APA's Core Programs for Families and Children...
The family support center located in Chinatown provides programs and services to support the growth and development of all family members - adults, youth and children.

Read an interview with an APA heroine, a HOME VISITOR. They bring the services of APA Family Support Services into the homes of at-risk families.

Learn about the seven SUPPORT GROUPS that provide a safe place and the comfort of knowing you are not alone in this world.

Confidential COUNSELING is available to families or to individual family members.

The API HOTLINE is a resource to parents and youth in times of stress and crisis. Trained hotline volunteers can help you in Cambodian, Cantonese, Laotian, Mandarin, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese.

The APIFRN is a collaborative network of 27 AGENCIES dedicated to serving the Bay Area Asian Community and its families.

There are more services available:

• BABY CARE WORKSHOP
  Once a week, an APA Health Worker conducts a bilingual workshop for postpartum mothers at San Francisco General Hospital. Through videos and demonstrations, the new parents are educated on breast-feeding, proper infant care, and child rearing practices.
• HIGH RISK CHILDREN FOLLOW-UP CLINIC
  In collaboration with San Francisco General Hospital Pediatric Department, APA staff provides medical liaison services to Asian children. Home visitors help families schedule medical appointments, translate for the families, participate in medical conferences and collaborate with other medical service providers to address the needs of the families.
• INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
  APA links clients with appropriate services in the community. This service begins when a client calls or drops-in. APA also refers clients to other agencies providing culturally sensitive support to Asian families like parenting education classes, support groups, counseling, child care, housing or employment training.
• PARENTAL PSYCHO-SOCIAL ASSESSMENT
  An APA social worker is stationed at Chinatown Public Health Center to provide clinical assessment and case management for pregnant Asian women to ensure the best possible outcome in the birth of each baby. The social worker will refer at-risk families to appropriate early intervention services.
• TRAINING FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS
  APA trains service providers in mainstream organizations about Asian cultures and values to increase cultural awareness. Currently, APA provides training to Child Protection Services workers in the SF Department of Human Services, to pediatric interns at San Francisco General Hospital and to other Bay Area agencies.

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