ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INC
ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INC
ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INC
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AAF Policy and Advocacy Programs
POLICY & ADVOCACY:1) AAF ADVOCATED FOR AND HELPED SECURE $30 MILLION TO FUND 136 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE, WITH APPROXIMATELY 40% OF GRANTEES LOCATED IN LONG ISLAND AND UPSTATE NEW YORK.2) AAF ORGANIZED TWO UPSTATE CONVENINGS FOCUSED ON THE ASIAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, BRINGING TOGETHER OVER 80 ELECTED LEADERS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS THE MOST URGENT NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.3) AAF STAFF PROVIDED TESTIMONY AT OVER 30 CITY AND STATE HEARINGS.HOPE AGAINST HATE CAMPAIGN:1) AAF'S HOPE AGAINST HATE CAMPAIGN HAS TRAINED OVER 2,737 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS 100+ WORKSHOPS IN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, UPSTANDER INTERVENTION, AND SELF-DEFENSE SKILLS, IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBER AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.2) AAF'S HOPE AGAINST HATE PARTNERS HAVE CONNECTED OVER 3,700 INDIVIDUALS TO VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES.3) AAF'S SAFETY BOOKLETS, VIDEOS, AND RESOURCES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 50,000 AMERICANS.MENTAL HEALTH:1) AAF EXPANDED OUR ASIAN MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTORY TO OVER 200 NEW YORK MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, WHO, COMBINED, SPEAK OVER 17 ASIAN LANGUAGES.2) MORE THAN 13,000 MENTAL HEALTH AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT ASIAN AMERICANS IN NAVIGATING THEIR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION:1) AAF, ALONG WITH FIVE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, SERVED OVER 240 IMMIGRANTS THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT, PROVIDING IN-LANGUAGE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ON AGING POPULATIONS, HOME LEAD SAFETY, AND COVID-19 BOOSTER AWARENESS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY'S FIVE BOROUGHS.SMALL BUSINESS/ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT:1) AAF COMPLETED A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REVITALIZATION PROJECT TARGETING BARTON AVENUE IN FLUSHING, QUEENS AND SUCCESSFULLY SECURED ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS IN QUEENS.2) AS PART OF THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR REVITALIZATION PROJECT, AAF HOSTED 15 COMMUNITY EVENTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES.CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:1) AAF CONTINUED TO LEAD THE 10-MEMBER AAPI POWER COALITION, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE OVER 300,000 CONTACTS WITH ASIAN VOTERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS THROUGH TARGETED CAMPAIGNS, WHICH INCLUDED PHONE, TEXT, AND MAIL OUTREACH, AS WELL AS IN-PERSON CANVASSING AND PRINT ADVERTISEMENTS. THROUGH NEW YORK CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE'S SPOKE CAMPAIGNS, AAF AND COALITION MEMBERS REACHED OVER 150,000 VIA TEXT-BANKING ALONE.2) AAF CREATED AND DISSEMINATED A 2022 ASIAN PRIMARY VOTER GUIDE POSTCARD TO 75,000 ASIAN NEW YORKERS.3) AAF RAN A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VOTER GUIDE AND THROUGH INFORMATIONAL GRAPHICS IN EIGHT ASIAN LANGUAGES.RESEARCH1) AAF PRODUCED THREE IN-DEPTH REPORTS, SIX BRIEFS, AND ONE CASE STUDY TO FURTHER OUR DATA-DRIVEN ADVOCACY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$13MProgram 1 [2024]
