CACCC Receives a $10,000 Stupski Foundation Grant

San Jose CA – June 9, 2021 – The Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC), the first and only coalition in the U.S., devoted to the end-of-life (EOL) concerns for the Chinese American community, is proud to receive a $10,000 unrestricted grant from the Stupski Foundation. The unrestricted funds will support CACCC’s mission to build a community where Chinese Americans are able to face the end of life with dignity and respect. Founded in 2005, CACCC was formed to address the lack of linguistically and culturally appropriate EOL information and training available to the Chinese community and the healthcare professionals who serve them.

CACCC’s programs and services are currently provided online and conducted in Chinese, unless otherwise indicated include: Advance Care Planning; Heart to Heart® Cafés and Heart to Heart® Cards; palliative care and hospice care education; caregiver and volunteer training; community education and outreach; professional healthcare forums; produce and translate English and Chinese end of life resources and materials; and modified support due to the pandemic: Hospital Volunteer Ambassador program and patient and family visits with partner organizations.

A collaborating partner since 2015 with the San Francisco Palliative Care Workgroup whose mission is to improve the care of seriously ill San Franciscans through research, education, and outreach, CACCC’s focus has been on Chinese community outreach and diversity at the EOL education for healthcare professionals, in addition to longtime partnerships with other San Francisco organizations that include: Laguna Honda Hospital; San Francisco General Hospital; Stanford Palliative Care; UCSF General Internal Medicine and Zen Caregiving Project.

"For years the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care has improved access to and education about serious illness care in the Chinese American community so that all Chinese Americans can live out the remainder of their lives with comfort and dignity. We are honored to support their efforts,” said Dan Tuttle, Director of Health, Stupski Foundation.

“CACCC is extremely pleased to receive an unrestricted $10,000 Stupski Foundation Grant,” said Sandy Chen Stokes, founder and board member of CACCC. “This grant will allow us to continue our collaborative work with our San Francisco partner organizations and the Chinese community, intergenerational family households, caregivers and the healthcare professionals who serve them.”

The Foundation is committed to working with community partners like CACCC and the San Francisco Palliative Care Working Group to ensure that people living with a serious illness receive healthcare and emotional support that respects their wishes and enables them to live their highest quality life for as long as possible.

About CACCC
Providing compassionate care, community service, education and outreach to the Chinese community and to the healthcare professionals who serve them, since 2005, the Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC) is comprised of 150, local, state, and national organizations and over 1500 individuals. CACCC is the first coalition devoted to addressing end-of-life care concerns of the Chinese community. Recognized nationally, in Taiwan and in China, CACCC provides education and support in advance care planning, palliative care and pain management, and offers training in respite, hospice, grief care and mindful self-care. For additional information, visit caccc-usa.org or email info@caccc-usa.org.

About Stupski Foundation
Stupski Foundation is a private spend down foundation investing all of our assets by 2029 to make the greatest possible change in our communities today. We invest in the communities we call home, San Francisco and Alameda Counties and Hawai’i, across four areas: early brain development, food security, postsecondary success, and serious illness care. Learn more at stupski.org.

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Media Contacts

CACCC
Jeanne Wun, Media Relations
1-408-896-7366
jeanne@caccc-usa.org

Stupski Foundation
Claire Callahan, Director of Communications
1-415-655-4405
claire@stupski.org