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Please check out the following agencies, they all have been multi-year participants in the Malama da Mind Event. They all have some type of contribution to servicing the keiki and their 'ohana in our community.
"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot, together we can do great things." - Mother Teresa
The East Hawai'i Community Children's Council...Serves the Keaau and Pahoa schools in the Kau-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Area, and the Hilo-Waiakea Complex Area.
Meets: 1st Wednesday of the month, 3-4 p.m. (Virtually)
Parent Co-chair: Cheryl Hoshino
Professional Co-chair: Shelly Bereman-Benevides
Staff Contact: Steven Vannatta: 808-305-0695 or email.
East Hawai'i Community
East Hawai'i Community
Children's Council (CCC)
Children's Council (CCC)
The Community Children’s Councils serve children and families including those with disabilities and mental health needs through collaborative partnerships. Fully supported collaborative partnerships require equal participation and shared responsibilities of families, local providers, community stakeholders and representatives.
Quick links:
East Hawai'i Community Children's Council link
Special Parent Information Network link
Kauila Haumea has been doing healing work ever since the late 1980s, he does it through a combination of music (chanting), along with massage and a form of healing touch, called Reiki.
Kauila also chants, and sometimes when he sings or chants, people are moved to tears.
Quick Links:
Haumea's Healing Hands and Heart link
Kau-Kea'au-Pahoa (KKP) Complex Area Whole-Child Initiative
Kau-Kea'au-Pahoa (KKP) Complex Area Whole-Child Initiative
Quick Links and Resources:
Department of Education Whole Child link
Youth Challenge Academy
Youth Challenge Academy
The mission of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is to to intervene in and reclaim the lives of 16-18 year old “at promise” youth, producing program graduates with the values, life skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to succeed as productive citizens. (link)
Application Information link
Big Island Application link
Email Youth Challenge in Hilo link
Abled Hawaii Artists (AHA)
Abled Hawaii Artists (AHA)
Celebrating A B I L I T I E S and promoting entrepreneurship in the A R T S !
Abled Hawaii Artists (link), please check out their Facebook page to see all of the awesome happenings!
Aloha Independent Living Hawaii
Aloha Independent Living Hawaii
Aloha Independent Living's mission is to provide independent living programs and services for persons with disabilities in Hawaii (link).
Goodwill Hawaii - Ho'olana Goodwill Hawaii - Ola I Ka Hana
Goodwill Hawaii - Ho'olana Goodwill Hawaii - Ola I Ka Hana
This agency provides a multitude of services for chilren and their families. Please check out their website (link) and explore what they offer.
Hawai'i Island Prevent Suicide Taskforce
Hawai'i Island Prevent Suicide Taskforce
Learn why suicide prevention is an important topic to understand and get information about suicide prevention in Hawai'i. This site offers a myriad of services, resources, and information all pertaining to suicide. (link)
The sole mission of the Hawaii Disability Rights Center is to protect and promote the human, civil and legal rights of individuals with disabilities, as established in the constitutions and laws of the State of Hawaii and the United States, through information, outreach, education, and advocacy.
The sole mission of the Hawaii Disability Rights Center is to protect and promote the human, civil and legal rights of individuals with disabilities, as established in the constitutions and laws of the State of Hawaii and the United States, through information, outreach, education, and advocacy.
Quick Links:
Hawai'i Disability Rights Center link
Quick Links:
Hawai'i State Public Library System link
The Arc of Kona is a private nonprofit organization for persons with disabilities, their advocates and families. (link)
Hale Na'au Pono
Hale Na'au Pono
The Mission of Hale Na`au Pono is to support humane and resilient communities through a broad range of services reflecting and respecting the cultural diversity of communities in which we work. link
Big Island Behavior Interventions
Big Island Behavior Interventions
Our mission is to utilize Applied Behavior Analysis to care for our employees and clients in order to improve the community of the Big Island of Hawai'i. link
Hale Kipa, or “House of Friendliness,” is a multi-service, fully accredited 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that specializes in working with at-risk youth and their families who often have nowhere else to turn. Hale Kipa has served more than 60,000 youth throughout Hawai‘i since its beginning in 1970 as a single shelter on O‘ahu. This includes working in partnership with public agencies and private organizations to provide residential, outreach, and foster care services at no cost. With programs that are flexible and responsive to changing needs, Hale Kipa supports youth involved in juvenile justice, behavioral health, education and child welfare. Program goals include stabilizing young people in crisis and helping youth and families build resiliency to experience success in their lives.
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