MĀLŌ E LELEI! – HELLO!

Welcome to MALO, or Motivating Action Leadership Opportunity, a nonprofit organization that serves Tongan Americans in the Inland Empire area through youth mentorship, job readiness, resource literacy, and cultural gathering events.

EFFORTS AGAINST COVID-19

Amidst a pandemic, MALO recognizes the efforts of local organizations supporting their communities. We are supporting the Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander populations affected by this crisis.

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We are continuing to celebrate the blend of culture between the Inland Empire community’s Tongan and American identities.
WATCH our annual July 4th parade video

“MALO takes action towards positive change throughout Ontario and rest of the Inland Empire.  We nurture connections between Tongans and their long time cultural community to keep the Tongan culture alive.
Through motivating actions, radical leadership, and learning opportunities, MALO continues to develop ways to share the beautiful culture of Tonga. Our positive change is fueled by the community’s collective desire to not lose our identities as proud Tongan/Tongan Americans.”

OUR WORK

2017

MALO est.

Tongan American community members come together to create an organization that serves Tongan and Pacific Islander populations of the Inland Empire.

March 2017

Cultural Annual Event

MALO hosts its first annual event celebrating Tongan culture.

May 2018

Ontario park Performance

MALO gives an opportunity for Tongan American youth to perform and share their culture at a new Ontario park.

July 2018

First Ontario Independence Parade

MALO organizes community members to proudly represent the Tongan American identity at the Ontario Independence Day Parade for the first time.

Early 2020

Census Efforts

We boost 2020 Census counting in hard-to-count Tongan and Tongan American populations in the Inland Empire.

April 2020

Pandemic Assistance

MALO collected donations (Produce,bread, food boxes, PPE) and funds to send to Inland Empire Tongan families during these difficult times from the global COVID-19 crisis April- currently.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Legal Aid, Re-Entry Programs, Job Opportunities! You may be eligible to have prior arrests and/or old misdemeanor/felony convictions removed from your legal records and/or sealed from general public. This can make it easier to get a job or housing. March 22nd, 2023, Princeton Freewill Baptist (810 E. Princeton St., Ontario, CA 91764) Dinner: 5:30-6:30PM

Clinic: 6:30-8:00PM

For more information reach out to: 951-316-4086 or visit pcsfamilyservices.com

Free Food Distribution in the city of Ontario! All are welcome! CalFresh emergency allotment benefits are ending soon! MALO is working hard to find ways to help take some stress out of our day to day lives. Stop by our Covid 19 information and resource table, grab some PPE, say “Hi” and grab some of the food that is being provided by our local partners. Join us March 25, 2023 in Ontario from 9am-12pm. We will distribute until we run out.

Let us continue to support one another with a fun way to stay healthy! Free Zumba! Thank you to our partners for giving us an opportunity and space to bring Zumba to community. Follow our social media Facebook and Instagram @malotongaie for updates on locations and Zumba dates!
Working with our Riverside County Partners Reach Out to get vaccines to our community! Scan flyer or use link to register: http://bit.ly/3jg3D7o
Click on Flyer to register for updated Booster or any of your vaccine needs! Join MALO and our partners to share resources, toys, and food distribution.
https://myturn.ca.gov/?config=c84431e7-c413-427c-92b8-37a5c7393420
Hey M.A.LO. Friends & family! Let’s Zumba our way to wellness!!! We’d like to invite you all to a Zumba Social in the beautiful city of @cityofontario. Instructed by our very talented and first ever Certified Zumba Tongan team in the Inland Empire, @kalasikehecreations @moala_vave & @mssphawnta! Please bring a little towel for the sweat, a chair for a break (or chill in the grass also), and be ready to have lots of fun, laughs, & a fabulous time!!! All the fun begins @ 5:30-6:30. At John Galvin Park ( on the corner of I and Grove) in Ontario. This WEDNESDAY 10/26/2022 See you all soon! 💓💓💓
We are happy to share that we will be partnering up with the vaccine clinics at Anthony Munoz Community Center in Ontario. Every Wednesday in February and March. Schedule your appointment by scanning flyer or using link: https://linktr.ee/MALOtongaie

We will be there to celebrate you! We are more than happy to help schedule your appointment please send us a message or ask in comments in our social media @malotongaie and one of our Community Health Workers will reach out. We will be giving out PPE and some fun and important resources.

#malotongaie #TogetherWeGetBetter #IEtime2heal
#California has led the nation’s fight against the #COVID19 pandemic with early public health measures that saved lives. The SMARTER plan will prepare us for the next COVID-19 threat and help us respond to future public health emergencies.
Learn more at covid19.ca.gov
Thank you all for your support and helping us get our letter to the White House regarding acknowledgement and support for Tonga. If you would like to learn more, visit our Tonga Relief Support of America website at https://www.tongarelief.us/. Link is in our bio. For those that have items to share, please DM or email. We are grateful for the collective effort along with our partners Vakatasi, CSM MANA, EPIC, and NCAPA.

