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Betty Kwan Chinn (關惠群) is a philanthropist who lives in Eureka, California. She has helped the homeless—including the mentally ill, disabled veterans, runaways, and drug abusers—since the 1980s. She won the 2008 Minerva Award.[2] She used the $25,000 grant as seed money and worked with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul to establish the homeless a bathroom and kitchen. U.S. President Barack Obama awarded her and 12 others the Presidential Citizens Medal on August 4, 2010, at the White House.[3][4]
Betty Kwan Chinn
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Betty Kwan Chinn[1]
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| Spouse | Leung Chinn |
| Children | Two sons |
| Website | www.bettychinn.org |
The Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center opened November 16, 2013 offering a variety of services for the poor and homeless.[5]
In 2020, the Betty Kwan Chinn Foundation has stopped receiving donation items due to the coronavirus pandemic. The foundation offers 100 free packed meals on weekdays at its Eureka-based center.[6]
In 2023, Kwan Chinn was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Awards.[7]