We are pleased to share that the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has enabled a handful of in-person activities, classes, and visits to resume at ACC Senior Services. The light at the end of the tunnel is shining brighter as people in the ACC community co ...
By Darrick Lam and Jean Shiomoto 2021 began with, as some would say, a shot in the arm as residents and frontline workers at ACC Care Center, Greenhaven Terrace, and Maple Tree Village got their COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccine took less than a year to ...
Hate crimes against Asian Americans rose 150% last year, many of them targeting the elderly. In January, 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee was on his morning walk in San Francisco when an assailant ran up and shoved him to the pavement. Mr. Ratanapakdee, an ...
By Darrick Lam, President and CEO, ACC Senior Services Recognizing that California’s over-65 population is projected to grow to 8.6 million by 2030, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order in June 2019 calling for the creation of a Master Plan ...
As 2020 comes to an end, we reflect on how much and how quickly ACC and its volunteers have responded to the current health crisis. Early on, people made thousands of cloth masks for ACC. They rushed to donate supplies and their time to help ACC mitigate ...
As the U.S. passes 217,000 lives lost to COVID-19, ACC will require more funding to keep our residents and staff safe against this unseen enemy. This fight will extend well into the future, which makes your financial support so important at this time. ...
ACC has served the Sacramento community since the early 1970s. Long on vision and strong on planning, ACC has enjoyed tremendous growth decade after decade. Next year, ACC will celebrate its 50-year anniversary. But its work doesn’t stop there. On Aug ...
By Darrick Lam, ACC President/CEO and Jean Shiomoto, ACC Chair of the Board Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC Care Center has worked diligently to follow the evolving guidance from local, state, and federal resources in order to maintain the s ...
By Darrick Lam, President and CEO, ACC Senior Services Black lives matter. The senseless killing of George Floyd and others by the police shows that bigotry and discrimination against African Americans will keep growing unless we step outside of our ...
Thank you for supporting ACC Senior Services in 2019. This year, we helped thousands of older adults in Sacramento get healthcare, housing, transportation, and social services. We kept them engaged with 2,700 class sessions and wellness workshops. We pro ...