Our Jurupa Valley partners at Reach Out will be hosting weekly FREE COVID-19 testing on site – Scan the QR code to pre-register for an appointment or go to
Link⬇️
https://bit.ly/RUHS_testinghttps://bit.ly/RUHS_testing
We are excited to join the UCR School of Public Policy and the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom for an Inland Empire conversation with the Governor’s Appointments Secretary Cathryn Rivera-Hernandez on Wednesday, December 8, at 5:30pm

RSVP here: bit.ly/shape-ca

COVID Updates: https://linktr.ee/MALOtongaie
Need your Covid-19 vaccine? /Do you need your covid-19 vaccine?
For a full lineup of upcoming vaccine sites, visit:/ To get a full list of upcoming vaccine websites, visit: https://rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine-with-Registration
Free for everyone and no insurance required! / Free to all and no insurance required! 📢
#wearereachout #ietime2heal #rivco #covidvaccine
TODEC Legal CenterVisión y CompromisoTruEvolution Inc.MALO – Motivating Action Leadership OpportunitySBX: Youth & Family ServicesEl Sol Neighborhood Educational CenterBuilding Resilient CommunitiesRiverside County Black Chamber of Commerce
Pfizer Vaccine
https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241886&vt=501171131

Johnson Vaccine:
https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241887&vt=501171131
Need your covid-19 vaccine? Don’t worry, here are upcoming vaccine clinics near you!

Free for everyone and no insurance required! 📢

August 3rd: Cabazon | James A. Venable Community Center
https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241692&vt=501171131

August 3rd: Riverside | Food 4 Less (4250 Van Buren Blvd.)
J&J: https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241825&vt=501171131
Pfizer: https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241824&vt=501171131

August 3rd: Coachella | Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians
2nd Dose!

August 4th: Beaumont | Food 4 Less (1691 E 6th St.)
https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241810&vt=501171131

August 4th: Hemet | Workforce Development Center
J&J: https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241856&vt=501171131
Pfizer: https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241855&vt=501171131

August 4th: Jurupa Valley | Avalon Community Center
https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241694&vt=501171131

August 4th: Riverside | Blind Support Services
https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,233943&vt=501171131

August 5th: Jurupa Valley | Louis Rubidoux Library
J&J: https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241854&vt=501171131
Pfizer: https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241853&vt=501171131

August 5th: Riverside | Emerson Ecologics
https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241802&vt=501171131

August 5th: Coachella | Our Lady of Soledad Catholic Church
2nd Dose!

August 6th: Coachella | TODEC Legal Center
https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241682&vt=501171131

August 6th: Moreno Valley | Food 4 Less (24440 Alessandro Blvd)
J&J: https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241809&vt=501171131
Pfizer: https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241807&vt=501171131

August 6th: Temecula | Islamic Center of Temecula Valley
2nd Dose!

August 7th: Jurupa Valley | Jurupa Valley High School
2nd Dose!

August 7th: Jurupa Valley | Sikh Gurdwara Riverside
https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,233950&vt=501171131

August 7th: Palm Desert | Sacred Heart Church
2nd Dose!

Need your 2nd Covid Vaccine Dose? Call 909.982.8641 for more vaccine clinics. #wearereachout #ietime2heal #rivco #covidvaccine
MALO presents 4th IKUNA Backpack/Care package Distribution
Join us for a free Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic and Resource Fair! Bring the family pic up some important resources and get your vaccination! There will be giveaways and food! Stop in with MALO, IE COVID Response team, and Riverside Public Health and Reach Out Partners and say, Malo ‘e lelei, we would love it. If you would like to volunteer with us send us a DM and join the fun. We will be doing outreach resource fairs every Saturday for the rest of July. Come thru! Lets check in on one another! Minors need a parent/guardian present. Find more information in the flyer😃 Location: Jurupa Valley – Rubidoux High School 4250 Opal St Jurupa Valley, CA 92509 Time: 10-4pm Register: https://covid.ieccn.org/MyChart-Covid/signupandschedule/Embeddedschedule?id=233997,241763&vt=501171131
All love! All the time! Getting Closer to Immunity! For You, For Me, For Community!
Scan QR code to make an appointment or Walk-in! All are welcome!
Click on link! Register by April 26, 2021
https://www.cognitoforms.com/InlandCoalition2/CHWTrainingProgramInterestForm

Click below for more info about the COVID Vaccine San Bernardino County:
https://sbcovid19.com/vaccine/

Click below for more information about the COVID Vaccine Riverside County:
https://www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine
http://bit.ly/RivNHPITesting
COVID-19 Testing Site in Riverside for the IE NHPI and ALL that can benefit from this testing site. For appointment: http://bit.ly/RivNHPITesting

https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs

Virtual MALO Zoom
The gifted and talented Sisiuno will join MALO virtual hour. She will share the importance of Tongan Culture, especially as it relates to the making of our treasured Tongan gifts known to Tongans as Koloa.

