S.U.C.C.E.S.S. facts for kids
The United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society (traditional Chinese: 中僑互助會; simplified Chinese: 中侨互助会; pinyin: Zhōng Qiáo Hùzhù Huì or 中僑/中侨 Zhōng Qiáo) or S.U.C.C.E.S.S., is a Canadian social services organization headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. As of 2014 Queenie Choo is the CEO of the organization.
History
In 1973 the organization was founded to provide social services for Chinese, including recent immigrants. It was founded by several persons of Hong Kong origin, including Maggie Ip, who became the first chairperson, Jonathan Lau, Linda Leong, Mei-Chan Lin, and Pauline To.
Since 1989 an increasing number of clients originated from Taiwan and the Mainland, altering the up-until-then almost entirely Hong Kong demographic base. S.U.C.C.E.S.S., in 1990, served 60,000 people, mostly persons between 20 and 40, with 110,000 contacts. As of 1991 its headquarters were on the second floor of the Beijing Building in the Vancouver Chinatown and it maintained branch offices in South Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond.
As of 2003, it had 350 employees, a headquarters in Vancouver, and 11 other offices in the Greater Vancouver region. As of the same year its budget is $16 million.
The organization from 2006 until 2010 was headed by CEO Tung Chan, a former Vancouver city councilor.
In 2014, SUCCESS reportedly had posted signs in Richmond that were only in Chinese during the midst of a local controversy regarding Chinese-only signs. Queenie Choo apologized and had the signs taken down. In 2015, SUCCESS was designated an "Overseas Chinese Services Organization" by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department.
