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                  <text>Board of Directors
Mr, Hai Cheng, President
Dr. Phala Chea, Vice President
Mr. William Upchitz, Treasurer
Mr. Stuart Santelmann, LICSW,
Secretary
Mr. James J. Cook
Mr. Sovanndara Neang
Mr. Tooch Van
Mrs. Melody Suong
Ms. Sophy Suon
Mr. Borath L. Men

Advisory Board
Dr. Sambath Keo
Mr. Vesna Nuon
Mr. Chanrithy Uong
Dr. Jeffrey Gerson
Attorney Vanthan Un
Attorney Thomas Stylianos, Jr.

Mission Statement
The Cambodian Mutual Assistance
Association is dedicated to
improving the quality of life for
Cambodian Americans and other
minorities and economically
disadvantaged persons in Lowell
through educational, cultural,
economic and social programs.

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Cambodian Mutual Assistance
Association of Greater Lowell,
Inc.
165 Jackson Street
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 596-1000
Fax: (978) 454-1806

www .cmaalowell.org

Vong Ros, Executive Director
Hal Cheng, President

�PROGRAMS &amp; SERVICES

Cambodian Health Promotion Project- teaches
participants how to communicate better with their health
care provider and provides information on treating and
preventing specific illnesses such as diabetes ,
cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, osteoporosis and high
blood pressure. Funded by the US Office of Refugee
Resettlement.

The Cambodian Mutual
Assistance Association
Of Greater Lowell, Inc.
165 Jackson Street, Lowell,
MA 01852
(978) 596-1000
Fax: (978) 494-1806
www.cmaalowell.org

For more than 21 years, the
CMAA has helped Lowell's
Cambodian and Southeast Asian
communities, offering a wide
array of services and programs
through the years. The CMAA is
a non-profit social service
agency dedicated to providing
programs and services that
improve the quality of life of
Cambodian-Americans
in
Lowell. Every year we help
hundreds of Cambodian and
Southeast Asian refugees and
their families reach their full
social and economic potential.

Cambodian REACH 2010 Project, a health education
initiative which is a partnership with the Lowell Community
Health Center and others health care providers. This
project is part of the US Centers for Disease Control's
"Healthy People 201 O
"initiative, and is aimed at reducing
disparities in cardiovascular disease between the
Cambodian refugee population and thegeneral population.
Monorom Family Support Program assists families
with developmentally disabled children by providing case
management, respite care, counseling, and recreational
and educational opportunities . Funded by the
Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
Young Parent's Program aims at reducing welfare
dependency among young parents, ages 14 through 21 ,
who have not achieved a high school diploma or its
equivalent. YPP espouses a model of employability
development to successfully prepare an individual to obtain
a job as quickly as possible in the primary labor market.
CMAA's YPP attends to the whole person, recognizing
that basic educational and job specific skills are important
to young parents in the acquisition of and advancement
in work. Funded by the Massachusetts Department of
Transitional Assistance.
Adult Education- provides our clients with computer,
literacy, and GED classes. A partnership with Lowell Adult
Education.

Citizenship Assistance Program Assistance is
provided with preparing and filing naturalization
petitions and the required supporting
documentation, and preparation for the citizenship
interview.
Walk-in assistance and referral. CMAA staff
members provide assistance with other problems,
and referral to other agencies that provide
specialized assistance for clients who need expert
help.
Assistance for Families of Deportees In
partnership withBoston College Law School, CMAA
offers intake services to identify deportees whose
cases can be handled by the Ruby Slippers
Project, which assists deportees and their families.

Staff Directory
Vong Ros, Executive Director
Thirith Hut, Fiscal Manager
Joseph Sexton, Grant Writer
Ronnie Mouth, Office Manager
Judith Dickerman Nelson, Young Parents
Program
Marion Best,YPP Instructor
Dr. Sengly Kong Health Education
Department Director
Brian Chen, Monorom Program Coordinator
Thy Chey, Monorom Program staff
Karena Doung, Community Health Educator
Im Sok, Community Health Educator

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