It all began in one small room at 70 Bavaria Road, rented from Islington Council in 1986. At the time, we only had the resources for one full-time and one part-time worker. Despite such challenges, we were still able to develop services which catered for the need of the elderly, youth and women. We moved to No. 33 Giesbach Road on 12 July 1992, and continue to grow even further. On 1st October 2008, with many of your blessings, we moved to where we are today, our new home at No. 21 Hatchard Road N19 4NG…
The following are some of our milestones and achievements
- Our advice Workers have dealt with over 10,500 cases over the past 20 years;
- Over 150,000 luncheons and meals-on-wheels have been provided by our dedicated kitchen staff since June 1992 to 2008;
- ‘Walking the Way to Health’ programme attracted over 7,000 participants;
- An ‘Awards for All’ grant enabled the publication of ‘The Millennium Faces- Chinese Older People in the UK: a collection of black & white images capturing the experience of the older Chinese population who emigrated to Britain in the 1950’s;
- Similarly, another ‘Awards for All’ grant allowed member of ICA’s women’s Group to create and publish ‘Wok With Me’ and “Eat Healthy, Kids Happy”: a collection of recipes celebrating the diversity of Chinese cuisine;
- The only Chinese charity organisation in England received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2005.
- ICA’s Chinese Youth Counselling, Family Therapy & Parenting Project Continues to provide an invaluable service in bridging the gap between parents and children;
- ICA’s Youth Group ages between 12 and 28 successfully wrote, produced and performed the first ever bilingual musical ‘When Yellow River meets The Thames’ in 2004 and the second bilingual musical “Changing Fortunes” in April 2007. The script serves to reflect the daily family life of a Chinese family living here in Britain addressing issues such as generation gap, friends and sibling relationships.
- Capital Appeal Fund has already raised over £180,000 between December 2005 and November 2008.
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