2024 Holiday Giving

Here at PICA-WA, our mission is to establish a cultural home, center community power, and advocate to further the wellness of our Pacific Islander communities physically, culturally, socially, and spiritually. During this holiday season, your support would help us fulfill our mission and continue to serve and uplift our community through our programs, direct-services, and activities.

Check out each of our values below to learn what drives our work and hover over to see how your contribution could support and help us achieve long-term sustainability of our organization and communities!

Va Tupuia – Sacred Relations

Va Tapuia (Samoan) is a guiding value in the intentional relationships and accountability we build within and across our vast Pasifika community.
A $25 gift can help support our staff in building meaningful and intentional relationships with our Pasifika community, enabling us to continue reaching our mission.
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Mana – Power

Mana (Polynesian) is the combined spiritual and cultural power we seek to nurture within our Pasifika community as we advocate for and alongside one another.
A $50 gift can allow us to continue our civic engagement and advocacy efforts with and for our Pasifika community.
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Kotahitanga – Inclusive Collective

Kotahitanga (Te reo Māori) guides us to come together in solidarity, cooperation, and harmony to work towards a common mission with all of our community. "Individually, we are one drop. Together we are an ocean." – Ryunosuke Satoro
A $100 gift can help us continue our work by providing families with essential needs support. Additionally, it helps us in supporting our intergenerational programming with our youth and cultural weavers.
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Vunilagi – Horizon Gazing

Vunilagi (Fijian) refers to the horizon we look towards in our journey together for the future of our Pasifika peoples, which is led first and foremost by the communities we come from and serve.
A $250 gift can enables us to continue to support our services in and programming in the future for our Cultural Weavers Program and Youth & Young Adult programming.
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Alilis – Sacred Hospitality

Alilis (Chuukese) is the sacred hospitality we work to offer in our spaces where all members of our community are met with love, care, and compassion.
A $500 gift can help us support our Pasifika Food Networks, which was established to combat the devastating impacts of food insecurity experienced by our Pasifika communities, providing region-specific access to culturally appropriate foods statewide.
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Anemkwoj – Liberation

Anemkwoj (Marshallese) is both a value and ultimate goal of our work, where our Pasifika communities are uplifted and thriving holistically. "Without community, there is no liberation." – Audre Lorde
Any gift big or small will allow us to continue to be a part of liberating our community from any barriers that they face on a day-to-day basis and create lasting and sustainable change in the lives of many of our NH/PI community members.
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Click the button below and select “Annual Giving Campaign” to make your gift!
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The Pacific Islander Community Association is a registered 501(c)3 and your charitable donations may be tax deductible. Speak with your tax preparer for more information.

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Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington (PICA-WA) acknowledges that our organization and community work, live and play on the unceded traditional lands of the Spokane, Chinook, Cowlitz, Muckleshoot, Snoqualmie, Duwamish, Chelan, Nisqually, Squaxin, Chehalis, Sauk-Suiattle, Stillaguamish, Tulalip, Puyallup, and the Steilacoom tribes. We honor with gratitude the land itself and its original caretakers.

Pacific Islander Community Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

EIN: 84-2470123

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Pacific Islander Community Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

EIN: 84-2470123

Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington (PICA-WA) acknowledges that our organization and community work, live and play on the unceded traditional lands of the Spokane, Chinook, Cowlitz, Muckleshoot, Snoqualmie, Duwamish, Chelan, Nisqually, Squaxin, Chehalis, Sauk-Suiattle, Stillaguamish, Tulalip, Puyallup, and the Steilacoom tribes. We honor with gratitude the land itself and its original caretakers.

🔔 Office Closure Reminder

Our offices are closed on Monday, November 11 in observance of Veteran’s Day.
 
If you are a community member seeking immediate support, please consider contacting 2-1-1 or visiting their website at https://wa211.org/.

 

Thank you for your patience and understanding! We will be back to regular hours on Tuesday, November 12.