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.
Supporting Maltreated Children
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 articles by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. It is from Adoptalk, published by the North American Council on Adoptable Children, St. Paul, Minnesota; 651-644-3036; www.nacac.org. It was also included in the October 2011 edition of the Resource Advisory Committee’s Building Connections newsletter.
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Ho Ola Na Pua’s Smart Courage Program: Stranger Danger of the 21st Century for Teens
Follow this link for information and handouts from the “Smart Courage Program: Stranger Danger of the 21st Century for Teens” training held on Oct. 2, 2014. The workshop was presented by Kaleo Schneider, director of Hoola Na Pua’s Smart Courage Program. She has spent three years working with teens on prevention surrounding this critical issue.
Buy On Amazon — Benefit ITAO
We’ve assembled a list of some of the best books ever written about parenting, foster care and adoption and given you a link to purchase them online by clicking through from this website. When you do, ITAO receives a portion of the proceeds from that sale and from everything else you purchase on Amazon in that session, from books to computers! It’s a great way to support our work with foster and adoptive families.
Hawaii’s 1st Parent Leadership Training Institute To Begin in Oct
The deadline for the Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) has been extended to 9/19. All community members are invited to this FREE civics and democracy training course. Together participants will emerge as strong leaders and advocates for Hawaii’s children. Follow link for more info.