Social & Senior Services
CPACS recognizes that equitable access to public benefits and social service programs is vital to our immigrant, refugee and underserved communities in their paths toward self-sufficiency.
CPACS assists clients to access and navigate social service programs in a minimum of seven languages, including but not limited to, Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Spanish, Nepali, and Burmese. We have expanded to Farsi, East African languages, Swahili, Lingala, French, Laotian and Thai as newly-arrived refugees and immigrants seek in-language assistance at our office.
CPACS serves as an information and referral agency for issues of health, housing, medical, and financial services available to the immigrant and refugee community and beyond.
Programs
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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Navigator Program: We provide help for people to enroll in ACA (Obamacare) health coverage through the health insurance exchange, and refer or assist with Medicaid enrollment.
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Victim Services
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Benefits enrollment assistance
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Food pantry: Food and grocery product distribution to local residents who experience food insecurity
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Senior housing
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Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention: Hosted by ARC HealthMatters and taught by our CPACS senior services staff member and ARC volunteer
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Sustainable Neighborhood Initiative: A community-based approach to improving the quality of life of DeKalb neighborhoods
