Our Mission
The purpose of this organization is to assist new immigrants, refugees and other underserved individuals in the greater Sacramento area to achieve economic self-sufficiency, social empowerment, and cultural appreciation. The Center accomplishes this mission by providing quality educational, vocational, human services and health programs to these individuals.

As we work to fulfill our mission, we have established the following values to guide our progress:

EXCELLENCE. We are committed to providing high quality and unique services to our clients, and will work to continuously improve the quality of those services.

CARING & RESPECT. We treat everyone with courtesy, dignity and consideration and respect their history and culture.

COMMUNITY. We understand our community’s needs and provide programs that meet those needs. Our community – citizens, leaders and organizations – are at the core of what we do.

TEAMWORK. We work together as a team and value our staff’s commitment to achieving our goals. Our most important resource is our staff, and we invest in them.

Our History
From outsiders to mentors – the Chinese community reaches out.

It is no secret that early Chinese immigrants to Sacramento suffered horrific racism and employment discrimination in their adopted city. What’s more, there were no public or private agencies devoted to helping newcomers understand a confusing language and a baffling new culture. Well into the twentieth century, the process of acculturation was a desperate struggle achieved in isolation.

This built the foundation for what we know today as the Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center (the Center). The Center was founded in 1978 to aid those newly arrived Chinese immigrants in dealing with the myriad challenges of immigration and cultural adaptation.

The Present

In the last few years the Center has expanded its programs to help other disadvantaged groups and non-Chinese immigrants including the Hmong, Mien, Vietnamese, Ukrainian and others. In 2007 staff at the Center responded to more than 4,000 requests for assistance from community members.