Category Archives: News on Thai CDC
- 3-12-2016
The Thai Community Development Center Honored the Late King of Thailand with Its “Plant for Dad” Tree Planting Event and Continued Its Beautification Efforts by Planting Nineteen Golden Trumpet Trees in Thai Town
On Saturday, December 3, 2016, the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) in partnership with, the Royal Thai Consulate General, the Thai Town Rotary Club and the Hollywood Beautification Team planted an additional nineteen trees to Thai Town bringing the total tree count to ninety. This was the third occasion for Thai CDC who has Continue Reading
- 16-11-2016
TENANTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS & LABOR RALLY FOR TOUGHER REGULATION OF AIRBNB AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS TO PROTECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
On the eve of Airbnb Open, dozens of tenants and housing advocates call on L.A. City Council to pass new legislation cracking down on illegal short-term rentals Coalition releases new video – “Los Angeles Is NOT For Sale” – and launch digital media campaign highlighting Airbnb’s negative impact on the local housing market LOS ANGELES Continue Reading
- 30-9-2016
Thai CDC was presented with the Community Spirit Award by the Organization of Chinese Americans – Greater Los Angeles at their 25th Anniversary Image Awards. There to accept the award on behalf of Thai CDC was its Executive Director, Chanchanit Martorell.
- 28-9-2016
Thai CDC Awarded $218,148 from the United States Department of Agriculture to Expand its Current Farmers’ Market to Two Days In an Effort to Increase Greater Access for Low Income Families to Locally Grown, Healthy Food
Recognizing the importance of access to healthy food for low-income communities, Thai CDC was awarded $218,148 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers’ Market Promotion Program (FMPP) to improve and enhance the existing East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market. The award will help fund another farmers’ market day for the next three years. The additional farmers’ Continue Reading
- 22-9-2016
The Thai Town Marketplace Breaks Ground Launching the Thai Community Development Center’s Latest $2.95 Million Community Enhancement Endeavor
On Thursday, September 22nd, the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) celebrated a ten year victory at the ground breaking of the Thai Town Marketplace (TTMP) located at 5448 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027. The marketplace is Thai CDC’s current endeavor towards improving Thai Town, providing jobs for the economically disadvantaged and offering the Continue Reading
- 7-7-2016
Wage Standards for the City of Los Angeles
Representatives from the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC), Chinatown Service Center (CSC), Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), and Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) came together to announce the outreach plan for the new minimum wage rollout in the City of Los Angeles. Starting July 1, 2016, the new minimum wage for the City Continue Reading
- 28-6-2016
The Consul General Tanee Sangrat Pays Thai CDC a Visit
On Tuesday, June 28th, the new Consul General of Thailand, the Honorable Mr. Tanee Sangrat, paid a visit and his respects to the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) to learn more about the history, mission, and programs and services of Thai CDC. Thai CDC was so honored and privileged to have been able to Continue Reading
- 11-5-2016
National Business Alliance Names 36 Leaders Transforming Local Economies
Chanchanit Martorell of Thai Community Development Center Awarded Local Economy Fellowship, Joins North American Leadership Network Thirty-six leaders representing innovative community and economic development solutions in 29 U.S. and Canadian cities have been selected to the Business Alliance for Local Living Economy’s (BALLE) fourth cohort of Local Economy Fellows. These are leaders with fierce love Continue Reading
- 7-2-2016
Thai CDC Assisting Survivors of the Global Horizons Human Trafficking Case
[embedplusvideo height=”337″ width=”600″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1MIu4fm” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/fuf2EnY2Xjc?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=fuf2EnY2Xjc&width=600&height=337&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep8823″ /] Thai CDC’s very own Directing Attorney, Panida Rzonca is shown in this Thai news clip assisting victims from the Global Horizons case receive settlement funds from the US EEOC settlement. Thai CDC was contracted by the EEOC to provide claims processing services including delivering funds to Continue Reading
- 4-2-2016
Visit from Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
On February 4, 2016, Thai CDC Executive Director, Chanchanit Martorell, and other representatives from community partner organizations in Los Angeles, met with Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Counter Trafficking in Human Beings (SR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) who is conducting an official country visit to United Continue Reading