POLICY & ADVOCACY:1) CO-LED THE EQUITY BUDGET COALITION TO SECURE $30 MILLION FROM NEW YORK STATE TO FUND OVER 136 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE, WITH APPROXIMATELY 40% OF GRANTEES LOCATED IN LONG ISLAND AND UPSTATE NEW YORK.2) PLANNED AND ORGANIZED A LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOP ON ASIAN-LATINO CIVIC SOLIDARITY AT THE SOMOS, INC. CONFERENCE IN PUERTO RICO, THE FIRST-EVER ASIAN WORKSHOP HELD AT SOMOS.3) PROVIDED TESTIMONY AT OVER 17 CITY AND STATE HEARINGS.CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:1) LED THE 10-MEMBER AAPI POWER COALITION, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COALITION TO MAKE OVER 300,000 CONTACTS WITH ASIAN VOTERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS THROUGH TARGETED CAMPAIGNS, WHICH INCLUDED PHONE, TEXT, AND MAIL OUTREACH, AS WELL AS IN-PERSON CANVASSING AND PRINT ADVERTISEMENTS; THROUGH THE NEW YORK CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE'S SPOKE CAMPAIGNS, AAF AND COALITION MEMBERS REACHED OVER 150,000 ASIAN NEW YORKERS VIA TEXT-BANKING ALONE.2) AAF VOTER FESTIVALS ENGAGED 202,205 VOTERS IN PERSON; 110,000 THROUGH DIGITAL TEXT-BANKING; AND 41,309 THROUGH MAILERS.3) CREATED AND DISSEMINATED NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION VOTER GUIDES IN ENGLISH AND EIGHT ASIAN LANGUAGES: ARABIC, BENGALI, CHINESE (TRADITIONAL AND SIMPLIFIED), KOREAN, PUNJABI, TAGALOG, AND URDU.HOPE AGAINST HATE CAMPAIGN:1) AAF'S HOPE AGAINST HATE CAMPAIGN HAS TRAINED OVER 4,800 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS 300+ WORKSHOPS IN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, CONFLICT DE-ESCALATION, UPSTANDER INTERVENTION, AND SELF-DEFENSE SKILLS, IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH AAF'S MEMBER AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.2) AAF'S HOPE AGAINST HATE PARTNERS HAVE CONNECTED OVER 1,300 INDIVIDUALS TO VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES.3) AAF'S SAFETY BOOKLETS, VIDEOS, AND RESOURCES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 9,400 AMERICANS.MENTAL HEALTH:1) WORKED WITH AAF'S ASIAN AMERICAN MENTAL HEALTH ROUNDTABLE PARTNERS TO PROVIDE OVER 13,000 MENTAL HEALTH AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SUPPORT ASIAN NEW YORKERS IN NAVIGATING THEIR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.2) EXPANDED OUR ASIAN MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTORY TO 432 NEW YORK MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, WHO, COMBINED, SPEAK 19 ASIAN LANGUAGES.3) CREATED A MENTAL HEALTH HUB TO SERVE AS ONE-STOP SHOP FOR NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES IN 5 ASIAN LANGUAGES (E.G. ARABIC, BANGLA, CHINESE, HINDI, AND KOREAN). IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION:1) DISSEMINATED RESOURCES TO 47 IMMIGRANTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ON THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY'S NEEDS.2) HOSTED SIX ROUNDTABLES WITH NONPROFIT LEADERS TO DISCUSS IMMIGRANT NEEDS, PROMOTE COLLABORATION, AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS.3) COORDINATED EIGHT TRAINING SESSIONS FOR 81 IMMIGRANTS ON ISSUES MOST SALIENT TO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, INCLUDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.NONPROFIT SUPPORT:1) THROUGH AAF'S NONPROFIT RESILIENCY SERIES, TRAINED 72 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND OTHER SENIOR LEADERS IN LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY; FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY; POWER AND INFLUENCE; AND TRUST AND RETENTION.2) THROUGH AAF'S LEADERS IN TRAINING PROGRAM, TRAINED 19 MID- TO SENIOR-LEVEL MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY BUILD, ENGAGE, AND SUPPORT THEIR TEAMS USING EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS.SMALL BUSINESS/ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT:1) PROVIDED 100 ASIAN SMALL BUSINESSES WITH DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAININGS TO SUPPORT THEIR OPERATIONS.2) LAUNCHED TWO NEW NONPROFIT SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.SENIORS:1) LED THE 12-MEMBER ASIAN SENIORS WORKING GROUP TO IMPLEMENT POLICY PRIORITIES TO ADDRESS THE MOST URGENT SERVICE NEEDS OF ASIAN SENIORS IN NEW YORK CITY.RESEARCH:1) PRODUCED THREE IN-DEPTH REPORTS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND THE STATE OF KOREAN OLDER ADULTS NATIONWIDE; THREE BRIEFS ON POVERTY AMONG ASIAN NEW YORKERS, AN ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION IN NEW YORK'S CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3, AND THE IMPACT OF AAF'S HOPE AGAINST HATE CAMPAIGN; AND LAUNCHED A RELATIONSHIP TEXTING FIELD EXPERIMENT STUDY DESIGN.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$11M
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