Introduction
1Through the generosity of supporters and partners, CASL transformed a year of uncertainty into one of stability and progress. This Impact Report highlights how CASL supported families, children, seniors, and caregivers through culturally responsive services, advocacy, and community partnerships.
See how trusted relationships and whole-person care helped thousands of individuals move forward with dignity, and how collective investment builds a stronger, more resilient future for the communities CASL serves.
60%
increase in demand for services in the last 6 years
Over 7,400
clients served annually in 209 zip codes
55%
clients are enrolled in more than one program
Letter from CASL Leadership
2Who We Are In 2025
3Illinois’ AANHPI community continues to grow at a remarkable pace—now one of the fastest-growing populations in the state and the fastest-growing racial group in the Chicago metropolitan area, with an 11.7% increase since 2020. In neighborhoods like Armour Square and Bridgeport, this growth reveals both progress and persistent inequities. While median household incomes have risen since the 1980s, they still trail citywide averages, reflecting ongoing economic and systemic barriers that shape daily life for many families.
As these realities evolve, CASL remains a steady and trusted anchor. We serve long-time residents and new arrivals alike—Asian, African American, Latino, and cross-cultural households whose needs reflect the changing fabric of Chicago. As communities move beyond traditional enclaves, CASL grows alongside them, building new partnerships across the city to ensure support extends well beyond Chinatown and Armour Square.
Impact & Advocacy in a Changing Landscape
4FY25 showed what happens when resilient communities stand together. In a year marked by shifting budgets and rising need, CASL’s advocacy affirmed a simple truth: resilience is not just an individual trait—it is a collective strength. CASL’s role continued to grow from a direct service provider into a statewide policy leader, ensuring that the voices of families, seniors, and working-class families remain at the center of policy decisions.
For the first time in our history, CASL organized its own Advocacy Day at the Illinois State Capitol. Staff, clients, and community members—many advocating for the first time—met with Senator David Koehler, Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, and staff from Representative Theresa Mah’s office to share firsthand experiences and elevate priorities including benefits access, senior care, education, immigrant support, and equitable capital investment.
Support from donors made it possible for community voices to be heard where policy decisions are made.
CASL leaders urged legislators to protect Medicaid and SNAP, stabilize early childhood education funding, expand behavioral health services, and sustain capital support for CASL’s second campus. Their testimony reinforced a core belief: resilient communities rely on strong, equitable public systems that work for everyone.
Human Services: Legal, Intake, and Wraparound Supports
5For many families, donor-supported Human Services are the difference between crisis and stability. As Chicago’s neighborhoods evolve, so do the needs of the families who walk through our doors—seeking financial stability, language access, legal support, and pathways to opportunity. Our team meets each person with dignity, cultural humility, and the wraparound supports that lay the foundation for long-term success.
In FY25, CASL supported 6,171 clients across legal services, benefits navigation, early childhood enrollment, housing support, and crisis response. For many, the starting point is our Illinois Welcoming Center (IWC)—a trusted, multilingual hub where clients receive initial support. From there, they are connected to additional programs throughout CASL, reflecting the progression of care as needs shift. What begins as a single request often becomes access to multiple services, including education, workforce development, senior services, behavioral health, caregiver support, and more.
Education: Early Childhood to Youth Success
6As Chicago changes, one truth remains unchanged: children thrive when they feel safe, supported, and understood. CASL’s classrooms and youth spaces are more than educational settings; they are culturally responsive, multilingual environments where children build confidence, curiosity, and resilience.
Academic skills develop hand-in-hand with emotional growth, helping young learners navigate conflict, manage stress, and discover their strengths. As families face shifting work schedules, economic pressures, and language barriers, CASL remains a constant—providing structure, belonging, and a safe place to learn.
Health: Strengthening the Frontline of Brain Health and Caregiver Support
7Across our communities, health needs are growing more complex—but so is the resilience of the families we serve. CASL’s health programs are designed to meet people at every stage of their journey, offering culturally responsive support that helps individuals and caregivers adapt, recover, and thrive. From brain health to behavioral health to newly expanded caregiver support, our continuum of care recognizes the realities of aging, memory loss, stress, and caregiving—and the strength it takes to navigate them.
The rising prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias poses an urgent challenge. Nationally, more than 6 million Americans live with dementia, a number projected to more than double by 2060. AANHPI communities experience unique barriers to early identification and care—including stigma, linguistic isolation, and late diagnosis. Many families delay seeking help, and AANHPI caregivers consistently report some of the highest levels of stress and depression.
