PASSi's Executive Director, Im Ja Choi, will receive a Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) on Saturday, May 11th, 2013, along with 97 other outstanding Americans at a ceremony on historic Ellis Island.  Ms. Choi was selected to receive a medal for her work as founder and Executive Director of Penn Asian Senior Services, a nonprofit home care agency that servers Asian seniors and disabled adults in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Each year since 1986, NECO has awarded exceptional individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds the Ellis Island Medals of Honor.  The Medal pays tribute to outstanding contributions by those individuals to their communities, the nation and the world.  Read more about this award here.  

Check out the recently published article in Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal about PASSi's collaboration with the Korean Senior Association of Greater Philadelphia!  The article can be accessed here.

PASSi was recently featured on the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer!  Check out the story here.

Home Health Aide Ly Bui and PASSi Client Bach Do were featured in the Inquirer Article

PASSi excited to announce that it has expanded its home health care servces to the Asian Indian Community.  PASSi now has an Asian Indian Community Coordinator and home health aides fluent in Hindi and Gujarati to better serve the Asian Indian community.  Please contact the office to learn more about this service option. 

PASSi is excited to announce that it is offering expanded services for family caregivers and Asians with Alzheimer's.  WIth funding from the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, PASSi will offer community outreach and education on Alzheimer's disease, case management services, caregiver support groups, and other resources for Asian families impacted by Alzheimer's.  PASSi will partner with the Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter and the Dementia Care Foundation for this project.  Stay tuned for more information! 

Congratulations to Im Ja Choi, was named a 2012 Purpose Prize Fellow by Encore for the second year in a row.  She was selected as a fellow from a pool of more than 1,000 nominees. Ms. Choi was honored for meeting a critical need for home healthcare services for English limited Asian seniors in southeastern Pennsylvania. PASSi was the first home care agency in Pennsylvania focused on Asian Americans. Read more on Encore's website by clicking on te image below or here.

Penn Asian Senior Services is excited to announce that it has been selected as a 2012-2015 Program Investment/Community Impact partner by the North Penn United Way.  This support will allow Penn Asian to reach Asian seniors, especially the Asian Indian and other South Asian communities, in the North Penn and Indian valley area.  To learn more about the North Penn United Way's Program Investments, click here.

Check out PASSi's brochures in Khmer, Chinese, Vietnamese, and English!  To read the brochure in Khmer, click here. To view the Chinese brochure, click here.  (查看賓州亞裔耆老服務公司的中文信息, 請按這裡.)  For English, click here.