When the Southeast Asian Coalition was founded in 2001, the Direct Services and Referral program was our first program. It fulfilled a need within the Asian community of Worcester to provide assistance which would be more accessible than what was offered at the time.

These days, the program is still a vital part of the Coalition, offering more than just translating and form filling. Our aim is to give our clients greater independence, and to do that we focus on areas such as employment, citizenship and civic engagement.