ABOUT THE PACIFIC ISLANDER INITIATIVE

Hosted by The Office of Diversity and Equity

The Pacific Islander Initiative (PII) was created to address health disparities within the community and to connect families to resources or services they may not know about, but are eligible for.

After a needs assessment survey was conducted among Pacific Islanders in 2005, there were areas that were identified that needed development and attention. The results showed that the Pacific Islander population does not willingly seek help from available resources because of language barriers, lack of culturally sensitive services, fear of government institutions, and inaccurate information about available resources and services.

The PII is charged to address those challenges and help change systems and policy to make services more accessible for the community. The PII has set goals in order to achieve our mission and vision through education and awareness, prevention and capacity building and leadership.

The Pacific Islander Initiative meets once a month:

First Wednesdays 

6pm - 7:30pm 

Online via zoom. Email: rtuitele@samoansolutions.org for Zoom login 

Pacific Islander Initiative Drop In Hours: 

• 2nd Monday & Tuesday of each Month at Le Maota: 833 Mahler Road STE 5 Burlingame, CA 94010

• 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Come connect with the Pacific Islander Initiative Community Co-Chair Rochelle Tuitele: Second Monday & Tuesday of each month. Rochelle, is ready to share more about the initiative and to hear what