Korean American Family Service Center
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Mission Statement
The Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC) is a leading, nonprofit organization that supports and empowers adults, youth and children to lead safe and healthy lives based on dignity, compassion and mutual respect. We are committed to preventing and ending domestic violence, sexual assault, and relationship abuse, and creating a violence-free society. Our counseling, education and advocacy programs for individuals and families in the New York Tri-State area are provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate setting.
About This Cause
The Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC) was established in 1989 as a nonprofit, community-based organization with programs that prevent and end violence in the home and in partner relationships. It began as an all-volunteer group to provide critical and immediate support services that were culturally and linguistically sensitive to victims of domestic violence – in response to the growing Korean immigrant population in New York City. During the twenty-six years of its existence, KAFSC has evolved to become a primary dual agency that addresses domestic violence and sexual assault issues from a combined prevention and intervention perspective that remains sensitive to our cultural setting. Our mission is to end domestic violence and sexual assault and create a violence-free society. We support and empower individuals and families to lead safe and healthy lives based on dignity, compassion, and mutual respect through our culturally specific services. To achieve our mission, our programming addresses four areas: (1) Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention through the bilingual 24-hour crisis hotline (the only one for our target population in the East Coast), individual counseling, transitional housing, shelter services, legal and social service advocacy, support group, and sexual assault intervention; (2) Women’s Empowerment through adult literacy, job training courses, and financial education; (3) Children and Youth Development through the Hodori “Little Tiger” afterschool program, Youth Community Project Team (YCPT), Unni-Hyung “Big Sister-Big Brother” Mentoring, and parenting education; and (4) Community Outreach through volunteer training and community outreach activities, including a Silent March against Domestic Violence every October and other educational workshops. Each year an average 2,200 individuals benefit from one or more services that we provide.