GIVING THANKS TO OUR ELDERS

Chinese Mutual Aid Association Hosted Early Thanksgiving Luncheon at New Furama Restaurant for its Homemakers Clients & Golden Age Club Members

Chicago, IL – Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA), a pan-Asian nonprofit that helps people from all ethnic backgrounds including Filipinos, hosted last month an early Thanksgiving luncheon for its’ homemakers clients and Golden Age Club members on November 13, 2015 at New Furama restaurant in the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago. The early Thanksgiving luncheon featured a Chinese feast, live entertainment, raffle prizes, and CMAA staff educating guests about its free and low-cost services for all generations.

One of CMAA’s core services for the community is its homemakers program which assists eligible low-income clients 60 years & over as well as people with disabilities for free in maintaining their independence and dignity while enjoying the comforts of their own homes. Homemakers staff can accommodate a wide variety of languages such as Tagalog and provide complimentary services such as medical visit accompaniment, personal care, meal preparation and much more.

CMAA is currently licensed to provide non-medical homemaking services for eligible clients in Cook County townships, the city of Chicago and all of the collar counties-DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.

For more information about CMAA’s In-Home Services’ free program for eligible seniors 60 years-old and older as well as people with disabilities, please contact In-Home Services’ manager Lori Long at loril@chinesemutualaid.org or at 773-784-2900.

About CMAA

Led by Filipino-Americans Dennis Mondero, executive director, and Michelle Lura White, business development & marketing manager and board members Lakhi Siap & Roxanne Volkmann, CMAA was founded in 1981 & is based in Chicago. CMAA is a 501(c)(3) pan-Asian social services non-profit that serves people of all ethnic backgrounds, generations from youth to seniors, and abilities. CMAA offers free & low-cost services such as homemaker services, immigration case assistance, job placement and consultation services, job training, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes , youth programs and much more. For more information on CMAA, please visit CMAA’s website at www.chinesemutualaid.org.

 

Filipinos who use CMAA’s free Homemaker’s program for complimentary services like assistance with medical visits, picking up medication, meal preparation, light house keeping, grocery shopping and much more, attended CMAA’s early Thanksgiving luncheon at New Furama Restaurant in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood on November, 13, 2015 and posed before the Chinese feast and entertainment with CMAA’s business development and marketing manager, Filipino- American Michelle LuraWhite.