Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association

Causes: Food, Food Programs

Mission: To unite overseas chinese, promote their welfare, enhance chinese-american friendship, promulgate chinese heritages, and conduct community services and charity events for the public interests.

Programs: The association sponsors several programs including community affairs programs, including senior citizens care, and the new years day chinatown parade 5000 - 8000 participants . The association maintained a number of free social services to the public , including library, medical clinic 1-2 doctors, 3-4 hours per week chinese and english training for youth and new immigrants 150 - 200 students classes for health care. The association also organizes classes for citizenship application, food sanitation, etc.

lunch program the association provided subsidized lunch to 200 - 250 elderly and handicapped citizens six days a week throughout the year, including volunteer home delivery.

manage charitable cemetery for the chinese american community, including 1 provision of interment rights 2 conducting ancestor-worship ceremonies and community festivals to honor deceased 3 working with families to advise on chinese burial traditions, translate and prepare grave monuments and markers, and coordinate and perform chinese burial customs and 4 arranging volunteers to provide transportation to families and elders to regularly visit cemetery to honor deceased and conduct religious/ cultural traditions.