As the population in the northeast of Philadelphia increases, due to in short supply of social services as well as language barriers, many Chinese Americans living in this area are facing challenges in their daily lives. In order to focus on addressing the needs of this large group, to bring our engagement into the multi-cultural community of the area, and to enhance our participation and involvement in community services, the Northeast Philadelphia Chinese Association (NEPCA) was founded and registered as a non-profit organization in Philadelphia in March 2018.

NEPCA will serve as an invaluable connector to bring the local communities together.  Our objectives are to facilitate communications and understandings among people with different backgrounds, to provide a forum to address common issues and social awareness, and to create opportunities for community engagements and services.  NEPCA will provide educational workshops and online information (in Chinese) to help people improve the quality of life, to promote understanding of American cultural and public policies, to increase knowledge of public resources, and to address the shortage and high demanding of English literacy programs.  With small but diligent steps, we walk by your side, support each one of you to adapt and to make your own contributions to the mainstream society, to live a healthy life with joy, peace, and dignity. As time goes by, we envision that the Chinese Americans in this area will work together with other local Americans to build a strong culturally diverse neighborhood, and to bring prosperity to the northeast of Philadelphia. We believe that the existence and the value of Chinese Americans in this area will be highly acknowledged and greatly appreciated.