Las Vegas Sands Thursday announced a $175,000 donation to the Asian Community Development Council. The donation coincides with Asian American Pacific Islander Month in May and continues the operator’s partnership with the ACDC.
The donation supports two initiatives: the Healthy Asians & Pacific Islanders Medical Center in Las Vegas, and the API Language Link that allows ACDC to provide in-language health and social services to the AAPI community.
“ACDC is improving lives daily, while advancing the long-term health and well-being of the AAPI community in Southern Nevada,” said Las Vegas Sands Senior Vice President of Global Communications and Corporate Affairs Ron Reese in a statement. “The significant impact they have made with these programs is why we continue to invest in their efforts. Not only are we committed to being an ally for the AAPI community as a whole – we believe in ACDC’s ability to provide leadership in addressing the diverse needs of the many populations it serves.”
Sands supported ACDC in September 2023 with funding to open the HAPI Medical Center. The clinic provides the AAPI community with a 100% bilingual staff to deliver in-language care, removing barriers often faced in obtaining healthcare services. Sands’ 2023 funding will help HAPI Medical Center host community health-care events to deliver medical and dental services, mammograms, and vaccinations.
In 2021 support from Sands helped ACDC establish the API Language Link, facilitating connections to social services. The 2023 funding will enable ACDC to hire more language specialists to help the organization meets the needs of the HAPI Medical Center, including a culturally-sensitive food distribution warehouse in Las Vegas and a second community resource center in Reno, Nevada.
“The support we have received from Sands Cares over the past three years has made possible two tremendous service expansions, both underscored by the fact that language should never present a barrier to receiving the care and services people need,” ACDC Founder and President Vida Lin. “Sands’ partnership is helping us make vital connections to ensure the well-being of the diverse AAPI communities we serve.”
Sands Cares’ support for ACDC is one of several engagements with diverse community organizations that remove systemic barriers and advance opportunities for underrepresented groups.
