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POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

​​ABOUT OUR POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM

Policy is a key component to making change and improving opportunities for all communities. OCAPICA’s goal is to increase under served and underrepresented communities’ voices and participation in civic engagement and public policy. The Policy & Civic Engagement program focuses on various issues, such as:
  • Addressing disparities in health, education and community and economic development
  • Improving collection of data and diverse populations
  • Census outreach and education
  • Participation in redistricting
  • Non-partisan voter mobilization
  • Immigrant rights
  • Worker safety
  • Social justice and equity issues

POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IMPACT

Our civic engagement work includes nonpartisan voter mobilization through door-to-door conversations, phone conversations, and voter education advertisements in multiple languages. Additionally, OCAPICA continues to serve as the Stop The Hate Regional Lead for Orange County & Inland Empire, delivering programs and administering funds to partners providing direct, prevention, and intervention services. ​

FROM ADVERSITY TO ADVOCACY REPORT

Stop AAPI Hate and OCAPICA co-sponsored “From Adversity to Advocacy: A Stop AAPI Hate Conversation in Orange County” with members of Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC). The event convened community members with lived experiences of anti-Asian hate together with elected officials to discuss solutions to interpersonal and structural violence.

During the dialogue, community members shared their personal stories of resilience amidst hate with local leaders and elected officials, and proposed both community-based and systems-level solutions to address the hate and harm occurring within our communities. Elected officials across all levels of government listened to their stories and shared their successes, challenges, and responses to address hate and violence​.
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Main Office
12912 Brookhurst St., Ste. 410 
Garden Grove, CA 92840

General Inquiry / Youth / Policy Phone: (714) 636-9095
Housing Office: 
(714) 363-3156
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Mental Health Programs:
  • Project Hope / Project Focus: (714) 636-6286
  • Well(ness)essity: (844) 530-0240
  • Project RISE, SHINE-OC & MPOWER: (714) 461-3687
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Project RISE, SHINE-OC, and MPOWER Office
12966 Euclid St., Suite 425 & 495, Garden Grove, 92840
Phone: (714) 461-3687
  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT US
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • MEDIA & NEWS
  • OUR PROGRAMS
    • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
    • YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    • HEALTH
    • HOUSING
    • POLICY
  • COMMUNITY RESOURCES
    • Basic Needs Resources
    • Pacific Islander Cancer Care Resources - WINCART >
      • Cancer Education
      • Cancer Research
    • HATE CRIME / INCIDENT RESOURCES >
      • SURVIVOR / VICTIM SUPPORT & NAVIGATION
      • EDUCATION & TRAINING
      • REPORTING HATE CRIMES
    • IMMIGRATION
  • EVENTS
    • EVENTS CALENDAR
    • TASTEMAKERS OF ORANGE COUNTY
  • CAREERS
  • DONATE
  • CONTACT