Apr 12, 2011
The University of Hawaii-Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, Hawaii Initiative for Childhood Obesity Research and Education, and several local health care organizations have launched a campaign called the “Hawaii 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go Initiative” to tackle childhood...
Apr 11, 2011
Follow link for the story of one of the State of Hawai`i Department of Human Services resource caregivers, referred to as foster parent in this article, Linda Dean. “There is no happy circumstance by which a child is placed in foster care. But for nearly 900...
Apr 10, 2011
The dates for this conference on Oahu are April 14 and 19, 2011 and on April 15 (Kauai), April 18 (Maui), and April 20 (Hawaii). Click here to download color version of handout. Click below to download black and white handout (easier to print): Child Safety...
Apr 6, 2011
The H.E.A.R.T program serves sexually abused children from the age range of 9 to 18. The intent of H.E.A.R.T is to increase self-esteem, self-confidence, and independence in the children in a group setting by addressing the social and emotional needs of sex abuse...
Apr 5, 2011
This year, because the Adoption Tax Credit (ATC) became refundable, qualifying adoptive families are getting previous years’ Adoption Tax Credits in a lump sum. Click here to learn about the Wards, a family getting a $54,000 tax refund this year because of the...