Threads of Change: A Transformation Story
8Looking Forward: CASL’s Growth and Strategic Future
Building lasting strength requires intentional growth. CASL’s priorities focus on expanding impact, strengthening infrastructure, and ensuring long-term sustainability—so that we can continue meeting community needs today and for generations to come.
9Help Us Build the Future – One Thread at a Time
10FY2025 Donor List
11$500,000+
MacArthur Foundation
Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust
$100,000 - $499,999
Anonymous
Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust
U.S. Bancorp
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
$50,000 - $99,999
Anonymous
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL)
Capital One
Chinatown Parking Corporation
Crown Family Philanthropies
Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois (LTF)
Liu Family Fund
Polk Bros. Foundation
$25,000 – $49,999
AbbVie Inc.
Allstate Foundation
Anonymous
The Asian Giving Circle (AGC)
Cathay Bank Foundation
Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
Conagra Brands Foundation
Conexus Food Solutions LLC
Dr. Margaret M. Dolan
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (IEJF)
Lucky Noodles LLC
Ngai Foundation
$10,000 – $24,999
Montgomery Ward Foundation
Ameriprise Financial
Anonymous
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CW and Heidi Chan
Bulgari Chicago
The Clinton Family Fund
ComEd, an Exelon Company
Marilyn J. Fatt Vitale
Bonnie Fong and Robert Levin
Henrietta Lange Burk Fund
Iris Ho
Drs. Wellington and Erin Hsu
Hulsebosch Hope Foundation (HHF)
Humana Inc.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)
Michelle and Eric Jacobson
Judy McCaskey
Old National Bank Foundation
Raymond F. and Judith K. McCaskey Foundation
Raymond Lam So
Synchrony Financial
Nicole Tao
Walder Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
Cynthia A. Wong
$5,000 – $9,999
Boston Consulting Group
Busey Bank
Eileen Chin
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Jennie & Ed Gin
Kevin Hall
Dr. Amy Han and Dennis Han
Illinois Bar Foundation
Chaoran Jin and Steve Prokup
Lakeside Bank
Paul Ngai
Peoples Gas
R.M. Chin & Associates, Inc.
Wight & Company
Wintrust Financial Corp.
WuDi Wu
Ann and Tony Yeung
site design group ltd.
$1,000 - $4,999
ABC 7 Chicago
Esra Adigozel
Anonymous
Asian McDonald’s Operator Association
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Bobins, The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
CNA
Caryn Caffarelli
JPMorgan Chase
Stephanie Chu
Consumer Action
David Cotton
Stuart H. Ellison
Fairlife, LLC
Hui Qing Fang
Craig K. Freedman
Mary & Steve Fus
Alx Galasinao
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Holsten Human Capital Development NFP
Judy Hsu and Tracy Leddy
Hubbard Galbraith, LLC
Tina Hurley
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
Jones Lang LaSalle
Lai Kwok
Joseph Kye
David K W Lai
Jed Lam
Connie Li
Peggy Lim
Maria Chung Lin
Jennifer Litwin
Jorge Lopez
Paul Luu and Diem-My Thi Bui
Wan Yu Ma
James C. Mark Jr.
Ron and Anita Mark
Anna Marks
Andrew Moy
New Sun Foundation Corp
Paul Pai & Christine Ghee
Kimberly Phan
John Quinn
Jason Ramski
Jackie Taylor Holsten
Julie Tom
Kim H. Tran
Whole Foods Market
Birdie Wing
Ernest C. Wong
Will Woods
Linda Yu
Yuan-qing Yu
$500 – $999
Nick Andriacchi
Aris Byrne
Dennis Cha
Esther Chang
Hui Yan Chen
Alice Chiu
Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago
Benjamin Diseroad
Lance Dorn
Dr. Karen A. Eng
Full Circle Property Management
Paula A. Galbraith Esq., CPA
Virxhini Gjonzeneli
Grant Thornton LLP
Simon Grant
Sally Ko Guth
Branden Harper
Yman Huang Vien
Tyler and Huilan Jackson
Carolyn Jaw
Michelle M. Jonson
Angela Lee
Gan Han Lee
Norris Liu
Victoria Liu
Eric Mah
Dennis Mak
Matt and Diana Manning
Dale Mark
Michelle Mark
Mondelēz International, Inc.
