Asian American Recovery Services, Inc. was established in 1985 by the community-wide, grassroots efforts of the Asian American Substance Abuse Task Force, in response to rising substance abuse rates among San Francisco's Asian and Pacific Islander population. Created as a culturally responsive alternative to existing treatment programs that
offered little or no programming specific to Asians with substance abuse problems, Asian American Recovery Services, Inc. continues to adapt and change to meet the rapidly growing and diverse needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the Bay Area.

Asian American Recovery Services develops and provides innovative outreach, treatment, prevention, and research program for its target populations.

www.aars-inc.org

Founded in 1987 as a grassroots response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in communities of color, A&PI Wellness Center is the oldest nonprofit organization in North America focusing on A&PI communities around sexual health and HIV/AIDS services. A&PI Wellness Center’s mission is to educate, support, empower and advocate for Asian and Pacific Islander communities – particularly A&PIs living with, or at-risk for, HIV/AIDS.

A&PI Wellness Center’s core values are client-centeredness, compassion, justice, leadership, respect, sex-positivity, and wellness.

www.apiwellness.org