Our Mission
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency serving the refugee and immigrant community of Orange County, California. The mission of The Cambodian Family is to provide opportunities for refugee and immigrant families to develop the knowledge, skills, and desires for creating health and well-being in their lives.
Our Vision
The families we serve will have good physical and mental health, satisfying jobs with good wages, kids who thrive in school, a sense of belonging to the larger community, and a comfortable community center of their own in which they take pride and feel stong support.
Latest News
The Cambodian Family held a successful Grand Opening on Saturday, May 22nd. We thank everyone who attended and all volunteers and friends who made this event possible.
We have moved to a new building! Thanks to a large grant from the Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation, The Cambodian Family has been able to purchase a building that will serve as a new community center for our neighborhood. We are now open for business. Our new building is located at 1626 E. 4th St., Santa Ana, 92701. It's about 1 mile north of our current location. We're looking forward to seeing everyone there.
Our Census Day/Cambodian New Year celebration was a big success!Thanks to everyone who attended and made this a special occasion. Check out pictures of past Cambodian New Year celebrations here
Congratulations, Phalen Lim! The Director of The Cambodian Family’s Plan Ahead Youth Program is one of three Californians named as recipients of the 2009 California Peace Prize. For more information, see press release here
see The California Wellness Foundation’s web page here
See OC Register news article here
’s web page.Genocide Survivors Seek Justice. A two-day workshop at The Cambodian Family, conducted by the Applied Social Research Institute of Cambodian, gave genocide survivors the opportunity to recall their tragic stories in the interests of justice in Cambodia. Read article and see photos here
The Cambodian Family has a mentoring program for neighborhood youths - Find out more here
See pictures of Rifka Hirsch's retirement party! here
Need a job in Orange County?
We specialize in finding jobs for immigrants and refugees. Our services are FREE to job seekers and employers. We are now actively recruiting:
- Youths (16-18) and adults living in the Santa Ana Federal Empowerment Zone.*
- Refugees from any country.**
Who do you call for more information?
- Youths: Sotheara Chhay (714) 571-1966 ext. 111
Who do you call if you speak limited English?
- Cambodian: Kieng Seng (714) 571-1966 ext. 110
- Farsi: Armen Bazikian (714) 571-1966 ext. 105
- Russian: Larisa Kozlova (714) 571-1966 ext. 114
- Spanish: Daisy Minter (714) 571-1966 ext. 112
- Vietnamese: Tuyet Le (714) 571-1966 ext. 108
* This program is part of the FEZ - Community Empowerment Program, sponsored by the Santa Ana Federal Empowerment Corporation.
** This program is sponsored by the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement.