Oct 22, 2018
Stakeholders were updated on the 2018 Child Welfare Laws at the annual conference on Friday, October 12, 2018 at the Ko’olau Ballrooms and Conference Center on Oahu. Conference Handouts: 2018 Annual Child Welfare Law Update – Conference Program ABA...
Sep 20, 2016
The Department of Human Services and Hawaii Appleseed have come to an agreement that provides more monetary support each month for the care of foster youth, along with a higher clothing allowance! This will also provide former foster youth in either the Imua Kakou or...
Aug 9, 2016
The 2016 Annual Child Welfare Law Update Conference was held August 12, 2016 at the Ko’olau Golf Course in Kaneohe with the Honorable R. Mark Browning, Senior Family Court Judge, Family Court of the First Circuit, providing the opening remarks. Presentation...
Sep 2, 2015
What is the Adoption Tax Credit? The adoption tax credit (ATC) provides financial benefits to families that open their homes to children through adoption from foster care, intercountry adoption, or private domestic adoption. The ATC has helped offset the high cost of...
Feb 18, 2015
Unique tax rules affect resource, foster, kinship care, and adoptive families. The best information regarding these tax rules that we have seen so far this year come from NYS Citizens’ Coalition for Children’s website. Click here to see that information We would...
Feb 24, 2014
When a bill is scheduled to be heard, it is very important to let our legislators know why raising the amount for the care of foster children and youth is so important and to show that there is a lot of community support for this! Please submit testimony ~...
