Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA)

Originally founded by Chinese immigrants, Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) has evolved into a pan-immigrant social services agency serving clients from over 40 countries. The agency’s current multilingual staff continues to address the most immediate needs of low-income immigrants, refugees and minorities and serves over 5,000 clients every year. CMAA provides comprehensive services to foster clients' integration into U.S. society, including after-school & summer youth programming, job skills training & placement services, senior care services, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, citizenship, housing assistance and other essential services in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood and Elgin, IL. We also serve the small business community and immigrant entrepreneurs.