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Emerging ‘ōiwi leaders join community of change-makers at Opportunity Youth Forum

July 1, 2022

The youths honed their leadership skills at the Opportunity Youth Forum, which allowed young adults from historically oppressed communities to connect and share best practices.

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The Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility Has No Girls. Can It Do The Same For Boys?

June 23, 2022

OYAH Kawailoa campus partners, Hawaiʻi Youth Correctional Facility and Hale Kipa share more on how community efforts led toward lower numbers of girls incarcerated in Hawaiʻi.

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PIDF Announces Appointment of Four New Board Members

June 21, 2022

As PIDF expands its free statewide programs and services, board  members provide invaluable connections to resources in communities of service. 

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ASB Donates More Than $360,000 to Help Local Nonprofits and the Community Recover From the Pandemic

June 16, 2022

Child & Family Service, Kapiolani Health Foundation, Kupu, Partners in Development Foundation and Local United Way Chapters Receive Support

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It takes a village to raise a child— and for some Hawaiʻi Island ʻohana, diapers are included

June 1, 2022

Tūtū and Me ʻohana on Hawaiʻi Island benefit from a partnership with Hawaiʻi’s first diaper bank.

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Community School Manager seeks to spread kindness and hope

May 28, 2022

Pili A Paʻa Community School Manager at the Kohala Complex shares encouraging and positive messages while directing school traffic.

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PIDF’s New Covid Response Initiative Launches in Molokaʻi

May 11, 2022

For multigenerational households with ʻohana ranging from keiki to kūpuna, access to Covid-19 at-home test kits and knowledge about infectious disease control, will prepare families and save lives. PIDF kickstarted Hoʻopalekana Ola to bridge the gap in rural communities.

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Foster Youth Shares Greatest Sign of Support: Show Up

May 2, 2022

May is National Foster Care Month. It’s a reminder that loving, supportive resource (foster) parents who are fully present for their keiki can change the lives of youth in the foster care system.

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Kupa ʻAina among 17 nonprofits in 2022 – 2024 ALICE Initiative Cohort

April 27, 2022

Kupa ʻAina will expand its community partnerships to provide Hawaiʻi’s most at-risk and vulnerable youth with mentorship and vocational training opportunities, financial literacy education, and supplemental services to increase their independence and financial stability.

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PIDF turns 25!

April 19, 2022

Join us in celebrating 25 years of living Hawaiian values, serving Hawaiʻi’s families. Partners in Development Foundation started off with a few Hawaiians talking story with a shared purpose to educate, connect, and provide more opportunities for their lāhui.

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Working Toward Native Hawaiian Equity In Our Justice System

March 16, 2022

Policy interns of the Opportunity Youth Action Hui, a collaboration of organizations and individuals committed to reducing the harmful effects of a punitive incarceration system for youth and promoting Native Hawaiian equity in the justice system, share on Honolulu Civil Beat.

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Project Pilina supporting children in foster care

March 14, 2022

Project Pilina appeared on KITV and shared about the “I Belong” campaign events in preparation for May, Foster Care Awareness Month.

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