Utopia Washington

MANA Multicultural and Generational Approach to Navigating our Ancestry. Our Talanoa and ROOTED programs offer us a space to speak openly and honestly about the topics, issues, and practices that concern our Pasifika community. Through these events we dispel stigma and learn what it is to be people of the Pacific Islands. Ala Mai allows us as a community to reconnect with the sacred cultural traditions of the Pacific. Through song, dance, craft, and fellowship we are rekindling our connection with ourselves, our diasporic peers, and our ancestors in a safe and sacred space made especially for us. MANA Youth program looks to create a safe and sacred healing space for all Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+ youth, young adults, and their allies. We do this by reclaiming our indigenous queer culture and practices and celebrating youth in the fullness of their identities. Our support for youth in this pillar of our work includes a MANA Youth Council elected and run by the youth and their peers, A Ho'omau Youth Peer Support Group that provides gathering spaces for youth where they can learn and be amongst one another, and various gatherings, workshops, and educational opportunities to enrich and strengthen their identities and self-determination. Our Food Sovereignty program that originally launched in 2022, continued strong with our in-house Makeki Food Pantry. From here, we distributed fresh produce, canned goods, food boxes and other culturally relevant foods to the community. Our Fa'atoaga (Community Farm) planted and harvested 13 various crops that engaged community and volunteers to connect to our traditional customs with connection to the land and water, while honoring the original caretakers of the lands on which we occupy, live, work, and play on. Highlights from our MANA program for year 2023 include: - 8 digital / 2 in-person Talanoa Events: 9,248 Viewers, 205 In-person attendees - 6 ROOTED Events: 14,667 Viewers, 2, 199 Reactions, and 141 Comments - 10 Ala Mai Events: 202 total participants, 18 volunteers - 89 youth supported throughout King and Pierce County - 102 Ho omau Youth Peer Support Group meetings: 724 total participants - 6 MANA Youth Council Meetings: 11 participants - 7 Youth Gatherings and Workshops: 251 participants Food Sovereignty: - 2,752 Households reached - 2,948 Food Boxes distributed - 52,548 lbs. of food distributed - 4,752 community members served through our Makeki (Free Food Market) - 239 Hot Meals provided to community.

SPEAC CHANGE SYSTEMS, POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND CULTURE CHANGE Our Immigration Services provides support and direction with amending legal documents, citizenship access, and voter education. Our care workers assist clients with amending legal documents. This process can be difficult to navigate, time consuming and stressful. We offer resources and support to ease the burden. We help clients who are looking to apply for citizenship and provide direct legal assistance and referrals to guide clients through the application process. We encourage eligible individuals register to vote, build leadership and advocacy skills, and share information about elections so that our clients can make informed decisions about legislative policies and candidates Malama i ka 'Aina - To respect and care for the land. This proverb is an important pillar of Native Hawaiian culture and serves as the model for our climate and environmental justice work. UTOPIA believes community growth and livelihoods starts by working from within our homes and our cultural places of refuge. This program exists to raise awareness of the causes and effects of climate change. Through it we are creating a platform for Queer Transgender Pacific Islanders, BIPOC, and 2SLGBTOIA + Individuals to voice concerns, take action and claim their role in the process of political reform. Since the beginning of this year we were able to champion several environmental bills consisting of the current HEAL Act. Transportation Justice, Clean Energy Strategies Goals, King County Strategic Climate Action Plan, and several other Federal level climate resilience programming Supporting community centered solutions to hold government entities and other externalities accountable for their actions. Aside from the policy arena we were also involving our community to support and engage in not only advocacy work but environmental outreach programs, Throughout the year. UTOPIA Washington's Regional Organizing has actively collaborated with various community based organizations across the country to collectively address critical policy thematic areas encompassing sexual health, reproductive rights, climate action, economic justice, immigration policies, and gender equality: Our concerted efforts in these domains have highlighted the interconnections among these issues and emphasized their intersectional impact on the autonomy and well-being of Queer and Trans Pacific Islanders. Recognizing the intricate web that binds these diverse concerns, UTOPIA has strategically focused on the intersecting points of these thematic areas. Our advocacy seeks to navigate the complex relationship between them, understanding that they are not siloed concerns, but intricately woven aspects of our communities lived experiences. HIGHLIGHTS - 48 Clients received American Citizenship - QTPI Health Survey: 250 QTPI's Surveyed - Get Out the Vote Phone and Text Banking: 5130 community members reached - Citizenship Access: 43 Intakes - 63% of all clients for legal documentation were able to get their paperwork amended with our support - 13 Federal + State Bills supported by UTOPIA Washington were passed into law Educational Awareness Campaign Launched: - Advocating and lobbying for Environmental bills - Clean Up Activities - Heat Mitigation Focus Group - Expand our Community Based Organization Partnership - Earth Day Celebration- Eco Fashion Show 2023 - Storytelling knowledge sharing workshops/ trainings/ panel Political Advocacy Engagement Highlights: - Educational Awareness Campaign - Advocating and lobbying for Environmental bills - Clean Up Activities - Heat Mitigation Focus Group - Expand our Community Based Organization Partnership - Earth Day Celebration- Eco Fashion Show 2023 - Storytelling knowledge sharing workshops/ trainings/ panel

MAPU MAIA CLINIC - Our care work team continued to expand our services and commitment to community through strengthened ongoing case management support that included counseling, legal aid, rental support referrals to needed health services, and providing various educational programs and workshops throughout the year. Our peer support groups expanded in need and attendance with Real Talk, TRANSAction Support Group, Real Talk QTBIPOC, and Warriors of Wisdom. Our clinic program offers primary care, gender-affirming care, HIN/AIDS. STI and HCV testing, prevention and treatment. PreP navigation, blood pressure monitoring and vaccinations to our local community. We continued and grew our Moonlight and Starlight Outreach phases. Our Moonlight efforts focused on nighttime outreach while Starlight allowed us to connect with sex workers operating during the day. This increase was a direct response to the increased policing and street raids throughout Washington, which saw many sex workers dispersed and disconnected from available and needed resources. HIGHLIGHTS: - Insurance Enrollment: 16 community members - Street Outreach: 20 Events / 463 Sex workers served - Self-Monitoring Blood Pressure: 19 Events / 10 average participants - HIV Testing: 65 Tests - 44 Mapu Maia Clinic tests administered - 21 Harm Reduction Outreach tests administered - 1 positive test outcome - HCV Rapid Testing: 32 Rapid Tests - 16 Mapu Maia Clinic tests administered - 16 Harm Reduction Outreach tests administered - 3 positive test outcomes PEER SUPPORT GROUPS: - QTBIPOC Real Talk: 12 Sessions / 83 participants - Warriors of Wisdom Support Group: 10 Events / 190 participants - TRANSAction: 8 Events / 19 Total Participants HARM REDUCTION: - Total Community Members Served: 1272