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Causes: Economic Development, Homeless & Housing, Housing Development, Construction & Management, Human Services, Urban & Community Economic Development
Mission: The purpose of the organization is to plan, promote and support community development activities which preserve the japanese american and multi-ethnic culture and history of little tokyo and contribute to its physical, social, cultural and economic revitalization; to serve as a resource for similar community economic development efforts in other low-income communities, particularly asian and pacific islander communities; and to develop, provide and maintain affordable housing and housing-related services in the little tokyo area and in the greater los angeles metropolitan area for the benefit of low to moderate income people.
Programs: Program costs of various programs in ltsc cdc's mission of promoting community economic development through developing, providing and maintaining affordable housing; promoting cultural and historical preservation of the little tokyo neighborhood in los angeles; providing wireless internet services and access to technology; administering a multi-lingual small business assistance program in partnership with four other community agencies.
administered federal and state-subsidized childcare programs for children age 6 weeks to 2. 5 years old through an infant/toddler care center, family child care homes, and a preschool (that also includes family literacy programs) by partnering with parents and their providers by bringing together their different cultures to optimize the development of the children. Over 150 children were served.
service program costs of other, non-childcare, related programs, included providing culturally-sensitive case management, counseling, information and referral assistance to youth-senior clients in a multitude of languages, including english, japanese, korean, chinese, and spanish; providing youth-mentoring programs; conducting outreach to api communities to increase awareness and to diversify the donor registry of the national marrow donor program (nmdp), thereby improving access to marrow transplants for cancer patients, also provided patient support and support of patient families.