TOFA (To’utupu ‘oe ‘Otu Felenite Association) Inc., which translated means Youth Leaders of the Pacific. TOFA officially launched as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization on October 6th, 2000. TOFA was started to provide a much needed Pacific Island community-based organization that could support the growing numbers of Pacific Islanders in the Sacramento area. When TOFA began its work there was no community organization that could work with the language and cultural barriers faced by many Pacific Islanders, especially youth, to assist in their transition as productive members of society.
The mission of TOFA is to preserve and enhance the Pacific Islander Community in the Greater Sacramento Area by providing resources that support and promote Health & wellness, Higher Education, Community Leadership Opportunities, Civil Rights Awareness, and Cultural Arts.
For more information about TOFA, Inc. please visit their webstite:
www.tofainc.org
Remembering Catherine ‘Ofa Mann and TOFA
‘Ofa Mann, President of TOFA Sacramento (2000-2021), introduces TOFA (To’utupu ‘oe ‘Otu Felenite Association), which translated means Youth Leaders of the Pacific. Here, in 2013, ‘Ofa explains about the vision of TOFA and the services it renders to the Pacific Islander community in greater Sacramento.
Pacific Islander dances at California State Fair 2019
Cultural Dances from the islands of New Zealand (Maori), Samoa, Hawai’i, Fiji, Tahiti and Tonga performed by members of TOFA Inc. at the 2019 California State Fair, Sacramento.
Pacific Islanders Dance at California State Fair 2018
Cultural Dances from the islands of New Zealand (Maori), Hawai’i, Tahiti, Samoa, and Tonga. The dances were performed by members of TOFA.Inc at the 2018 California State Fair in Sacramento.
Victoria Lose introduces TOFA’s Summer 2018 College access mentoring guide program for youth still at High School level. Victoria belongs to the Tongan Pacific Islander Community in Sacramento.
The late ‘Ofa Mann (President of TOFA Inc. 2000-2021) and members and friends of TOFA introduce TOFA’s Summer 2018 College access mentoring guide program for youth still at High School level.
Location: California State University Sacramento (CSUS).
This video is a short Introduction of TOFA by the late Ofa Mann (President of TOFA Sacramento 2000-2021) with highlights of TOFA’s 14th Annual LUAU on Nov. 1, 2014 in Sacramento, California, USA.
The late ‘Ofa Mann (President of TOFA Sacramento 2000-2021) introduces TOFA (To’utupu ‘oe ‘Otu Felenite Association), which translated means Youth Leaders of the Pacific. ‘Ofa explains about the vision of TOFA and the services it renders to the Pacific Islander community in greater Sacramento.
The late ‘Ofa Mann (President of TOFA Inc. Sacramento 2000-2021) explains about TOFA’s future Pacific Islander Student Exchange Program.
For more information please contact
TOFA President:
Lisa Hafoka
Vice President:
Lucy Oback
(VP Operations, Treasurer)
Secretary:
Alisi Wolfgramm
