Over 50 community members and advocates rallied in St James Park on Tuesday for a fair and equitable NYC Budget.

After months of collective advocacy led by CACF, with over 130 AAPI-led and -serving community-based organizations that make up the CACF co-led AAPI Equity Budget Coalition, we are proud to share that the historic $30 million of NY State funding to our AAPI communities that our coalition has been pushing for has been restored in this year’s New York State Budget!

Over 70 community members and advocates rallied in Bensonhurst Park on Tuesday for a fair and equitable NYC Budget.

To commemorate the start of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) proudly announced the names of the 29 community-based organizations across New York State that make up its 2025-26 AAPI Community Development Fund awardees on Thursday morning.

The Board and Leadership of the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) are deeply concerned about the developments affecting our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities across New York State and the nation, and the nonprofits that serve them.

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) appreciates the work of the work of the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly to restore $30 million in funding to the AAPI Equity Budget for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the One-House Budget.

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) appreciates the work of the work of the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly to restore $30 million in funding to the AAPI Equity Budget for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the One-House Budget.

In October 2024, CACF and Access Health NYC released “Collective Healing: Mental Health For The Community, By The Community,” a policy brief focused on how policymakers and government officials can support collective healing, a non-traditional form of mental health care that includes options like youth mental health workshops, culturally responsive wellness programs, and linguistically accessible social groups for seniors.

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) and its 18% And Growing Campaign kicked off its 17th annual AAPI City Advocacy Week on Monday, March 3 to highlight the need for a fair and equitable New York City Budget that centers the needs of those who struggle the most

In response to the FY26 budget unveiled by Governor Kathy Hochul, AAPI Equity Budget Coalition co-leads CACF and AAF issued the following statement.