Overview of Asian Pacific Community Counseling
Asian Pacific Community Counseling (APCC), a community-based, non-profit organization, promotes and serves the mental health needs of Sacramento County’s Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities through culturally and linguistically appropriate outreach, prevention, education, therapy, counseling, and recovering support services which are developed, organized, and delivered in partnership with clients, families, and community service providers.
APCC was organized originally in 1976 and named “Stepping Stones.” It was formed by concerned members of Sacramento’s Asian-American community to address a pressing, underserved need for linguistically and culturally relevant mental health services. In 1977, the organization was incorporated, and later in 1987, amended its articles of incorporation by changing its name to Asian Pacific Community Counseling.
With 35 years of organizational experience, APCC has served the area’s diverse API communities, such as Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Iu Mien, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Tongan, and Vietnamese, through a dedicated staff of highly qualified mental health practitioners --- psychiatrists, clinicians, counselors, registered nurses, and outreach specialists --- possessing multi-cultural competency and multi-lingual fluency.
APCC’s budget, staff, and clinic have grown and evolved over the years, and its success is directly attributed to the organization staying focused on its original vision of providing high quality culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health services. In turn, APCC is recognized within the community based on this niche and operates on a Fiscal Year 2010/2011 budget of $2.7 million and workforce of approximately 40 regular and contract positions.
Presently, APCC continues to provide an essential community mental health service identified in 1976. This sustainability successfully reflects the organization’s vision and mission-driven strategic planning and service delivery; active leadership of the board of directors; organizational management and community engagement skills of the executive director; innovation, commitment, and adaptability of staff; and prudent financial management and multi-source revenue streams secured through federal, state, and local government funding sources, corporate and private foundation grants, fundraising, and donations.
APCC is committed to the future in serving the mental health needs of Sacramento County’s API communities by having a clear vision of how the organization fits within the mental health field and the community, being able to strategize about improving that position, and building consensus among clients, families, and service providers for future action.
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