Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC)

Our Vision

To advance and transform communities.

Our Mission

Chinese-American Planning Council’s mission is to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American, immigrant, and low-income communities.

Our Values

We are our community. We are committed, inclusive, and responsive. 

We embrace our community. We are reliable, trusted, and transparent and hold ourselves to the highest quality standards. 

We empower our community. We inspire leadership, equity, and progress.  

History

Founded in 1965, CPC is a social services organization that creates positive social change.  We empower Asian American, immigrant, and low-income communities in New York City by ensuring they have equitable access to the resources and opportunities needed to thrive.

Today, CPC is the nation's largest Asian American social services organization and we are the trusted partner to 60,000 individuals and families striving to achieve goals in their education, family, community and career.  We welcome community members at every stage of life to over 50 high-quality programs at 35 sites in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.

Through all of our services, we empower New Yorkers to become agents of positive change in their own lives and in their communities.