Challenges & Solutions
- Fear of poor health. Our survey revealed that the most common health problems of our clients are high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis/back problems. Our program provides healthy meals, exercise, blood pressure monitoring and access to health and social assistance.
- Fear of language and cultural barriers in dealing with mainstream government and private offices. Our program provides them an opportunity to get help from our volunteer interpreters and networking with agencies sympathetic to the ethnic communities.
- PAEP’s service gap - we have earned the trust of our clients, we have about 1000 clients with 500 as regulars. There are so many more things we can do to address their fears and concerns, however, funding and lack of time in the preparation of grant proposals pose as major problems
- Please help PAEP by sending your tax deductible donations to PAEP at 270 So. Hanford Street, Suite 204, Seattle, WA 98134.
- Due to the economic meltdown, attendence at our 5 sites have increased 20%. This means that PAEP has to look for additional funding sources as we do not turn down clients who drop in.