What We Do

With teams of qualified staff and passionate volunteers operating in 17 office locations across the United States and internationally, we empower individuals, strengthen families, and build communities through:

Direct Services
Advocacy
Community Organizing & Development
Media
Research

From rescuing boat people on the high seas to protecting workers' rights to training refugees with citizenship lessons and life skills to providing Katrina and Ike victims with relief services, BPSOS is on the ground everyday.

Below are a few recent highlights of our activities across the country.

Recent Highlights:

11.19.2009 | Houston, Texas: BPSOS "A Time To Write" Story Contest Honors Twelve Students For Houston Citizenship Week.

11.17.2009 | Falls Church, Virginia: BPSOS participated in a White House Briefing and phone conference with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about the H1N1 flu pandemic.

11.05.2009 | Houston, Texas: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved new rules allowing the culture and sale of water spinach by permit in Texas.

10.21.2009 | Houston, Texas: BPSOS held two press conferences to discuss the proposed water spinach regulation.

10.15.2009 | Houston, Texas: BPSOS-Houston partnered with Mayor Bill White's Office to sponsor City of Houston’s Inaugural Citizenship Week from November 16-20th, 2009.

A citywide story contest is currently open to all students grades 4-12 in the Greater Houston Area. Deadline for essay submissions is 5pm, November 13, 2009. Download application here.

10.03.2009 | Delaware Valley: BPSOS-Delaware Valley brought Project PorchLight to the Vietnamese Moon Festival to educate community members, especially Vietnamese American children, about the energy savings.

10.03.2009 | Atlanta, Georgia: BPSOS-Atlanta Community Health Fair served more than 150 community members.

9.17.209 | Houston, Texas: BPSOS Houston sponsored the film screening of “A Village Called Versailles,” a powerful documentary highlighting New Orleans East's Vietnamese Americans' struggle to return and rebuild their community after Katrina.