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.
Family Strengthening Center at Family Programs Hawaii
Family Programs Hawaii is pleased to announce the opening of the Family Strengthening Center in affiliation with the Hawaii School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University. The mission of the Center is to promote healthy development of children by strengthening their families though a multidisciplinary approach. This is accomplished in collaboration with many other organizations and agencies that address the healthy development of children. The Director of the Center, Dr. Steven J. Choy, is an Associate Professor at Argosy University and has over 40 years of clinical experience facilitating healthy development of children and helping families provide a nurturing and growth facilitating environment for their children. Through the Center’s multidisciplinary staff, the Family Strengthening Center provides an array of services that address the developmental needs of children & assist their families to facilitate healthy development. The center begins its work on Oahu and is working on a plan to be able to offer services across the state.
Click here for more information and details about this great resource.
Questions? Contact Dr. Choy at (808) 223-8483.
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Reunification Heroes
Hawai`i is celebrating National Reunification Month for the first time this year by honoring Mr. U’U & Ms. ‘Satyo’ Dosland. You can find their story on the American Bar Association website by following this link. This story demonstrates the power of love – a father’s love for his children as well as a social worker’s love and dedication to bringing healing to the families she works with.
Update on 2013 Legislation
Follow this link to read the results of this year’s legislative session regarding foster care in Hawai`i. We send a big “Mahalo!” to all who helped us move these initiatives forward this year – we couldn’t have gotten this far without your help! We also thank our State Legislators – their support was phenomenal!
ITAO’s Advisory Committee (IAC)
It Takes An `Ohana’s Advisory Committee identifies focus areas we believe to be most pressing for resource families and work to improve them. Follow link to learn more.