Center for Pan Asian Community Services Inc

Founded on the belief that “people need people,” CPACS is the first, largest and oldest organization in the Southeast to focus on issues and concerns of Asian Americans, especially women, children and families with low incomes.  Our mission is to promote self-sufficiency and equity for immigrants, refugees, and the underprivileged through comprehensive health and social services, capacity building, and advocacy.

Since its inception, CPACS’s goal has been to deliver comprehensive and family-centered social and health services. CPACS recognizes that issues of health, education, employment, citizenship, and community are interrelated and integral to people’s success and their ability to contribute to the society in which we live. 

During the past 40years, CPACS has evolved from a volunteer-run organization to help mostly Korean Americans, into a multi-service organization with racially, ethnically, and religiously diverse staff whose linguistic ability covers some 17 different language groups (both Asian and non-Asian). CPACS’s capacity to serve the community also grew from 791 clients per month in 1999 to 6,625 clients per month in 2020.