All My Usos

ALL MY USO'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO UNDER-RESOURCED AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS TO SERVE PACIFIC ISLANDER FAMILIES IN SAN FRANCISCO AND THE GREATER BAY AREA. WE DO THIS THROUGH PROGRAMMING THAT STRENGTHENS RELATIONSHIPS, WHILE CULTIVATING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, AND CREATING LASTING CHANGE FOR FAMILIES. USO TRANSLATES TO BROTHER OR SISTER IN THE SAMOAN LANGUAGE, AND REPRESENTS OUR PACIFIC ISLANDER VALUES OF COMPASSION, COLLABORATION, AND DEEP RESPECT FOR RELATIONSHIPS.

RAY OF LIGHT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY PROGRAM THAT BRINGS HEALING INTO THE LIVES OF WIDOWED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN. IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND/OR LEADERS, WE PROVIDE SPECIAL ITEMS FOR THE FAMILIES TO HELP WITH EMPOWERING THEM TO MOVE FORWARD THROUGH A TIME OF LOSS. YOU CAN EMPOWER, INSPIRE, BRING HOPE, AND SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY OF 13 MILLION WIDOWS IN THE UNITED STATES AND APPROXIMATELY 800,000 WIDOWED ANNUALLY (MOST UNDER THE AGE OF 55). RIBBON OF HOPE VISITS WITH FAMILIES BATTLING CANCER TO SUPPORT THEM WITH BASIC NEEDS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, REFERRALS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO BRING HOPE IN THE MIDST OF DARKNESS, THAT WILL SUPPORT THE ENTIRE IMMEDIATE FAMILY.

ALL MY USO'S BLOOD DRIVE BRINGS AWARENESS TO HEALTH ISSUES IN COMMUNITIES THAT DONT NORMALLY GET CHECK-UPS FOR WHATEVER REASON. WE PROVIDE HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION, HOSPITAL STAFF AVAILABLE ON HAND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, AND ANSWER QUESTIONS TO HELP SAVE LIVES. ALTHOUGH, IT MAY SEEM SO SIMPLE AND NATURAL TO OTHERS; SOME COMMUNITIES DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY TO EVEN SEE A DOCTOR. THE BLOOD DRIVE NOT ONLY ASSISTS WITH SAVING LIVES THROUGH THE BLOOD THAT IS COLLECTED; IT HAS ALSO SAVED LIVES FOR THOSE WHO HAD ISSUES FOUND THROUGH THEIR BLOOD DONATIONS. AMU EMPOWERS FAMILIES AND PROVIDES RESOURCES TO GET THEM ON TRACK WITH HEALTH CARE.

ALL MY USO'S HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE - AMU ASSISTS LOW INCOME FAMILIES WHO ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE GIFTS OR OTHER NECESSITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. SOME FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET TO PAY THEIR ELECTRICITY BILL OR PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE. BY SPONSORING A FAMILY TODAY, YOU CAN ASSIST WITH ENSURING THEY HAVE AN ENJOYABLE HOLIDAY SEASON.ALL MY USO'S COMMUNITY FAMILY DAY - WE HOST SEVERAL FAMILY COMMUNITY EVENTS ANNUALLY GEARED TOWARDS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THAT ARE PROVIDED BASIC NEEDS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SCHOOL UNIFORMS, MUSIC, AND SO MUCH MORE: OUR HOPE IS TO BRING UNITY, HEALING, AND PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR FAMILIES, YOUNG AND OLD, TO GATHER AND ENJOY.