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Holiday Blues Tips List for Foster Youth

Sending a big mahalo to the Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition for these Holiday Blues Tips List for Foster Youth! The Holidays can be a very hard time for those separated from their families or who don’t have families. Lots of people talk about how stressful the holidays...

Oahu, Kona and Maui Teen Days Scheduled !

Teen Days are celebrations for youth that provide current and former foster youth an opportunity to hear inspiring, motivational stories that come from young adults who were once at-risk youth, meet other foster youth and learn about community resources that can help...

`Ohana is Forever IX: Beyond a Label

The Judiciary’s Hawai‘i Court Improvement Program held the 9th annual ‘Ohana is Forever:Beyond a Label  conference on July 24, 2015 at the beautiful Ko‘olau Golf Course, Kaneohe, Hawai‘i.  This free, foster youth-focused conference hosted current and former foster...

Resource Brochure for Current & Former Foster Youth

We recently updated our “Resource Brochure for Current & Former Foster Youth”.  Follow link for great resources available to support foster youth. We recently updated our Resource Brochure for Current & Former Foster Youth.  Hawaii has great...

Chaminade University Scholarship for Former Foster Youth

Chaminade University is offering a full-tuition scholarship to a young person who has aged out of foster care or who was placed in legal guardianship or adoption through Child Welfare Services. This award is a full-tuition scholarship that is $ 19,960 for the academic...

Foster Care Extended to Age 21 in Hawai`i

Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed Senate Bill 1340 into law July 1, 2013 at the State Capitol before an audience that included politicians, policy makers and youth advocates, the young and old alike.  SB 1340, now Act 252, extends voluntary foster care to age 21 in...