The Board of Directors of Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF), the nation’s only pan-Asian children and families’ advocacy organization, has announced the appointment of Art Chang as Chair of CACF’s Board of Directors. He replaces Larry Lee, who served as Board Chair since 2019 and will continue to provide his vision and expertise to CACF as Board Chair Emeritus.

The New York State Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Equity Budget Coalition (EBC) and our legislative champions celebrated the historic win of a $30 million investment in the FY 2023-24 New York State Budget to support critical services for New York’s AAPI communities. This funding, successfully advocated for by the Equity Budget Coalition (EBC), will go towards supporting more than 100 AAPI-led and -serving organizations from across New York who provide critical resources needed to combat hate and support the safety and wellness of our communities.

Diverse Community Groups Gather at the New York State Capitol for Advocacy Day in Support of Inclusive AANHPI Education.

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) and advocates from several prominent Brooklyn-based members of the 18% and Growing Campaign rallied at Brooklyn’s McKinley Park on Thursday to demand New York City Council invest in NYC’s AAPI communities.

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) and the 18% and Growing Campaign kicked off the first of four rallies scheduled to be held across New York City this month in support of investing in a better tomorrow for AAPI New Yorkers with a vibrant and community-centered gathering just steps away from City Hall in City Hall Park.

REACH (Representing and Empowering AANHPI Community History Coalition is is proud to support the reintroduction of S5963/A6579, which seeks to mandate the the integration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history into the social studies curriculum.

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) and the 18% and Growing Campaign kicked off the first of four rallies scheduled to be held across New York City this month in support of investing in a better tomorrow for AAPI New Yorkers with a vibrant and community-centered gathering just steps away from City Hall in City Hall Park.

The Representing and Empowering AANHPI Community History (REACH) Coalition is working to bring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history (AANHPI) to New York State schools. The growing coalition, which was created in 2022, is composed of over 140 community leaders, parents, students, educators, and 50+ organizations that are committed to promoting inclusive and diverse curricula in schools.

Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at CACF! To commemorate the day, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate the contributions of AAPI women throughout American history.

Happy Women's History Month! Because March is traditionally a month of reflection on the impact of women in history, we thought it would be the perfect time to share that CACF has recently (and proudly) become one of the only nonprofit organizations in New York City with a leadership team made up entirely of women of color.

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) and its 18% And Growing Campaign is set to kick off its 15th annual AAPI City Advocacy Week on Monday, February 27.

Partnerships and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do at CACF — which is why we’re spending this Black History Month discovering more about the long history of Black and Asian solidarity in the United States.