June is a big month for Family Support Hawaii’s Fatherhood Initiative as it joins the rest of the nation to celebrate Father’s Day. The Fatherhood Initiative co-sponsored two local events in June that brought together families in celebration of...
Our program serves families with children under the age of three that are involved in the Child Welfare Services (CWS) system. Parents whose children have been removed from their care must complete a service plan developed by CWS in...
This past month, Early Head Start celebrated Father’s Day with a special socialization event dedicated to “Celebrating Our Fathers.” Each member of the family definitely plays an important part in every child’s early experiences, and fathers play a pivotal...
Wednesday April 7, 2018 the West Hawaii Fatherhood Initiative held their inaugural Daddy Daughter Dance at Kona Coffee and Tea Company in Kailua Kona. The event came to life as the result of an online discussion about the lack...
My name is Jeremiah, I am 23 months old. I stayed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, (NICU) at Kapiolani for 7 months. My mother Leilani stayed on Oahu with me while my father, Kaipo and 2 brothers, Keala...
Joe came to our program as a single father of a baby girl. He had become involved with Child Welfare Services when he called them to report that the baby’s mother was behaving erratically and posing a danger to...
Through a partnership with a local nonprofit organization called `Ohana 100, all of our Early Head Start children were able to receive books for their home libraries. Reading to and with young children is one of the best indicators...
It is always important to understand the individuals and families we bring our services to and how we are able to help a child and family through a challenging time. Our North Hawaii and Kailua-Kona Child Development Programs, which...
During the last week of September, our very own Early Head Start Director, Stacy Brown, joined with other Head Start and Early Head Start directors, managers, staff members, parents, and supporters from around the country at the 2017 Fall...
Take a look in the newspaper under new births, and you are unlikely to find anyone who is born to be a father. Still, we are all born with instincts that form the basis of right and wrong, survival...