A Message from the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
It
is a time to build bridges with our greater communities and a time to
embrace new opportunities. The year 2006 brought new beginnings for
Asian American Recovery Services with the purchase of our first
permanent home in South San Francisco. This site houses our San Mateo
County youth services programs and our administrative staff.
For
the past 22 years, our agency has successfully served an Asian and
Pacific Islander community once stereotyped to be the model minority.
We have learned there is no community that is perfect nor is there a
community immune from the devastation of substance abuse. Asian
American Recovery Services has become a model of culturally competent
programs for Asian and Pacific Islander communities and continues to
build ethnic diversity throughout our many programs and services. More
importantly, we have expanded health education and prevention programs
so Bay Area youth can prosper in their education and fulfill their
dreams.
Our agency continues to grow as one of the largest community-based
organization in the United States providing health education and
substance abuse treatment services targeting Asian and Pacific Islander
communities. Our growth is the direct result of our staff's dedication
to our mission as we strive to better meet the health needs of
individuals and families. Our culturally competent, dual-diagnosis
treatment, and services centering on healing the mind, body and spirit,
are just a few of the approaches that make Asian American Recovery
Services a national leader in health education and substance abuse
treatment.
Our organizational plan to expand our services,
build financial partnerships, and develop a long-term facility plan to
meet the needs of our clients remains the focal point of our
operations. As we look to the future, we seek opportunities for growth
which allow us to improve the lives of our surrounding communities.
Jeff Mori
Executive Director
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