(Updated: 02/03/2012)

KYCC is hosting free income tax preparation at 5 locations in English, Spanish, and Korean starting January 24th through April 15th. It’s easy to make an appointment – call our Tax Prep hotline at (323) 909-1975 or email freetaxes@kyccla.org.

Volunteers Needed! Learn how to prepare taxes and help low-income families through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Visit www.kycclaCED.org or sign up at http://unitedwayla.volunteerhub.com

(Updated: 01/24/2012)

Thank you to the supporters of our 18th Annual Holiday Carnival held on December 10, 2011! To view photos from the event, please visit our Facebook album.

(Updated: 01/18/2012)

Donate an old iPod touch or iPhone to our Children's Center for use in the classroom!

For more about our Children's Center, please visit their website: www.kyccla.org/childcare

(Updated: 11/03/2011)

Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program

Receives $100,000 from Wells Fargo

Despite continuing challenges in the economy, the Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (API SBP) received a $100,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to support the Asian Pacific Islander entrepreneur community in Greater Los Angeles.

Roy Jasso (center), Wells Fargo Community Development representative and Chinatown Service Center board member, presents a $100,000 check to API SBP board members: Byron Shinyama (left), Koreatown Youth & Community Center; Chanchanit Martorell (third from left), Thai Community Development Center; Bill Watanabe (third from right), Little Tokyo Service Center; Joel Jacinto (second from right), Search to Involve Pilipino Americans; and Lawrence Lue (right), Chinatown Service Center. Members of the API SBP, a collaborative of the five community organizations, received the $100,000 donation at a board meeting in Los Angeles on June 14th. Also pictured is Ron Fong (second from left), the API SBP director.

About the Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program
Formed in 1999, API SBP is a collaborative of five community organizations, the Chinatown Service Center, Koreatown Youth & Community Center, Little Tokyo Service Center CDC, Search to Involve Pilipino Americans, and Thai Community Development Center. Its partners have shared more than 160 years of service between them, are well known and respected for the quality of their work, the impact of their services and their standing in the community. API SBP assisted 3000 entrepreneurs in 2010.  The organization is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration and does not charge clients for its counseling services.

About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.2 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com and wachovia.com), and other distribution channels across North America and internationally. With approximately 280,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in America. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 23 on Fortune’s 2011 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially.

(Updated: 08/10/2011)

The Koreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC) and the Asian American Drug Abuse Program (AADAP) have recently concluded a survey of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among Koreatown and South Bay Youth. This study is part of an ongoing series conducted by both agencies to understand and prevent substance abuse in the Koreatown and South Bay Korean American community.

Download:
Executive Summary (English)
Executive Summary (Korean)
Complete report (English)

(Updated: 05/18/2011)

KYCC Annual Report 2009-2010

“35 Years, One Vision”

Click on image to download PDF (2.06 MB)

If you would like to request a hard copy, please email jta@kyccla.org with your name and mailing address.

(Updated: 04/27/2011)

Support KYCC by donating to the Asian Pacific Community Fund through Workplace Giving

Established in 1990, the Asian Pacific Community Fund is a network of community organizations focused on enhancing the lives of Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) throughout Los Angeles County. APCF’s mission is to meet the diverse needs of APIs by building healthier communities, developing API leaders, creating a stronger API voice and providing the foundation for a brighter tomorrow.

For more information on APCF and its Affiliate Agencies, please visit www.apcf.org or contact Debra Fong at (213) 624-6400.

(Posted: 03/10/2010)