ways. The primary purpose was to help inform and educate the public while at the same time working with the various agencies and organizations of the District of Columbia to provide a much needed service. The visit also gave the Commissioner the opportunity to introduce President Clinton's welfare reform proposal. If accepted, this proposal could help to entitle or continue the eligibility of certain non-citizens affected by the recent legislative changes. This visit also helped to show the community that Social Security was taking a compassionate approach to the problems faced by noncitizens and to help refer them to other possible sources of assistance. Many of the participants at the Asian Center commented on how they felt better knowing that the Social Security Administration was making an effort to help them in their time of need.

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-- Senior Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
-- Asian and Pacific Islander Services
-- Oasis Senior Center For The Homeless Aged
-- Lift Every Voice - Diabetes Education Program
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