Children Deserve Success Podcast
Hello,
My name is Dr. Don English, Director of Children Deserve Success and Executive Director of the San Bernardino County Wide Gangs and Drugs Task Force (GDTF). I want to welcome you to our Children Deserve Success Podcast. Monthly we will be sending out these recordings regarding all things related to Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA), School Attendance Review Board (SARB), Foster Youth services, McKinney-Vento homeless programs in our county, and the San Bernardino County Wide Gangs and Drugs Task Force (GDTF).
Children Deserve Success Podcast
Lolofi Soakai M.A.L.O.
In this episode of the CDS Podcast, we spoke with Lolofi Soakai, Executive Director and Founder of M.A.L.O., Motivating Action Leadership Opportunity. Lolofi shared her journey and the mission behind MALO, a community-rooted organization uplifting Tongan and broader Native Hawai'ian Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities through culturally grounded leadership, wellness, and advocacy work. She spoke about the challenges NHPI youth face, from chronic absenteeism to lack of representation, and how MALO is creating space for cultural pride, community healing, and meaningful change.