Jul 5, 2018
Calling current and former foster youth from Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii Island! Registration is now open for the 11th Annual ‘Ohana is Forever Conference! Ohana is Forever is an annual conference for young people impacted by foster care and the child welfare...
Jul 5, 2018
Family Programs Hawaii’s YES (Youth Empowerment and Success) is partnering with EPIC, DHS, Hale Kipa and CASA to celebrate young people in foster care who are graduating from high school in 2018. Graduates from all islands were invited to a luncheon at...
Apr 13, 2018
Oct 23, 2017
It Takes An `Ohana’s Advisory Committee and Oahu resource caregivers are excited to thank the most recent DHS staff to be awarded the Kaukini Award for going above and beyond in helping resource families and those they care for. Audrey Lariosa, SSA IV aide, makes it...
Aug 22, 2017
The 2017 Annual Child Welfare Law Update Conference was held August 25th at the Ko’olau Golf Course in Kaneohe. The Honorable Catherine Remigio, Senior Judge of Family Court of the First Circuit and Pankaj Bhanot, Director of the Hawaii Department of Human...
Aug 11, 2017
Click here to download the fact sheet Supporting Maltreated Children. It is very helpful in understanding how early neglect and abuse affect attachment and brain development and how to help children so affected. Supporting Maltreated Children was adapted from...
