MALO MOTIVATING ACTION LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

M.A.L.O. MOTIVATING ACTION LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY, THE ONLY TONGAN-LED TONGAN SERVING NON-PROFIT SERVING THE INLAND EMPIRE AND TARGETING PRIMARILY THE TONGAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS (NHPIS) COMMUNITY AND CONNECTING THEM TO LOCAL RESOURCES SPANNING SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY. MALO'S VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY GROWTH AND EMPOWERMENT IS RESPONSIVE AND RESPECTFUL, MAINTAINING AT THE CENTER THE UNIQUE, COMPLICATED AND NUANCED HISTORIES OF THE NHPI COMMUNITIES IN THE US IN A WAY THAT BRIDGES THE EXPERIENCES OF OUR ELDERS TO THE EVOLVING EXPERIENCES AND GROWTH OF THE YOUNG LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. MALO'S SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS IS FOCUSED ON DIRECT SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY THROUGH YOUTH MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP, HEALTH INITIATIVES AND RESOURCES, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, JOB READINESS AND RESOURCE LITERACY, RECOGNIZING THAT ALL OF THESE SUPPORTS ENABLE OUR COMMUNITY TO OVERCOME SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM.