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DONATION We gladly support Thai CDC’s programs
and services by donating:
□ $100
□ $75
□ $50
□ $25
□ Other_______
Name:___________________________________
Address: _________________________________
City: _____________________________________
State: ___________ Zip: ____________
Telephone: ______________________
Email:____________________________________
Enclosed is a check for $__________
Please make check payable to
Thai CDC and return this form with your
check to:
Thai Community
Development Center
6376 Yucca St., Suite B
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323-468-2555 T | 323-461-4488 F
Tax ID. No.: 95-453-1770
To pay with credit card, go to
www.thaicdc.org
Your donation is tax-deductible.
We will send you a receipt for your
contribution.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
The Thai Community Development Center was
founded in 1994 on the idea that all peoples
have a basic right to a decent standard of
living and quality of life. Since its establishment,
Thai CDC has addressed the multifaceted
needs of Thai and other disadvantaged
immigrants faced with substandard housing
conditions and lack of access to basic health
services, education and quality employment
opportunities.
THE MISSION OF THAI CDC
IS TO ADVANCE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
WELL-BEING OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
INDIVIDUALS IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES
AREA THROUGH A BROAD AND
COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY INCLUDING HUMAN RIGHTS
ADVOCACY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ACCESS
TO HEALTHCARE, PROMOTION OF SMALL
BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT
AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES.
GOALS
Our community economic
development strategy consists of ten
separate but integrated goals:
1. To empower and improve working
conditions for low-income and
exploited workers, especially those
working in inhumane conditions;
2. To promote the rights of Thai
Americans, as well as advocate for fair
labor and immigration policies;
3. To provide and ensure access to
culturally sensitive social services;
4. To develop leadership among Thai
Americans through community service;
5. To find innovative ways to uplift low
income individuals;
6. To promote economic stability
through financial literacy, entrepreneur-
ship training, small business develop-
ment, and individual development ac-
counts;
7. To engage in community asset
building that will create jobs and
provide micro-enterprise opportunities;
8. To develop affordable housing;
9. To revitalize public space through
reinvestment, community beautification,
and placemaking projects; and
10. To utilize cultural tourism and
heritage marketing activities as a
vehicle for economic development.
Making our mark in the community
Thai CDC successfully obtained a City
of Los Angeles designation of Thai Town,
the only municipally designated Thai
enclave in the country.
Thai CDC developed the Halifax and
Palm Village Apartments providing 106
units of affordable housing to low-
income individuals, families and seniors.
Thai CDC contributed to the start up
and development of hundreds of Thai
owned businesses through its Asian
Pacific Islander Small Business Program
(API-SBP).
Thai CDC helped over 400 victims of
human trafficking win redress and
restitution, including the victims from
the famed El Monte Case considered
the first case of modern day slavery in
the United States.
THAI THAI
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT
CENTERCENTER
Photo courtesy of Curtis McElhinney
Community Asset Building
CORE PROGRAMS & SERVICESCORE PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Affordable Housing
Halifax Apartments
Palm Village Apartments
Bricker Building
Foreclosure Intervention
Micro/Small Business
API Small Business Program
Entrepreneurship Training Program
Financial Literacy Classes
Individual Development Accounts
(STEP UP)
API Biz Expo
Social Enterprises
Thai Town Marketplace
(Business incubation and job creation)
Future Thai Town Marketplace and Farmers’ Market
The SERI Project (Slavery Eradication and
Rights Initiative) assists Thai victims of human
trafficking. Since 1995, one year after Thai
CDC’s founding, we have assisted over 400
Thai victims of the most severe form of
exploitation and human rights abuse by
providing an immediate response team.
The relief, education, counseling, and
advocacy we provide requires extensive
and comprehensive case management.
SERI Project
Advocacy
Case Management
Public Benefits Enrollment
Housing Assistance
Legal Resources and Referrals
Infamous El Monte Case, 1995
Neighborhood Development
Thai Town Development
Hollywood Human Development Overlay
District (HD-OD Project)
Managing Neighborhood Change
Promise Neighborhoods
Hollywood Family Source Center
Little Ethiopia Community Development
Central American Cultural District
East Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Live, Work and Play in East Hollywood
Consumer Resource and Health Fair
Youth Programs
Summer Youth Activist Training Program
Thai CDC employs cultural preservation,
heritage marketing and the
revitalization of public spaces as
strategies for economic development
API Preserve America
Neighborhood Coalition
East Hollywood Streetscape
Thai New Year’s Day Songkran
Festival
LA International Curry Festival
Thai Town 5k run/walk, 2008 Annual Thai New Year’s Day Songkran Festival
Elson Trinidad, Community Activist
Mann (Mac ) Bunyanunda, Esq.
Patrick C. Tantraphol, CPA, Treasurer
Pontip K. Wises, Clinical Lab Scientist
Rachanit Trikhanda, MBA
Smith Surasmith, Chair
Tina Chareonpong, Esq.
Tina Vacharkulksemsuk, MUP, Secretary
Wora Booncherd, Philanthropist
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Human Rights Advocacy Healthy Communities &
Community Empowerment
Cultural Tourism &
Placemaking
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