FREE COVID 19 TEST/ HOIDAY FOOD GIVEAWAY
NHPIs are the leading ethnic group/race with the highest COVID cases. If you would like a FREE COVID 19 test NOVEMBER 21&22 we will also be handing out Free Food for the Holiday.
Checking in, learning about culture and meeting new friends virtually with our MALO families during COVID-19. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

MALO FACEBOOK GROUP


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22 hours ago
MALO

Take a little break this week. Than get ready for a full ZUMBA SOCIAL MODE, MONDAY, 3/27/2023! We do apologize for any inconvenience and can’t wait to see you all on MONDAY! #malotongaie #zumbasocialie #healthiswealth #takeabreak #berightback #letsgetphysical ... See MoreSee Less

Take a little break this week. Than get ready for a full ZUMBA SOCIAL MODE, MONDAY, 3/27/2023! We do apologize for any inconvenience and can’t wait to see you all on MONDAY! #malotongaie #zumbasocialie #healthiswealth #takeabreak #berightback #letsgetphysical
24 hours ago
MALO

Get Vaccinated and Boosted for COVID-19: Real-world evidence continues to show that the vaccine prevents severe illness, hospitalization, and death. Public health officials urge Californians to get vaccinated and boosted as soon as they are eligible. It is recommended that every individual six months of age and older receive their primary COVID-19 vaccine series and booster dose, if eligible. Find a vaccine near you by visiting myturn.ca.gov or calling 1-833-422-4255. Visit Vaccinate All 58 to learn more about the safe and effective vaccines available for all Californians six months of age and older. #malotongaie #Time2Heal #covid_19 #vaccinate58 #TogetherWeGetBetter #inlandempire ... See MoreSee Less

Get Vaccinated and Boosted for COVID-19: Real-world evidence continues to show that the vaccine prevents severe illness, hospitalization, and death. Public health officials urge Californians to get vaccinated and boosted as soon as they are eligible. It is recommended that every individual six months of age and older receive their primary COVID-19 vaccine series and booster dose, if eligible. Find a vaccine near you by visiting myturn.ca.gov or calling 1-833-422-4255. Visit Vaccinate All 58 to learn more about the safe and effective vaccines available for all Californians six months of age and older. #malotongaie #time2heal #covid_19 #vaccinate58 #TogetherWeGetBetter #inlandempire
2 days ago
MALO

Start a conversation with a roommate, teammate, classmate or friend that you’re worried might have a problem with opioids or other substances. Free, confidential, 24/7 support is available at 1-800-662-4357.
Treatment locator: findtreatment.samhsa.gov #malotongaie #opioidcrisis #togetherwegetbetter #timetotalk #protectourlovedones #timeisnow
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Start a conversation with a roommate, teammate, classmate or friend that you’re worried might have a problem with opioids or other substances. Free, confidential, 24/7 support is available at 1-800-662-4357. 
Treatment locator: findtreatment.samhsa.gov #malotongaie #opioidcrisis #togetherwegetbetter #timetotalk #protectourlovedones #timeisnow
6 days ago
MALO

As part of our monthly organ spotlights, we will highlight an organ’s function, power, and how to best care for specific parts of your body! It is also to provide helpful resources to learn more about the heart. The heart is a mighty organ and vital to life–here are the ways to care for the heart and learn more! And minimize the risk of heart disease.

Share any tips you have tried to promote heart health!

#malotongaie #heart #hearthealth #health #organofthemonth #healthyliving #heartdisease #TogetherWeGetBetter
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As part of our monthly organ spotlights, we will highlight an organ’s function, power, and how to best care for specific parts of your body! It is also to provide helpful resources to learn more about the heart.  The heart is a mighty organ and vital to life–here are the ways to care for the heart and learn more!  And minimize the risk of heart disease. 

Share any tips you have tried to promote heart health! 

#malotongaie #heart #hearthealth #health #organofthemonth #healthyliving #heartdisease #TogetherWeGetBetterImage attachment
6 days ago
MALO

Free Food Distribution in the @cityofOntario! All are welcome! @CalFresh emergency allotment benefits are ending soon! @MALO is working hard to find ways to help take some stress out of our day-to-day lives. Stop by our Covid 19 information and resource table, grab some PPE, say "Hi," and grab some food our local partners are providing.
Join us:
March 25, 2023
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Princeton Freewill
Baptist (810 E. Princeton St.,
Ontario, CA 91764)
** We will distribute until we run out.
#malotongaie #naacp #ccaej #lulacOntario #OntarioFutureAlliance #poorpeoplescampaign #GodsPantry
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Free Food Distribution in the @cityofOntario! All are welcome! @CalFresh emergency allotment benefits are ending soon! @MALO is working hard to find ways to help take some stress out of our day-to-day lives. Stop by our Covid 19 information and resource table, grab some PPE, say Hi, and grab some food our local partners are providing. 
Join us:
March 25, 2023 
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Princeton Freewill
Baptist (810 E. Princeton St.,
Ontario, CA 91764)
** We will distribute until we run out.
#malotongaie #naacp #ccaej  #lulacOntario #OntarioFutureAlliance #poorpeoplescampaign #GodsPantry
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