Mission
For over 20 years, the Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay (VACCEB) has been a refuge and resource for low-income, South-East Asians and other underrepresented immigrant communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. From providing food security, health and wellness, to education and employment, we have become a focal point of community life for our seniors. In addition to program services, we are also involved in advocacy activities to protect funding for seniors and to promote public policies that are helpful to the aging population and low-income communities.
Impact
Annually, VACCEB serves over 13,500 nutritious meals and distributes 2,500 “grocery bags” monthly to seniors and their families three days a week. On average we handle over 1,200 translations services annually and help educate 200+ students through our ESL, Computer Literacy, and Job Preparation courses. Our bi-annual health fairs provide medical services to over 1,000 individuals and to help educate our community members on current medical news. VACCEB has helped over 100 individuals achieve naturalized US citizenship and foster civic engagement and advocacy for our community members.
Services
VACCEB offer’s complete wrap around client centered services to low-income clients in a culturally relevant and appropriate way. We are an agent for public agencies and have successfully applied public funding to the delivery of program services to the communities we serve. VACCEB provides a variety of support services including access to nutritional meals, senior programs, housing assistance, immigration and education services, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, and employment development. Our services aim to help our community members achieve economic self-sufficiency and integration