Posts by Charice Quintana
Locations Foundation Drive Collecting Clothes for Ka Paʻalana
The 9th annual Locations Foundation Clothing Drive starts today! The Locations Foundation is collecting clothing and funds for organizations like our Ka Paʻalana Homeless Family Education Program supporting Hawaiʻi’s children and families in need.
Read MoreTūtū and Me Families say Aloha to the School Year
Over the last few weeks, our Tūtū and Me sites across the Islands have been holding their annual graduation celebrations.
Read MoreBaibala Hemolele Featured in Star-Advertiser
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Read MoreWhat it Means to Foster Keiki
Resource Caregivers provide safe, healthy, and nurturing environments for children who have been removed from their family homes. The children can be any age, from infants to 18 year-olds. The ultimate goal of fostering children is to reunite them with their families.
Read MoreNa Makamae: Alana, Hui Hoʻomalu
Creative, hard-working, and humble — those are the words most often used to describe our Na Makamae for May: Alana Power, Community Liaison for Hui Hoʻomalu in West Hawaiʻi.
Read MoreKa Paʻalana Receives Kūlia Grant from OHA
We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded $100,000 from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) to support our Ka Paʻalana Homeless Family Education Program in East Hawaiʻi Island.
Read MoreTūtū and Me Alumni Serve Waimea Community
On Thursday, May 9th a group of Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool alumni on the Big Island came together to feed the hungry.
Read More15 Keiki Graduate Nā Pono No Nā ʻOhana JK
Nā Pono No Nā ʻOhana’s Junior Kindergarten had 15 keiki graduate this year. The festivities took place on site at Blanche Pope Elementary School in Waimānalo, and the attending families were able to enjoy the keiki’s artwork from the year hung up across the walls.
Read MoreAnnual Charity Walks Raise Money for Programs
The 41st annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk took place across the Islands in the month of May, raising over $2.5 million dollars for participating local charities.
Read MorePili A Paʻa Receives Grant for New Project
The donor-advised Nā ʻŌiwi Kāne Fund of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation has awarded a grant of $18,150 to Hawaiian nonprofit Partners in Development Foundation (PIDF). The Fund aims to empower Native Hawaiians through programs focusing on transferring the traditional Hawaiian way of life to the most vulnerable members of our communities.
Read MoreKa Paʻalana’s Annual Culture Night
Last Friday was the 9th annual Culture Night for our Ka Paʻalana Homeless Family Education Program. Dozens of families came out to celebrate their diverse cultures, spend time together, and have fun.
Read MoreMay is National Foster Care Month
The month of May is National Foster Care Month, a time to recognize that we each can play a part in enhancing the lives of children and youth in foster care.
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