NEWS AND ACTIVITIES

At NJVACA, we envision a community that invests in each other and in our future leaders. The best investment that a parent can dream of is for their children to attend college for higher education. US colleges are becoming more and more expensive every year, to the point that many experts says college costs have already reached unsustainable levels. Especially for low income families, additional fees, supplies, and text books can be major burden. Some college scholarships only cover tuition and fees, but not text books which parents have to pay for using their own out-of-pocket money.

The State of New Jersey is proud to offer fast and accurate COVID-19 saliva testing, at no cost, to any person who feels they need a test.

New Jersey and Vault Medical Services have teamed up to offer at-home COVID-19 saliva testing for any person who believes they need to be tested, with or without symptoms, at no cost.

Parties are the highlights of New Year and without parties, celebrations are incomplete. In February, NJVACA will host a Lunar New Year event called \"Xuan An Binh\". This party will be full of awesomeness and excitement, and we are inviting the party lovers to be a part of this memorable event loaded with the best of traditional shows, music, dancing, food and drinks. For a moment, let's forget about the COVID time and put on your dancing shoes and head out to our biggest event of the year!

We will look forward for your presence!

Social Security offices continue to provide service. Currently, most services are provided online at www.ssa.gov, or by phone, calling your local Social Security office or our national, toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213 and 1-800-325-0778 TTY. However, we also provide appointments for in-person interviews for limited, critical case situations. In order to visit a Social Security office, you first must call the office so that the staff may assess whether we may assist you by phone or if an in-person appointment is needed. To call your local Social Security office, go to www.ssa.gov/locator, scroll down and select Locate an Office by Zip, enter your five digit ZIP Code, and select Locate. Currently, only people with scheduled appointments may visit a local Social Security office.

Thư mời Đại Lễ Vu Lan Báo Hiếu của Chùa Giác Nguyên, New Jersey. The event will be on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021 at Giac Nguyen Buddhist Temple in Piscataway, NJ. You can find out more from the link below...

The Mid-Autumn Show is held every year by NJVACA during the Fall. Some activities for this show include singing, dancing, theater acting, and live band performed by children of all ages from our community. This event brings the arts and the traditional cultural activities into one and presents a fun and learning experience for our children and for all.

Of course, The success of the event will not be possible without the help and supports of our members, parents, and our community as a whole. On behalf of NJVACA, we would like to thank you for your sponsorship and support in our Mid-Autumn Festival on September 18th, 2021. Our community needs strong supporters like you, so we can grow stronger in the future to achieve our mission of maintaining and promoting Vietnamese culture and traditions.

For the photos, videos, and details of this event, please click on 'Read More' below...

The New Jersey Vietnamese-American Community Association (NJVACA) strongly condemns the recent rise in anti-Asian hate incidents. We call on all people to unite in condemning these and all racially-motivated acts of violence. We are exceptionally shocked by the targeting of elderly Asians and urge everyone to take actions to help our Asian community.