The genesis for the agency came from a UCLA study directed by Dr. Harry Kitano which provided evidence of a growing minority population outpacing the development of local, culturally and linguistically sensitive social services. Our Mission Pacific Asian Counseling Services (PACS), formerly known as “WRAP Family Services,” was founded in 1981 by the Assistance League of Southern California based on the documented lack of social services for Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) in Los Angeles.  The pilot project to assess the needs of APIs in the Western region was funded by United Way.
Creating Possibilities The study asserted that the lack of services for APIs was based on the false public perception that Asian Americans’ strong family and community systems effectively solved any problems that might arise. For this reason, many public and private social service agencies felt no need to develop culturally and linguistically sensitive programs for APIs. Compounding this dilemma was the low utilization by APIs for existing services which strengthened the belief that there were no significant needs in the community. Donate Now In 1997, PACS divested from the Assistance League of Southern California to become incorporated as a 501(c)3 private nonprofit community-based organization. This move allowed for more direct responses to the unmet social and mental health needs of the APIs as well as positioning the agency to receive direct funding including contracts from the Department of Mental Health and Department of Children and Family Services. In January 2006, WRAP Family Services changed its name to “Pacific Asian Counseling Services” (PACS) to better describe its services.  Over the years, PACS has remained focused in working with the API population while serving thousands of low-income children, adults and families from many ethnicities and cultures. Our services encompass all age groups from birth to older adults and are offered in various languages dependent on our staffing. PACS has expanded since its inception from one office location to three locations spanning from the San Fernando Valley area, the Westside of Los Angeles, the South Bay, the City of Carson and Long Beach. Pacific Asian Counseling Services enriches the lives of children and families through counseling and caring. We provide culturally sensitive and language specific services with expertise in the immigrant Asian Pacific Islander populations. Our History Our Vision: Families and individuals leading meaningful, independent and productive lives in a caring and inclusive society. Our Vision Our Core Value Our success is based upon integrity, dedicated staff and satisfied clients. We believe in an open management style that enhances employee initiative, creativity and personal dignity.

1990 * DCFS AB1733/2994 Contract
* LA Civil Unrest - FEMA
* Adopt-A-Family
* Northridge Earthquake - FEMA 1994 * Emily Takeuchi - Executive Director
* Asian Pacific Community Fund
* Hughes RAPPA Volunteer Program
* United Way
* West LA Office Location
* Western Region Asian Pacific Project Est.
* DMH Outreach Program Begins
1981 * Nancy Au - Executive Director
* LA Office Location
* Mar Vista Gardens Mid-Autumn Festival
* Tutoring Program - LAX office 1998 1999 * SF Office Location
* DMH CalWORKs Outreach Program
* Asian Pacific Community Fund
* MTA grant * WRAP Family Services Name Change
* 501c3 Established
* DMH Adult Contract
* MAXIMUS Funding
* Health Care Venture - Tobacco Outreach
* T.H.E. Clinic -Tobacco Outreach
* LA City Youth Advocacy Program
* Centinella Juvenille Diversion Program
* LA Bridges Program 1997 * YES After School Program - Pueblo del Rio
* Cambodian Citizenship Handbook Translated
* Cambodian Citizenship Class
* API Alliance - FSP Program
* Public Relations Society of America, Inc
* CA Community Foundation 2001 2002 *Sandra Tsing Loh Skirball Fundraiser
* Pacific Care Grant
*Northrup Grumman Foundation
*Entertainment Industry Foundation
* Kaiser Foundation * LB office Location
* GTE grant
* YES program - Long Beach
* A3PCON Project - API CalWORKs Outreach
* Universal LifeLine Outreach & Enrollment
* NAP 2000 * Developed In-House Client Database
* AADAP
* PRISM
* Ahmanson Foundation 2004 2005 * Holiday Food Distribution
* Client Holiday Parties
* Raytheon Employee Fund
* Dwight Stuart Foundation
* Sidney Stern Foundation * Richard Heath and Associate
* Weingart Foundation
* LA Times Community Fund 2003 * Mariko Kahn - ED (New)
* Nancy Au - ED (Retires)
* LA Care Outreach - Benefits Enrollment
* Cambodian ESL Class
* Verizon Wireless Foundation
2007 2008 * Video Conferencing
* Capital Group Company
* Family Preservation-Job Training Program
* Prevention Initiative
* DMH Adult FCCS
* Name Changed to PACS
* School Readiness Program
* Cambodian Parade Participation in LB, CA
* Electronic Health Record System
2006 * LB Office Expansion
* DMH API FSP Program
* CA Endowment Funding
* CA Consumer Protection Foundation
2010 2011 * Trauma Survivors Group * Van Purchased (Parson's Foundation Grant)
* FSP Adult & Child Program
* MAT Contract 2009 * Census 2010 Outreach
* Wells Fargo Grant
* All State Foundation
2013 2014 * Project by Project's Fundraiser
* Project ABC
* AOT/MIST
* PCIT

* Integrated Network for Cambodian-DMH 2012 * Cambodian Blessing Ceremony
* First 5 LA - Select Home Visitation Program
*Healthy Way LA
* DMH Technology Grant
2016 2017 *API Human Trafficking Service for Victims
* Sempra Energy Foundation
* DMH Child FCCS
* AOT/MIST expansion 2015 * LA Care Partnership Grant - The Children's Clinic
*INN Program Integrated Care Expansion
2019 2020 * A3PCON COVID-19 Response Grant
* Census 2020 Outreach
* Blue Shield COVID-19 Domestic
* Violence Community Education
* PEI Parenting Classes
* Home Visitation Expansion Program
* Don Knabe support (Funding)
* FSP expansion 2018 * SF Office expansion
* New Clinical Director: Tony F.
* Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation
2022 2024 Coming Soon * Myron Quon - ED (New)
* Mariko Kahn - ED (Retires)
* PEI expansion
* Santa Monica Nikkei Hall
* Robert Ellis Simon Foundation 2021 Coming Soon
PACS Memory Lane