Potential to Prosperity, One Apprentice at a Time.

Help Jamko Foundation raise $1,000 to fund the next season of Maritime apprentices as they train, certify and build a career on the water.

Why your gift matters

Discrimination here is not incidental. It is institutionalized, built into the systems that decide who gets an education, who builds wealth and who is offered a career worth having.

A gift to Jamko changes lives and not only funds the merchant maritime apprenticeship, but offers life-changing merchant mariner credentials and invests in a future that supports our local economy and our people.

What your gift supports

Every gift moves an apprentice through the full arc of our maritime apprenticeship, from training, credentials and certifications to that 1st job at sea and beyond.

Why Jamko

Jamko Foundation launched in Oakland in 2019, a national 501(c)(3) built to address racial and social inequities. At the heart of this vision is our Seagoing Careers Maritime Apprenticeship Program, opening doors for Opportunity Youth/Adults to gain skills, credentials, certifications and careers in the maritime industry—bridging potential to prosperity. 

 Seagoing Careers is a U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Program creating direct, employer-aligned pathways into credentialed maritime transportation careers.