Affiliate
Organizations
The
following are affiliate organizations that are independently incorporated. SSG
provides varying levels of support and technical assistance to these
organizations.
African
American Alcohol and Other Drug Council (AAAOD)
Contact:
Cheryl Branch, Coordinator, tel. 213-553-1870, email cbranch@ssgmain.org
AAAOD
is a community-based coalition of health and human service providers established
in 1992 by a grant from the State of California to the National Black Alcoholism
Council. The
mission is to improve alcohol and drug services for African Americans and other
minority communities in South Central Los Angeles through a program of
legislative advocacy, policy change, resource development and inter-agency
coordination. AAAOD
has a formal linkage with the Integrated Care System (see above under SSG
Collaborative Projects), as an active member of the network of coordinated
substance abuse, homeless and HIV/AIDS services.
Los
Angeles City/Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (LAAPAHM)
Contact:
Alexander Kim or Viet Tran (Office of the Mayor), (213) 847-2724 (APAH)
Each
year, a committee comprised of community, business and civic leaders and
volunteers assemble to plan and organize various events to commemorate Asian
Pacific Heritage Month in May.
For the City of Los Angeles, Mayor James Hahn is the honorary chair.
The month long celebration is a testament to the contributions made by
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans to our great city.
SSG is proud to be part of LAAPAHM by providing fiscal sponsorship as
well as volunteer support and technical assistance.
Orange
County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance
Contact:
Mary Anne Foo, MPH, Executive Director
Tel.
714-636-9095, email: ocapica@ocapica.org,
website: www.ocapica.org