According to the AAPI Data survey, Asian Americans reported a lower likelihood of filling out the census than any other demographic group. To combat these challenges, last month, Welcome to Chinatown partnered with various community organizations and local businesses to support outreach efforts among the hard to reach populations within Lower Manhattan.

We created The Longevity Fund to help fill the gap for Chinatown’s small businesses, who were often left behind from many of the public and private loan and grant programs available for COVID-19 relief. Through your generous donations, we were able to fund our first round of grantees. Today, we’re excited to announce our first 10 businesses receiving our Longevity Fund grant!

Don’t delay, fill out the 2020 Census today at https://my2020census.gov/ and spread the word to your family. There are only 9 questions that will determine your community’s future for the next 10 years.

We’re excited to launch the grant application for The Longevity Fund, our relief fund for Manhattan Chinatown small businesses. Business owners in Chinatown are encouraged to apply, and the application will be open until Monday, August 17.

Welcome to Chinatown is launching The Longevity Fund, a small business relief fund that aims to fundraise $200,000 for the distribution of grants to Manhattan Chinatown’s small businesses.