VietLead

VietLead operates as a comprehensive community-based organization serving the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian populations in Philadelphia, PA and South Jersey through a diverse portfolio of programs and services. Since its founding in September 2015, the organization has developed specialized offerings including intergenerational farming initiatives, youth organizing and leadership development, health navigation and healing services, civic engagement programs, and community defense advocacy. VietLead's service delivery framework operates through the Heal. Resist. Grow. model, which addresses trauma healing within communities, systemic power-building through policy advocacy and campaigns, and the development of community-based solutions rooted in grassroots experience. The organization brings together a team staffed and led by community members with over 25 years of collective experience serving the Philadelphia area and surrounding regions. Each program is designed to meet community members where they are, offering direct services, educational opportunities, advocacy support, and organizing assistance. VietLead's approach recognizes that the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian communities are diverse in their ideological, emotional, and material circumstances, requiring tailored and responsive programming. The organization commits to building unity toward social justice through culturally competent service delivery and community-centered strategies that honor the historical experiences and contemporary needs of the populations it serves in Philadelphia, PA.