Jane Ning Kuo, an Asian Health caseworker, established GHO in 1992 to improve the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and to address the needs of the Asian-American community. She understood a dedicated agency was needed to offer developmentally disabled people from Asian communities a comfortable, familiar and culturally relevant environment in which to thrive.

Jane’s reputation in the field and her expansive network of contacts allowed her to attract funding as well as the dedicated employees to GHO. Today, 25 years after its humble beginnings, GHO is a thriving services agency. Jane passed away in 2007, but the agency she nurtured continues to grow and strengthen with the same enduring passion.