It Takes an 'Ohana
Hawaii's Foster Care ResourceIt Takes an ‘Ohana is a program of Family Programs Hawaii. We provide the latest news in foster care and updates to Hawaii’s child welfare laws. For more information on foster care and strengthening families in Hawaii, visit our main website by clicking the button below.
Ohana is Forever Conference 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 professionals that serve them. It will take place in mid-July on Oahu. This year’s theme will be “My Story, My Life.” There will be updates on the Foster Care Bill of Rights, a panel of foster youth discussing their stories, presentations by the HI H.O.P.E.S. Youth Leadership Board, and breakout sessions with Family Programs Hawaii’s Youth Empowerment and Success (YES). Dr. Kimo Alameda will present about trauma and resilience to the service providers. Resource caregivers may want to encourage teen foster youth to attend and be inspired by the success stories stories of their peers.
Youth on Oahu can follow link to register. Youth on a Neighbor Island should contact their social worker or ILP worker to check on flight availability.
NOTE: Adult registration is by invitation only. If you are an adult supporter of foster youth who would like to come, please contact Sharon Simms at OIF@sasserviceshawaii.org or (808) 387-6040 to check on availability.
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Follow link for handouts.
Information Resource Caregivers are Entitled To
We at ITAO believe strongly that “Knowledge is Power”, thus work to bring the information you need as a resource family to you. In particular, we believe that information about your foster child and the case plan is necessary for you to have so that you can provide the best care for each child in your home. In light of that need, we worked with the Hawai`i Department of Human Sevices to put together a “Information Resource Caregivers are Entitled To”. Follow link to download and print.