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Self-Help for the Elderly

Self-Help
for the Elderly ( SHE ) provides assistance and support to seniors in the San Francisco Bay Area . The organization first began serving seniors in San Francisco ’ s Chinatown in 1966 . Today , Self-Help for the Elderly serves over 40,000 older adults per year in San Francisco , San Mateo , Santa Clara , Alameda , and Contra Costa Counties . Services include health care , home care , social services , cleaning , nutrition support , and housing . SHE receives a language access grant to explore models of community interpretation service delivery and addresses community needs through partnering with OCEIA on citizenship workshops .

Southeast Asian Community Center

The Southeast Asian Community Center ( SEACC ) is a non-profit organization serving Southeast Asian communities locally and nationally . SEACC ’ s programs support self-sufficiency , economic viability , advocacy , community empowerment , leadership development , acculturation , and cultural preservation . The organization also advises and finances small businesses in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area . SEACC receives a language access grant to strengthen Vietnamese language assistance in San Francisco through building the capacity of Vietnamese interpretation and translation services , community education and outreach , and assessment , evaluation and documentation of local Vietnamese language access needs .
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