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CACCC Receives $6,000 Community Grant from the City of Cupertino
Funds provide education and outreach to the Chinese American community on the importance of advance care planning during historic pandemic
CACCC Receives $6,000 Community Funding Grant from the City of Cupertino
Funds will provide education and outreach to the Chinese American community on the importance of advance care planning during this historic pandemic
San Jose CA - September 28, 2020 – The Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC) receives $6,000 Community Funding Grant from the City of Cupertino. These funds will support CACCC’s Starting the Conversation initiative on the importance of advance care planning during this historic pandemic in the Chinese American community.
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Prior to COVID-19, CACCC’s community engagement activities were conducted face-to-face and in the community. With the mandatory Shelter-in-Place orders in place since March 16, CACCC quickly adopted and shifted its community outreach efforts to include online activities by offering virtual programs and services to the Chinese American community in support of its mission to build a community where Chinese Americans are able to face the end of life with dignity and respect.
“With funding from the City of Cupertino, we anticipate a positive and direct impact on the lives of residents of Cupertino and Santa Clara County as it relates to COVID-19,” stated Shirley Pan, director of CACCC.
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“CACCC’s advance care planning initiative Starting the Conversation: How to discuss Advance Care Planning and COVID-19 with your parents is a timely topic and program that offers a call to action and an opportunity for older adults and the adult children of Chinese American families to have the conversation and address the prospects of being infected by this horrific virus and discuss the uncertainty of outcome,” said Sandy Chen Stokes, CACCC founder.
“More than ever, it is vital to know what our loved one’s end-of-life care wishes are amid COVID-19 and post-COVID. It will provide some measure of peace of mind for the family and family caregivers to have had the difficult and challenging conversation than not,” added Stokes.
About CACCC
Celebrating 15 years of providing compassionate care, community service, education and outreach to the Chinese community and to the healthcare professionals who serve them, the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC), comprised of 150, local, state, and national organizations and over 1400 individuals, is the first coalition devoted to addressing end-of-life care concerns of the Chinese community. Recognized nationally, in Taiwan and in China, CACCC provides education and support in advance care planning, palliative care and pain management, and offers training in respite, hospice, grief care and mindful self-care. For additional information, visit caccc-usa.org or email info@caccc-usa.org.
