Sponsors:

  • Department of Housing & Urban Development
  • County of Los Angeles, Department of Mental Health
  • The California Endowment
  • Southern California Edison
  • Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 FASGI Services

As a non-profit agency, FASGI provides social services to low-income and homeless individuals, with the language and cultural capacity to serve Asian Pacific-Islanders (API's) in Los Angeles County. With funding from city, county, state and federal levels, as well as private in-kind donations, FASGI offers the following services:


Informational Referral

Callers or walk-in clients are provided with information regarding public services or community resources. Through a referral relationship with other service providers, clients may avail of free health, mental health and legal services.

Transitional Housing Shelter

Homeless adult individuals, with a priority on the elderly and veterans, are provided board and lodging at FASGI's 16-bed shelter. Under the main goals of placing the client in permanent housing and increasing his/her skills, income and sense of self-determination, clients receive case management, integration into FASGI's supportive services, and follow-up service for up to a year.

Education & Outreach Services & Information

Aside from outreach to promote FASGI's transitional housing program and supportive services, FASGI also provides mental health outreach, which aims to promote mental health through individual and community education. Additionally, FASGI provides education and outreach for projects of various issues, such as preventive health, consumer education, annual onsite services or drives (i.e., mammography, tax clinic, law day, etc.) and child care development Resources.

Food Distribution

Each low-income or homeless individual can receive one bag of food every Friday morning.

Case Management

FASGI is a member of the Elderly Services Consortium for Asian Pacific Americans, providing full managed care to functionally-impaired older adults and adults, aged 18+, to prevent crisis or inappropriate institutionalization. Clients are thoroughly assessed of their needs and assisted or linked to appropriate services until all goals of the client's care plan are met.

Independent Living Skills

FASGI assists clients enroll into job skills, training or adult educational courses. Through a collaboration with the Belmont Community Adult School, FASGI holds various classes, such as English as a Second Language, US Citizenship class, and People with Arthritis Can Exercise.

Client Advocacy

FASGI organizes events on special occasions throughout the year, as well as transportation to community fairs, shows and other public events particularly for its senior clients. Bingo is held twice a week.

Socialization & Recreation

FASGI provides opportunities for older adults to find new friends, reminisce about their cultural experience and childhood. Fun-filled activities include ballroom dancing, folk dancing, singing (and singing contests!) and physical exercise all done in a relaxed atmosphere.


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