Impact the Pacific Islander youth by volunteering your time and efforts to help elevate culture within our community.

Interested in volunteering your time, efforts and expertise? Please join us and we lift up the voice of the Pacific Islander in Oakland, California.

Current Need for Volunteers:

Youth Literacy Mentor: Seeking high school (9th-12th) and college aged students to participate in our Fananga literacy work in the Oakland Unified School district. Responsibilities would include participating in read-alongs (virtually) and other tasks pertaining to this important work.

Family Engagement: Seeking community members to participate in family engagement to work with families who have students in grades K-5. Responsibilities would include follow-up to ensure students are participating in the Fananga program and also acts as a liason to ensure that students are receiving the necessary support for success. Please inquire for details.

Internships

We are also open to providing opportunities for internship work for students who are interested in pursuing a career in education and community leadership. Please inquire for details.

Media Specialist Intern: As a growing CBO it is important to maintain a presence both on the web and on social media. We are seeking an individual who could assist in creating, updating and posting content to our social media feeds. Please inquire for details.

Please send an email to jlauti@theikunagroup.org to inquire about the above opportunities or one you feel strongly about. We will update other volunteer and internship opportunities as they become available.

We look forward to working with you.