CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY,
SHARING OUR KNOWLEDGE AND
RESOURCES FOR TODAY AND
A BETTER FUTURE
Mission
The Japanese Americans' Care Fund provides information and support for the social needs of Japanese, Japanese Americans and their families. The Care Fund strives to create a safe, fulfilling and socially enriched community for Japanese, Japanese Americans and all others living in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.
Latest News
★Care Fund Friday 🌱
Topic: ① Books and Movies to Enjoy on Autumn Evenings
② Better Sleep, Better Health
Date & Time: Nov 6 (F) 7:00pm-8:30pm,
8:30-9:00(free conversation)
Place: Online Zoom
(The zoom link will be sent the day before the event)
Contact: mdlibrary@jacarefund.org
If you are attending for the first time, please register by email at least four days before the event. Please enter “Friday Gathering” in the subject line. Details here
★ The Bilingual Ending Notebook(from Helpline)📒
In response to many requests from members with family and relatives in both Japan and the U.S., Care Fund has created a bilingual (Japanese/English) Ending Notebook. While many ending notebooks are commercially available or published by local governments, one presented in both Japanese and English is quite rare. This 46-page booklet covers a wide range of essential topics—from critical end-of-life information to a personal history section—designed for ease of use and clarity. The price is $10 per copy (plus shipping if mailed).If you would like to order a copy, please click here.
★Children's Storytime 🧸
* VA library : 1st Tuesday of every month
Theme: Autumn
Date&Time：10/6 (Tue) 10:10AM - 10:50AMLocation：VA Library
Please see deetails here
* MD library: 2nd Wednesday of each month
Date & Time: 10/14 (Wed) 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: MD Library
Please see deetails here
★ ️ Helpline ❤️
A Care Fund provides support to those in need among the Japanese and Japanese American residents of the greater Washington DC area. Our helpline is a place you can call and share your problems in Japanese to our volunteer team. If you would like to talk to the Help Line, please contact us at sodan@jacarefund.org or 703-256-5223.
★Care Calls❤️
The Care Call program is intended to connect Japanese speaking seniors living in the Capital area to Japanese speakers. If you have no Japanese speaking family members or friends, are unable to visit someone to socialize, or simply want to chat with Japanese speakers, please participate in this program. We are looking forward to having new participants and new volunteers. Please contact the VA office (carefund@jacarefund.org).
2 libraries
20 years of service
2000 members
200 volunteers