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The '''National Asian Pacific Center on Aging''' ('''NAPCA''') was founded in 1979<ref>{{Cite web |title=NAPCA: 40 Years of Service to Asian American and Pacific Islander Residents |url=https://www.agewisekingcounty.org/ill_pubs_articles/napca-40-years-of-service-to-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-residents/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=AgeWise King County |language=en-US}}</ref> and is a Seattle, Washington-based non-profit<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Asian Pacific Center On Aging {{!}} Seattle, WA {{!}} Instrumentl |url=https://www.instrumentl.com/990-report/national-asian-pacific-center-on-aging-napca |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.instrumentl.com}}</ref> and American advocacy and service organization for elderly [[Asian Americans]] and [[Pacific Islanders]] (AAPI).

NAPCA works to assist AAPI seniors and educate the general public on the needs of the AAPI aging community. NAPCA offers AAPI seniors assistance with federal programs such as [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]], [[Medicaid]], and [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]].  It also provides them with a multilingual helpline.

==Programs and Services==
NAPCA partners with other agencies to provide programs and services to AAPI seniors that address their cultural challenges and [[language barrier]]s.

===The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)===
The NAPCA Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is part of the National Senior Community Service Employment (SCSEP) program through the U.S. Department of Labor<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Asian Pacific Center on Aging's Senior Community Service Employment Program |url=http://www.programsforelderly.com/contributing-national-asian-employment.php |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=www.programsforelderly.com}}</ref> and serves limited- and non-English speaking Asian American and Pacific Islander over age 55 who need [[employment]].  SCSEP helps participants to gain work experience and [[on-the-job training]] at nonprofit organizations or government agencies. SCSEP participants have served in [[day care|daycare]]s, childcare, [[senior center]]s, public libraries, social service agencies, and government offices. SCESP serves over 1,200 AAPI seniors annually in [[Los Angeles]], [[Seattle]], [[San Francisco]], [[Orange County, California]], [[Chicago]], [[Boston]], [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia]], and [[Houston]].

===Senior Environmental Employment (SEE) Program===
The NAPCA Senior Environmental Employment (SEE) Program assists the [[Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) and other federal, state, and local agencies in meeting their environmental mandates by employing workers over 55 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-24 |title=She found work, at 70, through a senior employment program - but the shutdown took it away |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/she-found-work-70-through-senior-employment-program-shutdown-took-n962376 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> The SEE program was created with the passage of the 1984 Federal Environment Programs Assistance Act.  This law allowed the EPA to establish a program of grants with other environmental agencies.<ref>{{cite web|last=U.S. Environmental Protection Agency|title=About SEE Program|url=http://www.epa.gov/ohr/see/brochure/backgr.htm|work=SEE Program|publisher=Environmental Protection Agency|accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=US EPA |first=OMS |date=2014-08-29 |title=Senior Environmental Employment (SEE) Program |url=https://www.epa.gov/careers/senior-environmental-employment-see-program |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=www.epa.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES/NRCS)===
The NAPCA Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program assists the [[US Department of Agriculture]] (USDA) [[Natural Resources Conservation Service]] (NRCS) by providing workers over age 55 to support [[Conservation movement|conservation]]-related programs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Senior Service America|title=The Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program|url=http://www.seniorserviceamerica.org/site/our-programs/aces/|work=ACES Program|publisher=Senior Service America, Inc.|accessdate=17 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216051510/http://www.seniorserviceamerica.org/site/our-programs/aces/|archivedate=16 February 2012}}</ref>

===National Multilingual Helpline===
In 2001, NAPCA established its National Toll-free Multilingual Helpline for AAPI seniors. The Helpline helps them get answers on topics such as [[Medicare Part D]] eligibility requirements and enrollment.<ref>{{cite web|title=NAPCA Helpline Celebrates 4th Anniversary: Nation's Only Multilingual Helpline Continues to Assist API Seniors|url=http://www.asianfortunenews.com/site/article_1208.php?article_id=55|work=Asian Fortune News|publisher=Asian Fortune, Inc.|accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref>   The Helpline has language lines in English, [[Mandarin Chinese language]] and [[Cantonese language]], [[Korean language]], and [[Vietnamese language]].

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