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Informal Caregivers Are Propping Up Hawaii’s Child Care Industry With Little Support

May 9, 2023 Comments Off on Informal Caregivers Are Propping Up Hawaii’s Child Care Industry With Little Support

Providing enrichment opportunities and training to grandparents and friends providing in-home child care can have a big impact on school readiness.

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Opening Their Hearts to Keiki in Foster Care

May 1, 2023 Comments Off on Opening Their Hearts to Keiki in Foster Care

May is Foster Care Month and the Omerod ʻohana from Hawaiʻi Island has opened their hearts and home to more than 20 ʻōpio in foster care over the past three years.

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Thrive by Five Presented by Commit to Keiki

April 19, 2023 Comments Off on Thrive by Five Presented by Commit to Keiki

Commit to Keiki is a statewide, non-partisan, government/non-government collaborative focused on addressing critical priorities of many young families across the state. In this episode, Nā Pono No Nā ʻOhana program participants share their experience in finding valuable resources for their household.

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Hawaiʻi’s Foster Care Youth Receive Nearly $7,000 From Ohana Fuels “Fuel Up. Do Good.” Program

March 14, 2023 Comments Off on Hawaiʻi’s Foster Care Youth Receive Nearly $7,000 From Ohana Fuels “Fuel Up. Do Good.” Program

Community members supported the Ohana Fuels campaign to benefit East Hawaiʻi graduating high school students in foster care.

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PIDF Staff Mālama ʻĀina Workday

February 27, 2023 Comments Off on PIDF Staff Mālama ʻĀina Workday

PIDF administration staff step out of the office and help the Kupa ʻAina team to mālama ʻāina.

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Insights on PBS: Helping the Helpers

February 6, 2023 Comments Off on Insights on PBS: Helping the Helpers

INSIGHTS ON PBS Hawai‘i is a live, weekly one-hour public affairs show. PIDF President and CEO, Shawn Kanaʻiaupuni, and other community nonprofit organizers share more about their roles in supporting Hawaiʻi’s people.

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Partners in Development Foundation, serving Hawaiʻi’s families for 25 years

December 29, 2022 Comments Off on Partners in Development Foundation, serving Hawaiʻi’s families for 25 years

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool Site Manager, Cheri Richards, shares more about PIDF’s 25-year journey.

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Holiday Highlights with PIDF

December 21, 2022 Comments Off on Holiday Highlights with PIDF

Programs from PIDF celebrated the end of the year with a bang! After two seasons of socially-distanced programming, keiki and their ʻohana enjoyed engaging with their teachers, their community, and their friends. And not only that, our programs were truly…

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Keola Klaus virtual toy drive is coming to town!

December 5, 2022 Comments Off on Keola Klaus virtual toy drive is coming to town!

Support PIDF’s program keiki for a very Merry Christmas! Donate $20 or more in this virtual toy drive and receive a FREE Box Combo from Raising Cane’s.

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Nomi Health Announces November Launch of Keiki Book Drive for PIDF

November 7, 2022 Comments Off on Nomi Health Announces November Launch of Keiki Book Drive for PIDF

Books to be Collected This Month for Partners in Development Foundation Early Education Programs at 7 Testing Sites on Oahu & the Big Island

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PIDF Fall festivities with munchkins and pumpkins! 

October 30, 2022 Comments Off on PIDF Fall festivities with munchkins and pumpkins! 

PIDF early education programs, Ka Paʻalana and Tūtū and Me preschool, ventured to Aloun Farms and Waimānalo Country Farms to celebrate Fall!

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Hawaiʻi Project to End Youth Incarceration Receives $20 Million Award From Kellogg Foundation’s Global Challenge to Advance Racial Equity

October 11, 2022 Comments Off on Hawaiʻi Project to End Youth Incarceration Receives $20 Million Award From Kellogg Foundation’s Global Challenge to Advance Racial Equity

After nearly two years of planning, PIDF and OYAH partners are honored to receive $20 million to end youth incarceration in Hawaiʻi.

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