Anni Chung, President and Chief Executive Officer, Self Help for the Elderly, San Francisco, CA

Anni Chung came to the United States in the 1970s from Hong Kong, China. Since that time, she has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to serving the elderly. In 1974, while attending San Francisco State University, she worked as an intern at Self Help for the Elderly, a non-profit agency established in 1966. At the time, the organization pioneered a Meals-on-Wheels program in Chinatown, San Francisco, CA and offered basic social services assistance. In 1976, Ms. Chung returned to Self Help for the Elderly as a paid staff member and has never left. Today, Ms. Chung serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Self Help for the Elderly. This 45-year old non-profit organization provides services to over 35,000 seniors, mostly immigrants, each year in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties.

In the past decade, Self Help for the Elderly has established age appropriate bilingual computer classes, while running an acclaimed employment and job placement program. The program also conducts special citizenship preparation classes for seniors with low-level English language abilities. Ms. Chung has also launched an extensive outreach campaign to promote civic participation. Ms. Chung is a familiar face in the community as one of the hosts of KTSF-Channel 26’s Asian Journal, a community service program.