ASIAN WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, INC.

What ASIAN WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, INC. does

ASIAN WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, INC. (AWCA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social services organization founded in 1980 and headquartered at 9 Genesee Avenue, Teaneck, New Jersey, with additional service points at 1329 Teaneck Road and partner venue Hope Presbyterian Church. The organization delivers a broad portfolio of multilingual (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, English) social services to Asian-American communities in northern New Jersey, including three Asian Senior Centers (Korean, Chinese, and Japanese); family counseling delivered in collaboration with CarePlus; an in-home AWCA Homecare Agency (with Certified Home Health Aide training); youth and young-adult leadership development, including a free SAT/ACT scholarship program partnered with Prestige Institute; the AWCA Healthcare Access Center for health-insurance and medical navigation; the AWCA Age-Friendly Resource Center; and ancillary programs such as the Angel Basket Food Drive, Brain Olympics (with Englewood Health), the ISoriMoa children's chorus, the Grace mental-health hotline, AWCA Medical Missions (Guatemala, Dominican Republic), and continuing-education classes (Book Club, Essay Class, Dance Sports).

AWCA's revenue mechanics are those of a community nonprofit: donations and contributions from individuals, corporations, and community members (channeled through an online donation form); program fees that are largely nominal ($10 per semester senior center registration; $50-$150 per continuing-education class; $250 per couple for the PREPARE/ENRICH marriage program); home-care billings from the Homecare Agency; and foundation grants from funders including Southpole Foundation, Grace Charity Foundation, and the Korean American Community Foundation. Scholarship disbursements total approximately $11,000 annually across the Kihwa and Duke & Judy Lee programs. Operations are delivered through a combination of direct in-person services at AWCA facilities, in-home visits, partner-venue programs, ethnic-media broadcasts (Korean radio, AWCA LIFE YouTube channel launched 2020), and an emailed multilingual newsletter.

AWCA operates as an independent nonprofit governed by a Board of Directors with no parent entity. The leadership team consists of President & Executive Director Jasmine Je, Communications & Youth Program Director Samuel Oh, and Social Service Coordinator Daniel Chung. Strategic partners span healthcare systems (Englewood Health, New Bridge Medical Center, Holy Name Cancer Patient Support Group), education (Prestige Institute, NYU, Rutgers), government (Bergen County, Teaneck Police Department), and foundations (Southpole Foundation, Grace Charity Foundation, KACF). The organization has no mobile app, no public API, and no proprietary technology platform; its differentiators rest on community trust, cultural competence, and a 45-year operating history rather than technology.

Name

ASIAN WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, INC.

Legal name

Asian Women's Christian Association, Inc.

Website

https://awcanj.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ASIAN WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, INC. (AWCA) is a Teaneck, NJ-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1980 that delivers multilingual (Korean, Chinese, Japanese) social services-including senior centers, home care, family counseling, healthcare navigation, youth leadership, scholarships, and food assistance-to Asian immigrant communities in New Jersey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Teaneck

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: AWCA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on donations from individuals, corporations, and community members. The website provides online donation options.
2. Program Fees: Some programs charge nominal fees such as senior center registration ($10 per semester) and continuing education classes (Book Club $50, Essay Class $100, Dance Sports Class $150). Home care agency generates revenue through healthcare services.
3. Foundation Grants: AWCA receives grants from foundations including Southpole Foundation, Grace Charity Foundation, and others for specific programs and initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AWCA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social services organization that provides multilingual programs in Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and English for Asian immigrant communities in New Jersey. Core offerings include Asian Senior Centers, family counseling with CarePlus, a home care agency, youth and young adult leadership programs, a Healthcare Access Center, an Age-Friendly Resource Center, continuing education classes, scholarships, and food assistance programs.

