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Walking School Bus in Kealakehe Helps Reduce Chronic Absenteeism and Increase Student Safety
As schools across Hawaiʻi work to tackle chronic absenteeism, Partners in Development Foundation’s Piha Me Ka Pono program has partnered with Kealakehe Elementary School and Kealakehe Intermediate to address attendance…
Read MoreTūtū and Me for Generations
The Tokashiki ʻohana has been coming to Tūtū and Me for 15 years. Their eldest keiki, Skylin, was in our very first Tūtū and Me preschool class.
Read MorePāʻina Celebrates Boys’ Success
Eight young men from our Ke Kama Pono Boys Safehouse graduated from the program last week at our annual Ke Kama Pono Paʻina celebration.
Read MoreKa Paʻalana Promotes Healthy Communities
The annual Ka Paʻalana Health Fair took place at the KROC Center in Kapolei, with nearly 2 dozen vendors coming out in support of our keiki and families.
Read More57 Ka Paʻalana Preschool Keiki Graduate
Keiki from our Ka Paʻalana Homeless Family Education Program graduated preschool at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu
Read MoreKupa ʻAina: One Year of Service
It’s been one year since the fields at Kupa ʻAina were blessed and we set to work rejuvenating the land and exploring paths to sustainable food production in Hawaiʻi.
Read MoreKe Kama Pono Brings Family Together
When you think of people who are arrested, you probably don’t picture an impoverished teenager or an abused child. But these youth are exactly who are most at-risk for committing crimes as juveniles or even adults.
Read MoreNā Pono No Nā ʻOhana Helps Moses Earn Diploma
From keiki to caregiver, Nā Pono No Nā ʻOhana helps the entire Waimānalo community. Moses Kailihiwa is just one of many individuals who worked with Nā Pono to earn his diploma and better his life.
Read MoreHui Hoʻomalu Sees Family Reunited
June is National Reunification Month, celebrating the successful reunification of families who have returned to safety and health thanks to Child Welfare Services interventions and community providers and a lot of hard work.
Read MoreLoaʻa Ka Lanakila No Ka Hana Paʻakikī
Mr. Lang, a homeless man, woke up in the emergency room with a broken leg and had no recollection of what had happened to or why he was there. When discharged from the hospital, he came and lived outside We Are Oceania’s (WAO) office for 6 months before he could walk again.
Read MoreKa Pa‘alana met the Santiago-Hoffman Family in 2007. Synthia would bring her daughter Taysja to the preschool on the beach in Mā‘ili because she wanted to give her daughter a head start in school; whether or not she knew, Synthia was already setting the stage for educational success for her children at an early age.
Read MoreOn September 16, 2014, 33 Ka Pa‘alana preschool parents attended the Job Fair at the Neal Blaisdell Center.
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