Chinatown CDC's joint advocacy efforts with these groups have resulted in hundreds of neighborhood environmental projects and improvements in streets and alleyways, new community centers and playgrounds, and public transportation improvements.

Chinatown CDC has played a key role in organizing a number of grassroots groups. Among these groups are the Community Tenants Association (CTA), one of the largest tenant organizations in San Francisco with over 700 members committed to protecting tenants' the Chinatown Alleyway Improvement Association (CAIA), comprised of residents, businesses, and property owners; and the Adopt-An-Alleyway Youth Project (AAA), with nearly 1,000 youth and young adults dedicated to improving Chinatown's Alleyways. Chinatown CDC also provides staff support to the Ping Yuen Residents Improvement Association (PYRIA), which represents the interest of the 850 residents of Chinatown's Ping Yuen public housing development. Chinatown CDC has worked extensively in organizing these groups and developing the leadership of the the groups' primarily monolingual speaking membership so that they can effectively advocate for public policies and actions that will benefit their community.