MonoSol, A Kuraray Company
William Ni
Mark Noffke
Optum
Chris Otto
Jin Park
Kevin and Emma Park
Elizabeth A. Parker
Frank M. Pawlak
Christine Phua
John Podmajersky
Lora Powers
Sterling L Respass
Melinda Ring
Sevilla Schiml
Frank and Debra Scumacci
Wendy Sokoluk
Jeffrey Sriver
Yale Sun
Ben C. Szeto
TE Connectivity
Preston M. Torbert
Rachael Wright
Susan Wright Kornhaber
Kai Xing
$100 - $499
Riley Acuna
Anonymous
Bank of America Corporation
Nicholas Bernard
Sui Bing Poon-Tam
You Bing Mao
Kevin and Eve Bradshaw
Lillian Bui
Mark Calaguas
Sam Cha
Nolan Chan
Peter J. Chan
Jasmine Chang
Rowland W. Chang M.D., M.P.H.
Milo Chao
Annie Chen
Ellen Chen
Daniel Cheong
Mark Chiang
Marshall Chin and Naoko Muramatsu
May Young Chin
Chinese American Civic Council
Alan Chow
Truda Chow
Laura Claeys
John Coleman
Esther Corpuz
Qunchao Deng
Discover Financial Services
James Richard Dossa
Jason Drake
David E. Carpenter
Kaori Ema
Kristin Faust
Lanie Friedman
Rebecca Glenberg
Google
Joel Han
Amy Hashimoto
Yeong-Ching A Hong
Ke Chiang Hsieh
Zuzana Kalian
Ming Kam Chiu
William Kam-Kuen Chan
Charles L. Katzenmeyer
Patrick J. Kelly
Cassie Kim
Michael Kohnen
Catherine Grochowski Kranz
Gee Jun P Kwan
Sau Kuen Kwan
Yee-Ling Lam
Paul Lau
Chuck H. Lee
Pui Wai Lee
Melody Legge
Theodore & Stephanie Lim
Stephanie Liou
Michael and Shannon Liu
Karen Pearl Louie
Theresa Mah Ph.D.
Christopher Martinez
Greg Martis
Emily Miao
Jacob Molewyk
Annie Moy
Lenny Moy
William K.G. Moy
Anna Murphy
Navy Pier, Inc.
Spencer Ng
Sutini Ngadiman
Lisa Ngan
Thy Nguyen
Northern Trust Company
Alejandro Y. Ong
Diana Palomar
Susan Patel
Julie Pence
Si Qin
Tamara Reed Tran
Annabell Ren and Steven Karvelius
Laurie Respass
Xiu Rong Wu Moy
LiMei Ruan
Salesforce
Andrew Salski
Sabrina Seminetta
Katia Hoi Ching Shek
Little Sweet – 313 State
Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Chicago (TECO)
Shiu-Wing Tam
Frank Tamura
Joyce W. Tang
Tina Tchen
Anny Tsang
Andria van der Merwe
Leslie Walcott
Lydia Wei
Yifei Maggie Wei
Amy Wishnick
Jane Wong
Pei Yuan Wu
Zhaoxiang Wu
Karen Xiong-Chan
Guangyao Xu
Huanying Yi
Cheuk W. Yung
ZS Associates Inc.
Yueying Zhan
Shaoping Zhang
Li Guo Zhong
Shifa Zhong
Kai Zhou
Tribute Gift Listings
In Honor of Bonnie Fong
Victor L. Chan MD
Peter Custer
In Honor of Bonnie Fong, Yixuan Liu
Mark Yee
In Honor of Bruce Lee
Anthony Woodby
In Honor of Elaine and Arthur Wong
Arnold H. Craine
In Honor of Elaine Wong
Wei-Min Au
In Honor of Fee Hing Lee
Lorraine Salazar
In Honor of Hor Hor Moy
Heidi Moy
In Honor of Jennifer and Connie Li
Jessica Keung
In Honor of Kay Foon Chiu
Marion Barrow
In Honor of Matt Pollari
Brian Kimmes
In Honor of Mee Chow
Stephanie Lim
In Honor of Nancy Yung
Michael and Shannon Liu
In Honor of The Lu Family
Michaela Kasbar
In Memory of May Chin, Park Council
Judith M. Dever
In Memory of Ming Djang and Chung Kuo Liao
Thomas E. Liao
In Memory of Richard & Jean Yang
Allen Yang
In Memory of Sui Ying Chan
Nolan Chan
In Memory of Yuk Ying Lam
Lan Eng
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