Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization offering a broad array of human services and behavioral health programs to Asian Pacific Americans in King County. ACRS is the largest multiservice organization serving all the different Asian Pacific American communities - immigrants, refugees and American born - in the Pacific Northwest.

Our Mission:
ACRS seeks to promote social justice and the well being and empowerment of Asian Pacific American individuals, families and communities - including immigrants, refugees and native born - by developing, providing and advocating for innovative community-based multilingual and multicultural services.

Our History:
ACRS was founded in 1973 out of a grassroots effort. During that time, Asian Pacific Americans were at risk of misdiagnosis and receiving inappropriate care from service providers unfamiliar with their culture and language. Today, ACRS provides a continuum of services for primarily low-income, immigrant, refugee, American-born Asians and Pacific Islanders through 13 programs:

-Aging and Adult Services
-Chemical Dependency Treatment
-Children, Youth, and Families
-Congregate Meals and Emergency Feeding
-Consultation & Education
-Domestic Violence Batterers Treatment
-Food Bank
-Information & Referral Services
-Legal Clinic
-Mental Health Services
-Naturalization and Immigration Services
-Problem Gambling Treatment
-Vocational and Employment Services

The agency's largely bilingual, bicultural staff of 200 collectively speaks 30 languages and dialects. Caseworkers who speak the same language and come from the same culture assist more than 22,000 people annually, making clients' transitions easier and successful outcomes more likely.

For more information, please visit the official Asian Counseling and Referral Service website.