Vision Statement
Thriving Lives in Empowered Communities
Mission Statement
To provide outstanding services and advocacy that promote better quality of life and equal opportunity for immigrants and other communities.
History
1971
The Chinese Methodist Church hired a bilingual worker who worked at a small office in the church and counseled many newly arrived Chinese.
1975
CSC moved from its Church affiliation and was incorporated as a non-profit organization dedicated to community service. We were awarded our first government grant from the City of Los Angeles to establish an employment training program.
1985
CSC began occupying part of the first floor of the newly built, low income senior housing building called Cathay Manor.
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1990
Board of Directors took the bold step of purchasing 8,000 sq. ft. of space located on the fourth floor of Alpine Towers
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1992
CSC opened a small part time office in Monterey Park, located on Atlantic Blvd. After three years at that location, CSC’s Monterey Park Office moved to a more accessible site at Chandler and Garvey.
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1998
CSC’s “branch office” moved to Alpine Towers consolidating all of CSC’s services under one roof.
2001
CSC opened a Youth Center to expand its services to youth.
2004
CSC remodeled its clinic space to provide dental services.
2007
CSC’s clinic was designated a Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) and changed its name to CSC Community Health Center (CSC CHC) and began the transition to upgrading its records system to state-of-the-art electronic medical records shortly after that.
2015
CSC Community Health Center opened a second Dental Clinic in the City of Monterey Park at 850 South Atlantic Blvd., Suite 303.
2016
CSC Community Health Center opened a third Dental Clinic and a second Behavioral Health Division in the City of Alhambra at 320 South Garfield Avenue Suite 126 and Suite 202 to expand one stop Community Health Clinic services in San Gabriel Valley district.
2017
CSC Community Health Center another new Medical and Dental clinic service expanded to City of San Gabriel at 555-559 W. Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel, 91776.
2018
We opened an Optometry Department at our main clinic site on Hill Street.
2019
CSC added specialties services, Chiropractic, G.I. and Podiatry.
2020
CSC was awarded a grant and the US HHS designation of "Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic" (CCBHC), We added Suite #206 at the Alhambra BH Clinic to facilitate the need. CSC expanded the Alhambra Medical Clinic in adding the adjacent suite #106, and also acquired two new mobile units to outreach to hard-to-reach communities, providing mobile services, vaccine administration, testing and treatment for COVID-19.
2022
CSC opened up a new Community Health Clinic located in Monterey Park, providing medical, dental, and behavioral health services.
February 2023
Alhambra Optometry Opening—This clinic offers an alternative for patients who live far away from the Chinatown location. Patients from the San Gabriel Valley and beyond (West Covina, Rowland Heights, etc.) can travel conveniently to get eye healthcare.
March 2023
Workforce Program re-launched - It has enrolled 111 clients, many of whom are low-income individuals and families, including immigrants with limited English proficiency. The services provided include English language assistance, career guidance, resume writing, mock interviews, job search assistance, tuition, certification, and training assistance, as well as other supportive services such as transportation assistance, work uniforms, books, computers, and other necessities.
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February 2023
Alhambra Optometry Opening—This clinic offers an alternative for patients who live far away from the Chinatown location. Patients from the San Gabriel Valley and beyond (West Covina, Rowland Heights, etc.) can travel conveniently to get eye healthcare.
July 2023
CSC Lending Company – It provides affordable small business loans and no-cost business support services to entrepreneurs in the Greater Los Angeles area.
August 2023
MPK Hope Resiliency Center - The Resiliency Center, funded by the City of Monterey Park and California Community Foundation, supported by several local organizations and led by CSC, emerged as a vital hub in the aftermath of the shooting, which left 11 dead and several injured at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio amid the city’s Lunar New Year celebration. Among its services, it provides trauma counseling to community members in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Vietnamese.