Our mission is to eliminate the isolation of Southeast Asian seniors by providing a wide range of culturally familiar programs that encourage social, physical, psychological, and emotional well-being. The Southeast Asian community is experiencing an aging population, no different than the mainstream, but with distinct language, cultural, and service barriers. The Lao Senior Outreach Program understands the importance of ensuring marginalized elders continue to enjoy an active and engaging lifestyle as they age. Our Mission is to eliminate the isolation of Southeast Asian elders by providing a wide range of culturally-familiar programs and resources that encourage social, physical, mental and emotional well-being. We pursue this mission through an integrated, holistic commitment to: Build a community that fosters vibrant living & integrated cultural sharing. Surround the most vulnerable and economically fragile in a supportive community. Provide elders with a familiar sense of inclusion and productivity. Spark joy for older adultsWe work towards building a community that fosters vibrant living and integrated cultural sharing.

To eliminate the isolation of Southeast Asian seniors through a wide range of culturally familiar programs that encourage social, physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing. We will:

Our Vision is to promote healthy aging while enhancing the quality of life for elders in Southeast Asian communities. We offer a wide variety of events, programs, activities and Before Vision Our Vision is to promote healthy aging while enhancing the quality of life for elders in Southeast Asian communities. We offer a wide variety of events, programs, activities and resources designed to enrich everyday life, foster social connections, and alleviate boredom and depression.We work towards building a community that fosters vibrant living and integrated cultural sharing.

After the fall of Vietnam in 1975, many Laotians fled their country, risking their lives across the mighty Mekong River. They arrived in the United States as refugees from Southeast Asia, Laos, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They carried their families and children on their backs, and they still carry the trauma of the past. In their new land, they had to learn a new language and culture, and adapt to a new system and way of life. These are our parents who came before us, who shouldered us on their backs. Now, more than 45 years later, they are in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, and we are an aging community. Unlike other mainstream communities, our Lao community is very underserved, facing language, cultural, and service barriers. Our elders live in isolation, loneliness, and with mental health issues that we do not talk about or address as a culture because it is a taboo. As a marginalized community, we see a need to address many of these issues, and thus a need for programs to uplift their moods, spirits, and hope.