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HOME  >  GRANTS & SERVICES  >  RECENT GRANTS Recent Grants 2007-2008 Health Education Childhood Obesity in Asian Communities Childhood obesity has been a growing problem in the U.S., even for Asian communities. The percentage of Asian American kids in California who are at risk of becoming overweight has risen faster over the past 10 years than for any other ethnic group. This means that early intervention and health education are important, since being overweight puts people at risk for many health problems, like diabetes and asthma. Grant Recipients: APA Family Support Services (San Francisco) -- $20,000 Asian Health Services (Oakland) -- $19,000 Cambodian Community Development, Inc. (Oakland) -- $1,000 Chinatown YMCA (San Francisco) --$20,000 Community Youth Center of San Francisco -- $23,000 Filipinos for Affirmative Action (Union City) -- $18,500 Friends of Children with Special Needs (Fremont) -- $10,000 Japanese Community Youth Council (San Francisco)-- $20,000 Nihonmachi Littler Friends (San Francisco) -- $15,000 Southeast Asian Community Center (Oakland) -- $2,500 2006-2007 Citizenship and Naturalization Services Seventy percent of Asians living in the Bay Area were born outside the U.S., and many of them applied for U.S. citizenship this year due to heightened concerns about the immigration reform proposals discussed in Congress. The Asian Pacific Fund supported naturalization services and citizenship classes in response to this increase in demand. Grants covered the costs of legal services, ESL classes to pass the naturalization interview, and also provided financial assistance to help elderly and low-income immigrants pay for the large fee increases that took effect in July 2007. Grant Recipients: Cambodian Community Development, Inc. (Oakland) -- $18,000 Chinese Newcomers Service Center (San Francisco) -- $18,000 Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation (San Jose) -- $14,000

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