Mission
Community Center Shanghai builds community in Shanghai so families and individuals maximize their potential as citizens living abroad and contribute to the progress of Shanghai and the People's Republic of China.

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Vision.
Community Center Shanghai connects international residents through social, educational and charitable programs to the people, culture and energy of China. The Center offers a variety of resources including cross-cultural orientation and training, professional counseling, adult education, charity programs and social connections for youth.

Community Center Shanghai provides
• Support for persons during times of transition and crisis, connecting them to appropriate resources
such as personal counseling, coaching and/or mentoring.

• Activities, classes and social events for families, couples, and singles that encourage community
building and personal growth and development.

• Training for business leaders on corporate social responsibility and connections and opportunities
for companies to invest in places of need.

• Opportunities for persons to share their hobbies, experience and expertise with others.

• Support groups that focus on the felt needs of individuals and families in Shanghai and that en
courage personal and community development.


• Weekend activities and community building events for adults, families and children.

• Supportive activities and resources for couples and marriages.

• Cross cultural training for business leaders and orientation and training for doing business in
Shanghai

Core Values

• Every individual deserves love, respect, trust, and opportunities to develop their full potential.

• Community is built through shared purpose, activity, trust and service to others.

• People need regular encouragement and support from others to maintain health, resiliency and purpose; they need to serve as well as to be served.

• Expatriates are often separated from normal family and community relationships and need special support, especially during the first year of their life in a new place.

• In spite of cultural and language barriers, expatriates need to be engaged in the local community where they live, to both give and receive from that community.