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The Youth and Family Services Department provides Asian youth and families with guidance and support as they adapt and integrate into American society. AACS works to reduce risk factors, discourage negative behaviors, and promote a positive environment for youth and families to become healthy, contributing members of a larger community.

Family Support Program

 

The Family Support Program (FSP) is a program which helps Asian immigrant children and families who have experienced any types of violence :

 

  • Domestic violence
  • Sexual Assault
  • Human trafficking
  • Hate Crime

 

FSP

 

FSP provides help through culturally sensitive case management , referral services and emotional support, focusing on Asian families residing around the central Ohio region.


Children and Youth Service Program

The Children and Youth Programs at AACS provide opportunities for students Kindergarten through 12th grade to increase their educational learning, develop leadership skills, increase self-esteem and social skills and realize their potential as students, Asian American and memers of the larger community. These programs target children of Asian refugees and immigrants facing significant socio-economic disadvantages and social isolation due to cultural and language barriers. The Youth programs include the following:

 

  • Health Asian Youth(HAY) After School Program
  • Summer HAY Children1
  • GenerAsian neXt Conference

For more information, contact:

Anne Wang
Progarm Manager
(614) 220- 4023 x 230
email: eve@aacsohio.org

 

Volunteer opportunities at Youth and Family Services Department

 

Are you seeking an opportunity for earning community service hours? Are you interested in tutoring / mentoring students or working with victims of violence? If so, please contact :

 

Opportunities wroking with children/youth:

Anh-Thu Nguyen

Program Assistant

Children2

614-220-4023 extension 231

email: anguyen@aacsohio.org

 

Opportunities wroking with victims of violence:

 

Pyo Wook  Han

Program Assistant

(614) 220- 4023 x 224

email: phan@aacsohio.org

News:

Multi-language Family Support Program Brochures

Mon, 2008/07/21 - 4:09pm

Are now available for download at: https://aacsohio.org/Servicesen/YouthFamily/FamilySupportProgram

 

Family Support Program featured in Columbus Foundation website

Thu, 2008/07/03 - 8:56am
Currently featured in the Connect section of Columbus Foundation website, The Family Support program targets low-income families, many who are recent immigrants. Staff provide case management and crisis intervention services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and hate crimes. Clients receive legal accompaniment, job and housing search assistance, and community education. www.columbusfoundation.org/connect/pprojects.aspx

Healthy Asian Youth summer program

Tue, 2009/05/12 - 9:17pm

Healthy Asian Youth is offering a six-week summer program July 6 to August 13, 2009 for children ages 5-18:

For ages 14-18, an intensive SAT/ACT course on Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-5pm.

For ages 5-13, reading, math and ESL tutoring, as well as art and computer enrichment on Mondays and Wednesdays 3-6pm.

Location: 4100 North High Street, Columbus OH 43214

For more information, please contact Anne Wang by phone at 614-220-4023 x230 or by email at awang@aacsohio.org.