CACCC Receives $10,000 Grant from the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group Community Health Care Endowment Fund

September 9, 2025 – Cupertino CA – The Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC) receives $10,000 grant from the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group Community Health Care Endowment Fund. The funds will go towards developing CACCC’s new Suicide Prevention Program (SPP) benefiting the Chinese American Community of older adults, family caregivers, caregivers, multigenerational families, individuals, ages 18-44 years and older, as well as individuals and families living with serious illness, residing in Santa Clara County and in the service areas of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.

Per the CDC, suicide is preventable and is a serious public health problem that has long-lasting effects on individuals, families, and communities. Preventing suicide requires strategies at all levels of society. This includes prevention and protective strategies for individuals, families, and communities. Everyone can help prevent suicide by learning the warning signs, promoting prevention and resilience, and committing to social change.

“CACCC is committed to being an agent of social change,” said CACCC founder Sandy Chen Stokes. “The impact of saving a life to suicide, a public safety, is immeasurable.” Stokes continued, “Trainings, conducted in Chinese, are provided at no charge to participants and the SPP will complement CACCC’s other core community life and mental health and wellness programs.”

“Funds will continue our work in developing Chinese resource materials and will provide educational and awareness trainings that aims to dispelling the stigma surrounding the topic of suicide in the Chinese community, as well as encourage those at risk to access care sooner,” said Alex Tsao, PhD, SPP Lead and CACCC board member.

The next Safe Messaging webinar, conducted in Mandarin, is Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 4:30pm PDT. To register, email info@caccc-usa.org or leave a message at 866-661-5687.

About CACCC

The Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC), an award-winning coalition, is the first coalition devoted to addressing the end-of-life care concerns of the Chinese community and the healthcare professionals who serve them, since 2005. Recognized globally as an educator, an innovator, a leader in end-of-life education, CACCC provides community life programs in Advance Care Planning, hospice and palliative care, mindful self-care, loss and grief, Doctor Talk, Spiritual Talk, Heart to Heart® Café Facilitator training, Poetic Medicine for Grief, Suicide Prevention, and more. Visit caccc-usa.org or email info@caccc-usa.org, or call Warmline: (866) 661-5687.

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Media contact: Jeanne Wun; jeanne@caccc-usa.org; 1-408-896-7366