Category Archives: Economic Development
- 29-9-2014
Thai CDC’s East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market Awarded $94,681 from the United States Department of Agriculture to Help Promote 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 $94,681 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers’ Market Promotion Program (FMPP) to improve and enhance the East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market. The expanded farmers’ market will perform Covered California enrollments, accept Electronic Benefit Transfers (EBT), host dieticians, promote healthy Continue Reading
- 16-7-2014
The Funders’ Network Visits Thai Town
THAI TOWN – On July 16th, 2014, over 20 funders from around the nation convened at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue to learn about the many programs and projects that the Thai Community Development Center is undertaking to help make Thai Town a thriving and vibrant community. “The Funders’ Network for Smart Continue Reading
- 19-6-2014
Housing Development Made Possible by the Asian Pacific Community Fund
Through the generosity of the Asian Pacific Community Fund, Thai CDC has been able to increase its capacity for housing development and enhance its services to the Thai community. [embedplusvideo height=”315″ width=”560″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/TPbwPP” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/sHJJ3pnDJMs?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=sHJJ3pnDJMs&width=560&height=315&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep8480″ /]
- 30-1-2014
The Future of L.A.’s Thai Town and Koreatown Communities Ride on a ‘Promise’
Earlier this month, President Obama announced the first five recipient areas of his Promise Zone Initiative, a formal partnership between the federal government, local communities, and businesses intended to help shrink poverty and expand the rosters of the middle class. The initiative enables those areas to receive a share of a $500 million investment in Continue Reading
- 5-12-2013
Thai CDC Small Business Program Hosts Small Business Reunion Party
On November 24, 2013, the Thai Community Development Center’s Small Business Program hosted a Small Business Reunion Party at Darabar Secret Thai Cuisine from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Thai Town, Los Angeles. The reunion attracted close to 50 attendees and featured a series of workshops, live entertainment, games and Thai food for former Continue Reading
- 28-5-2013
Thai CDC focuses on investments in Thai Town during the official delegation trip to Thailand for the Friendship Signing between Bangkok and Los Angeles
As part of the recent delegation to Thailand with Los Angeles Thai Consul General Jesda Katavetin; and Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge (who traveled to Thailand for the Friendship City Signing between Los Angeles and Bangkok), the Thai Community Development Center’s (Thai CDC) primary focus was to use this rare opportunity of having an Continue Reading
- 7-4-2013
Unveiling of the Kinarra
April 7th, 2013 marks a monumental day as the Thai Community Development Center unveils the first pair of Kinarra Lamp Post Monuments on Hollywood and Hobart Blvds. The almost five foot tall statues erected to a 17 foot tall lamppost arrived in Los Angeles on March 5th. These mythical figures represent the latest effort by Continue Reading
- 2-7-2002
A Thai-Style Piece of the American Pie
Community Shop lets immigrants accomplish together what they can’t individually: own their own business. July 02, 2002|MARIA ELENA FERNANDEZ | STAFF WRITER Talk of the future comes up a lot in this small, new Hollywood Boulevard storefront that is not part of the Hollywood business boom but offers a boost of a different kind. Here Continue Reading
- 19-6-1994
Thai Group Strives for Greater Cohesion
June 19, 1994|JAKE DOHERTY Thai Americans have found a niche in the city’s restaurant business, but a new organization seeks to nourish the Thai community by other means and expand awareness beyond that of culinary fascination. The Thai Community Development Center seeks to highlight the needs of Thai immigrants and channel more resources to the Continue Reading