LFC is a leader locally and nationally in serving Hmong individuals, families, and extended kinship groups. Through its programs, LFC strives to help the Hmong community strike a balance between traditional Hmong culture and modern American life. Programs are clustered in four areas. The English Education Program includes the Family English School, citizenship instruction, Adult English, and Functional Work English classes. Youth and Family Services includes teen pregnancy prevention, youth diversion, intervention for at risk and truant youth, Hmong Youth Arts, a Young Parent program, Uniting Families, and Community Social Work.
All services are bilingual and bicultural.
Lao Family's community center is located in St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood, in the midst of new and thriving Asian businesses on University Avenue. Its Board of Directors consists of 11 individuals, all of whom have been nominated and elected for 2-year terms by LFC's adult membership. A network of some 60 family group leaders is an invaluable resource in linking Lao Family to Minnesota's growing Hmong population. The Hmong are a tribal people originally from southern China who wandered and settled in different parts of Asia in an attempt to maintain their identity. In the early 19th century, oppression and invasion coupled with population pressures led to some Hmong leaving China and emigrating to northern Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.