Family Support Group

We work closely with family and community members taking care of seniors to equip them with the tools necessary to live a healthy and fulfilling life in the US. We achieve this through educational workshops, referral services such as bilingual mental health counseling, and community involvement through cultural activities.

Keeping the Focus on Vietnamese Seniors

Many individuals arriving to the US are products of war in the 1970s and may still be affected by the trauma inflicted as refugees and asylum seekers. Seniors from the Vietnamese and Vietnamese American community may be isolated in their lives in the US due a several factors:

• linguistic barriers
• cultural differences
• insufficient means of transportation
• out of touch with community
• lack of family support

The Family Support Group is a component of the STEP Model and serves to provide family members and community members taking care of seniors with the knowledge, resources, and support they need to enhance their quality of life by preparing for their retirement, life insurance benefits, funeral preparations and costs.

Past and upcoming Family Support Group workshops.

Our Partners

We work with community and faith-based organizations such as Buddhist temples and Catholic churches to reach out to family members and senior citizens. They are key to garnering the participation of seniors.

• AARP Foundation
• Tuong Van Buddhist temple
• Hoa Nghiem Buddhist temple
• Northern Virginia Vietnamese American Seniors Catholic Association (NOVSACA)

Contact

We are always looking for more communities to conduct workshops and for outreach! Please contact Xuan Le at (703) 538-2190 ext. 206 or email xuan.le@bpsos.org for more information.