The state on Monday opened its first center designed to connect Asian American families with government resources.

Family advocacy centers are a statewide network of community-based providers with the objective of supporting families to keep them out of the Illinois Department of Children and Families Services system.

By  Kaitlin WashburnMar 18, 2024, 6:47pm EDT

Hong Liu, executive director of the Midwest Asian Health Association, speaks at the official opening of the family advocacy center at the Midwest Asian Health Association at 218 W. 26th St. on Monday, March 18, 2024.
Hong Liu, executive director of the Midwest Asian Health Association, speaks at the official opening of the family advocacy center at the Midwest Asian Health Association on Monday. “Among all populations, Asian immigrant families are the least likely to seek help from mainstream resources,” Liu said, pointing to language and cultural barriers.

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