Asian Pacific Development Center

What Asian Pacific Development Center does

Asian Pacific Development Center (APDC) operates as a community-based nonprofit behavioral health and social services organization headquartered in Aurora, Colorado, founded in 1980. The organization is operationally structured as the Cultural Development & Wellness Center within Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (AMHR) and delivers culturally and linguistically appropriate services to immigrant and refugee populations in the Denver metropolitan area. Its service portfolio spans three integrated pillars: (1) Behavioral Health, delivered through two specialized clinics — the Asian Pacific Clinic and the Refugee & Immigrant Clinic, the latter housing the Trauma Resilience Youth Program (TRYP); (2) Adult Education, offering English language learning, GED preparation, citizenship application assistance, and workforce training; and (3) Colorado Language Connection (CLC), a fee-for-service subsidiary providing interpretation, translation, transcription, and language proficiency assessment in over 75 languages.

The organization's business model is a hybrid nonprofit structure. Core behavioral health and adult education services are funded through a mix of grants (including a 2021 grant from Caring for Denver Foundation), insurance reimbursements, and donations, while the CLC arm generates fee-for-service revenue that is explicitly channeled to "sustain community programs," creating a self-supporting cross-subsidy mechanism. Service delivery is conducted through clinic locations in Aurora, with a referral-based intake process and online bill-payment infrastructure. The organization's stated differentiators are its cultural and linguistic specialization, over 25 years of language-services track record, and integrated service model — capabilities that general-purpose behavioral health providers do not replicate.

The geographic footprint is concentrated in Aurora, Colorado, with no evidence of expansion beyond the local market. The organization employs 11-50 staff and is governed by a Board of Directors and Executive Team, with no venture capital, private equity, or parent company ownership. The client base comprises immigrants, refugees, and non-native English speakers requiring culturally sensitive behavioral health, educational, and linguistic support. No proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, or digital product surfaces are referenced in the available data.

Name

Asian Pacific Development Center

Legal name

Aurora Mental Health & Recovery

Website

https://apdc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Asian Pacific Development Center is a nonprofit in Aurora, Colorado, founded in 1980, delivering culturally sensitive behavioral health, adult education, and multilingual language services to immigrant and refugee populations across more than 75 languages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health and Community Services for Immigrants and Refugees

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Language Schools (611630), Translation and Interpretation Services (54193)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI), Immigrant/Integration Language Programs (ESL/ESOL, Civics-Integrated) (EDAMAFAK), Immigrant & Refugee Community Education (Integration/Navigation) (EDAAAFAH), Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs (EDAAAOAJ), Cultural Orientation & Community Integration (Local Norms, Services) (EDAAADAD), Immigration, Citizenship & Integration Language Exam Prep (EDANACAG), Refugee/Migrant Health & Resettlement Health Units (HLAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Culturally sensitive behavioral health
• Refugee and immigrant services
• Adult education programs
• Interpretation and translation services
• Language proficiency assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Aurora

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

Asian Pacific Development Center (operating as Aurora Mental Health & Recovery / AMHR) provides culturally and linguistically appropriate behavioral healthcare, adult education, and multilingual language services to immigrant and refugee populations in Aurora, Colorado. Its core offerings are delivered through the Cultural Development & Wellness Center and include the Asian Pacific Clinic, the Refugee & Immigrant Clinic (including the Trauma Resilience Youth Program / TRYP), the Adult Education Program (English, GED, citizenship prep, workforce training), and Colorado Language Connection (CLC) — the fee-for-service interpretation, translation, transcription, language proficiency assessment, and interpreter training arm covering 75+ languages.

Product overview

Aurora Mental Health & Recovery's Cultural Development & Wellness Center provides community services centered on five pillars: Customer Service, Access, Comprehensive Services, Outcomes, and Value. The center offers a unified suite of programs including Behavioral Health services (Asian Pacific Clinic and Refugee & Immigrant Clinic), Adult Education, and Colorado Language Connection. Services are designed for Aurora's diverse population including refugees and immigrants from around the world.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cultural Development & Wellness Center: Division of Aurora Mental Health & Recovery providing culturally sensitive services to refugees and immigrants, centered on 5 pillars: Customer Service, Access, Comprehensive Services, Outcomes, and Value
• Asian Pacific Clinic
• Refugee & Immigrant Clinic
• Adult Education Program
• Colorado Language Connection (CLC)

Products and services

• Behavioral Health - Asian Pacific Clinic Culturally sensitive behavioral healthcare services for local Asian Pacific immigrant and refugee populations, delivered through a dedicated clinic within AMHR's Cultural Development & Wellness Center.
• Behavioral Health - Refugee & Immigrant Clinic (including Trauma Resilience Youth Program / TRYP) Behavioral health clinic serving refugee and immigrant populations in Aurora, including the Trauma Resilience Youth Program (TRYP) addressing youth behavioral health needs.
• Adult Education Program Educational services helping immigrants, refugees, and non-native English speakers gain skills for self-sufficiency, including English language learning, GED preparation, citizenship application assistance, tutoring, and workforce training.
• Colorado Language Connection (CLC) Fee-for-service interpretation, translation, transcription, language proficiency assessment, and training for community providers and interpreters, with over 75 languages available; a 25+ year track record. Proceeds from CLC services help sustain AMHR's broader community programs.
• Cultural Development & Wellness Center (program umbrella) Integrated umbrella program of Aurora Mental Health & Recovery providing culturally sensitive services to refugees and immigrants through Behavioral Health, Adult Education, and Colorado Language Connection, centered on five pillars: Customer Service, Access, Comprehensive Services, Outcomes, and Value.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Heartland Alliance: Chicago-based anti-poverty nonprofit providing refugee and immigrant services including behavioral health, education, and translation/interpretation — comparable integrated refugee-services model.
• Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC): Refugee-serving nonprofit operating the African Community Center network with ESL, employment, behavioral health, and citizenship services for refugees and immigrants — closely comparable integrated model.
• Nationalities Service Center: Philadelphia-based nonprofit providing immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, ESL, interpretation/translation, and behavioral health — closely matches APDC's integrated refugee-services portfolio.
• Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS): Atlanta-based Asian Pacific-serving nonprofit offering ESL, workforce development, behavioral health, and citizenship services — directly comparable community-based Asian and refugee service model.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Large international nonprofit delivering refugee resettlement, integration, education, and health services across the U.S. — directly comparable mission and service mix to APDC, though at materially larger scale.
• Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE): New York-based nonprofit providing ESL, workforce training, housing, and immigrant integration services to Asian American and immigrant communities — comparable mission and integrated education/social service model.
• Alliance for African Assistance: San Diego-based refugee and immigrant services nonprofit offering resettlement, behavioral health, ESL, and interpretation — comparable community-based refugee integration model in a different metro.

Regional players

• Refugee Services of Texas: Texas-based refugee resettlement agency offering ESL, employment, case management, and behavioral health support — directly comparable service portfolio but operating in a different geographic region.

Broad incumbents

• Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS): National faith-based refugee resettlement and immigration services organization — comparable mission at much larger scale, with overlapping service lines in resettlement, education, and integration support.
• Catholic Charities USA: Federated national nonprofit providing immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, ESL, and behavioral health across many U.S. cities — overlapping service lines but at much broader scale and scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AsianPacificDev

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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