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SIPA’S HISTORY Historic Filipinotown in Los Angeles has been a landing point for generations of Pilipinos; a place where immigrants come to build new lives for themselves and their children while at the same time they struggle with poverty, inadequate housing, insufficient childcare and substandard schools. For an immigrant community to overcome such hardships, it needs a deep-rooted foundation that connects and supports families. For the Pilipino-American community in Los Angeles, SIPA is that vital center. Since SIPA was established in 1972, the organization has played an indispensable role in the community, providing a refuge that keeps children safe from the streets and steers them toward positive alternatives; a nurturing environment offering social services to families; a critical resource advancing economic development; and a vibrant cultural, and political forum fostering self-empowerment.
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