"Every Friday for the past six months, the youth employees of the Neighborhood Enterprise Center have gathered in City Heights to distribute boxes of food and hot meals, greet local families, and share resources on coping with COVID-19. But these employees aren’t outsiders: they’re from the community they serve, often delivering food to their neighbors or even their own families.
With 15 locations across San Diego County and nearly 200 staff members (who collectively speak over 30 languages), the Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) provides health and human services to a wide array of low-income and underserved communities. The organization’s commitment to serving ethnically diverse clientele makes City Heights the perfect location for its Neighborhood Enterprise Center (NEC)..."