Product overview

ASIAN WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (AWCA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social services organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of community programs. The core services include multilingual Senior Centers (Korean, Chinese, Japanese), Family Counseling with CarePlus, and AWCA Homecare Agency. The organization provides youth development through SAT/ACT Scholarship Classes and leadership programs, healthcare access through the Healthcare Access Center and Age-Friendly Resource Center, and financial support through Kihwa Scholarship and Duke & Judy Lee Scholarship. Additional programs include the Angel Basket Food Drive, Brain Olympics brain health initiative, Medical Missions international healthcare program, AWCA LIFE YouTube channel for community education, ISoriMoa Children's Chorus cultural program, Grace Hotline counseling service, and Continuing Education courses. These programs collectively serve Asian-American communities in New Jersey through social services, healthcare, education, and community support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AWCA LIFE: YouTube channel launched by AWCA in 2020 for community outreach and digital content
• AWCA Homecare Agency
• AWCA Healthcare Access Center
• AWCA Age-Friendly Resource Center
• Korean Family Service Center (KFSC)
• Asian Senior Center

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $11,000 in annual scholarships distributed to students
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Englewood HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for medical seminars, Brain Olympics events, and community health education. Englewood Health provides medical expertise, facilities, and brain health specialists for AWCA's age-friendly programs. Joint initiatives include free memory screenings and dementia education seminars.
• CarePluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for family counseling services. CarePlus provides mental health counseling and family therapy services in collaboration with AWCA's Family Counseling with CarePlus program.
• Prestige InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for the AWCA SAT Scholarship Program - a seven-week intensive summer preparation course for high school students who face financial disadvantages. Prestige Institute provides educational expertise and curriculum for test preparation.
• New Bridge Medical CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for senior nutrition seminars and community health education programs. New Bridge Medical Center provides health expertise and resources for AWCA's senior wellness initiatives.
• Bergen CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Bergen County government for senior lunch programs, elder abuse awareness initiatives, census outreach, and community development programs.
• Teaneck Police DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for police night out events and law enforcement engagement with the Asian community.
• NYUminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for dementia research initiatives and community education programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York: Operates senior centers, mental health clinics, and social services for Korean immigrants in the greater NY/NJ region. Comparable to AWCA in trilingual senior programming and Korean community health access in an overlapping geography.
• Japanese American Association of New York: Provides senior, cultural, and social services to the Japanese American community in the NYC metro area. Directly comparable to AWCA's Japanese senior center and cultural programming along the same ethnic-linguistic axis.
• Chinese-American Planning Council: One of the largest Asian American social services nonprofits in the NYC metro area, delivering senior centers, youth programs, education, housing, and home care to Chinese and broader Asian immigrant communities. Directly comparable to AWCA in senior and youth programming for Asian immigrants.
• Korean American Family Service Center: Provides Korean and Asian American family counseling, senior services, and youth programs in NJ; AWCA explicitly mentions KFSC's conference room at 1329 Teaneck Rd as a program location, signaling direct operational overlap in Korean family services in the same Teaneck/Bergen County market.

Emerging players

• Asian American Federation: Pan-Asian American umbrella advocacy and research organization in NYC that convenes and supports member Asian American community nonprofits across the region, including those serving the same Korean, Chinese, and Japanese populations AWCA targets.

Regional players

• MinKwon Center for Community Action: Korean and Asian American civic and immigrant rights organization in NYC metro offering community education, health access, and youth leadership - overlapping with AWCA's youth leadership, healthcare access, and Asian community engagement focus but operating in a different geography.
• Korean American Association of Greater Philadelphia: Provides Korean community programming, senior services, and cultural events in the Philadelphia region, comparable in mission to AWCA's Korean senior center and community offerings but serving a different geographic market.

Broad incumbents

• Japanese American Citizens League: National Japanese American civil rights and community organization with a broader civic and advocacy remit than AWCA, but intersecting on Japanese senior and community programming in regions with shared Japanese American populations.
• Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations: National network of Asian Pacific community health organizations advancing health access for Asian Americans; comparable to AWCA's Healthcare Access Center and senior health programming but at a national advocacy and convening scale rather than local service delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/awcalife
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asian-women's-christian-association-inc-

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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