COMMUNITY ACTION
NEW YORK CITY
As we spotlight the increasing violence against our elders and communities, CAPE's focus is to bring long-term safety to these local communities by supporting community-based organizations who are and have been doing the work, cross-culturally and cross-racially, on the ground.
Toward that end, here is a preliminary list of community-based organizations with a track record of working in solidarity with other communities of color in New York City. This is not an exhaustive list, and this page will be updated to reflect the most current information.
Our last update was on 2/26/2021.
Apex For Youth
Apex for Youth delivers possibilities to underserved Asian and immigrant youth from low-income families in NYC. They recruit working professionals to volunteer and become positive role models who inspire youth to expand their horizons and envision what is possible for their lives. Donations to Apex for Youth will help support mentoring and educational programs that serve students from 1st to 12th grade.
CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities works to build grassroots community power across diverse poor and working class Asian immigrant and refugee communities in New York City. Through their organizing model of base-building, leadership development, campaigns, alliances, and organizational development, CAAAV organizes Asian communities to fight for institutional change and participates in a broader movement towards racial, gender, and economic justice. Donations to CAAAV will help address the problems in their communities, target their root causes, and enact institutional change for racial, gender, and economic justice.
Desis Rising Up and Moving
Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) is a multigenerational, membership led organization of low-wage South Asian and Indo-Caribbean immigrant workers and youth in New York City. Founded in 2000, DRUM has mobilized and built the leadership of thousands of low-income, South Asian and Indo-Caribbean immigrants to lead social and policy change that impacts their own lives- from immigrant rights to education reform, civil rights, and worker’s justice. Donations to DRUM will help ensure that they strengthen the leadership of immigrants, workers and youth building movements for justice.
Mekong NYC
Mekong NYC aims to improve the quality of life of the Southeast Asian community in the Bronx and throughout New York City by achieving equity through community organizing and healing, promoting arts, culture, and language, and creating a safety net by improving access to essential social services. The Southeast Asian community in the Bronx primarily consists of Cambodian Americans and Vietnamese Americans.
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum: NYC Chapter
NAPAWF*NYC builds power with members to advance human rights for AANHPI women and gender non-binary people. They work towards a world where AANHPI women, girls, and people have the political, economic, and social power and resources to live and thrive with dignity and respect. Donations to NAPAWF*NYC will help allow a community of Asian American feminist visionaries and doers to raise their voices, take bold, meaningful action, and lift up their community.
Womankind
Womankind works with survivors of gender-based violence to rise above trauma and build a path to healing. They bring critical resources and deep cultural competency to help Asian communities find refuge, recovery, and renewal. Donations to Womankind will help ensure survivors have access to crucial services as they continue to work diligently towards creating a violence-free world.
Heart of Dinner
Founded at the onset of COVID-19, Heart of Dinner works to fight food insecurity and isolation experienced by Asian American seniors—two long-standing community issues heightened by the pandemic. They now serve 1,500+ elders in Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, delivering weekly hot lunches, fresh produce, and bulk ingredients while supporting local small businesses during their COVID-related recovery process. Heart of Dinner has now grown into an independent 501(c)3 certified non-profit collective.