ASIA Programs

International Community Empowerment Project (ICEP)

ICEP is a prevention program funded by the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services ("ODADAS"). Its goal is to educate and empower youth and their families from Asian and other emerging communities in Summit County to make healthy life choices related to violence, alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. ICEP serves approximately 250 children and 125 adults every year. This is ASIA's oldest program. Learn More

Community Adult Mentoring Project (CAM)

CAM is a prevention mentoring program funded by ODADAS. It provides peer mentoring and adult group mentoring to new Asian Americans in Cuyahoga County. Learn More

Health Fairs

Health Fairs have provided the local Asian population and other ethnic communities with much needed education on health issues and free health screening. The Ohio Commission on Minority Health and the Ohio Department of Health have traditionally funded health promotion activities focusing on cardiovascular, cancer, hepatitis and osteoporosis prevention. Learn More

Teen Creations

A project funded by the Welty Family Foundation.  Its goal is to prepare youth from emerging immigrant communities to enter the work world and become responsible citizens contributing to their individual socio-economic well-being, that of their families, communities and the society as a whole. Participants commit to finishing their high school education while learning work and life skills that will enable them to transition effectively to the workforce. Learn More

Asian American Youth Against Tobacco (AAYAT)

Funded by the Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation, AAYAT is a coalition of Asian American youth dedicated to increase awareness of and reduce the harmful effects of tobacco use through health education, disease prevention and policy advocacy throughout Ohio. Learn More

Immigrants Living Literate In America (ILLA)

With support from the Knight Foundation's American Dream Fund, ILLA is a program to engage the newcomer community in civic life and to educate the mainstream community about the assets that immigrant and refugee populations bring to the region.  Workshops and classes start regularly, please contact Mao Vue (mao.vue@asiainc-ohio.org) for additional information.

Newcomers Family Support Center

With support from the Cuyahoga County Commissioners, the Center provides TANF eligible individuals basic skills training to make them work ready.  In addition, clients and their families are assessed and provided follow-up services and linked to other valuable resources in the community.  Classes for both adults and high school students start regularly, please contact Susan Wong (susan.wong@asiainc-ohio.org) for additional information. 

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Health Through Actions Initiative (HTA)

HTA is a multi-year initiative funded by the Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum with support from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.  The focus is on building the capacity of community collaboratives to address major health issues within Asian Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian populations.  HTA is a statewide initiative that engages agencies and individual in Akron, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton and others.  For more information, please contact Michael Byun (michael.byun@asiainc-ohio.org).

Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC)

ASIA, Inc., has partnered with University Park Alliance to target language-accessible homeownership and fair housing services to Asian communities—Burmese, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Lao, Mon, and Vietnamese in the University Park area.  The goal is to use language-specific counseling services and workshops to educate these residents on their rights as renters and to help them make a successful transition to homeownership.  Fair Housing Contact Service staffs the walk-in sessions on housing issues at the COPC Center located at 560 Allyn St.  Outreach activities to the communities include

• Workshops on safety issues

• Help Me Grow and Head Start

• ABCs of Insurance

• credit issues. 

The monthly COPC calendar listing all programs held at the COPC Center and at ASIA are translated into Burmese, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Lao, Mon (Burma), Karen (Burma), and Vietnamese.  They are distributed at area Asian groceries and churches, cultural festivals and to residents of the University Park area.

A Computer Lab, which officially opened for business in October 2007, is used to research housing issues, credit history, ESL instruction, and computer instruction for the Lucky Seniors.  Users come from the University Park area and neighboring communities.

For information about the University Park Alliance (UPA) and a schedule of workshops/ presentations held at the COPC Center, visit www.upakron.com.  Click Engagement, COPC, then monthly calendar.

For additional information, contact mary.dee@asiainc-ohio.org or 330-535-3263 Ext. 224.

Senior Tax Preparation Assistance Program

ASIA is a partner in the University Park Alliance (UPA), along with the City of Akron, Summa Health Systems, and the University of Akron.  UPA is a major initiative in the University Park Neighborhood, known to be one of the poorest neighborhoods in the City of Akron.  The Center provides workshops and assistance to businesses, families and individual in the UPA area.  The Center also offers a free computer center to residents who are interested in finding resources to purchase a home, to find a job, or to apply for school.  Please contact Minh Ngo for more information (minh.ngo@asiainc-ohio.org).