I Heart Jeannie Mai

A Facebook Favor to Mai Fans

// January 16th, 2010 // Mai News, Uncategorized

Hi friends. It’s not always that I’ll ask a favor from you guys. Unless it’s to help another. And in this case it takes your quick click.

It’s one thing for a woman to be suffering in an abusive living situation, but it’s another to be isolated in fear when you feel culturally bound to your circumstances with nobody to reach out to for help. There is a one-of-a-kind shelter here in Los Angeles that provides a safe haven for women/families of abused situations. CPAF (Center for Pacific Asian Family) is the first to open a multi-lingual and multi-cultural transitional housing program. Growing up first generation Asian American, I’ve always recognized the difficulty for the women around me to communicate about any dangerous relationships they were struggling with- let alone dare ask for help. I only wish I had known about places like CPAF back then to encourage those women to speak up.

The unfortunate news is that CPAF runs the risk of closing down due to lack of funding. If this happens, the women and children rebuilding their lives could be released with nowhere to go. Chase Community Giving will gift $1 million to CPAF if you can click this vote.

Pass it along, post to your facebook. Please–stand and be heard for those that are not. I really love u guys for taking this second. Thank you.