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.
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 the list below. 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.
You can also visit our A-store by clicking here. Purchasing books from that page works the same way to support ITAO.
Purchases made through Amazon.com are subject to Amazon’s policies and procedures. Any concerns regarding order fulfillment, customer service, privacy policies or other issues should be directed to Amazon.
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.
- Location: Queen Liliuokalani Children’s Center, 46-316 Haiku Road, Kaneohe
- Monday evening classes from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Each class begins with a family style dinner from 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
- Classes will start promptly at 6:00 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m.
- Childcare will be provided for ages 5 and up
For more information and the course schedule, click here. Return the completed application form to:
PACT-Kaneohe Community Family Center
46-155 Kamehameha Hwy.
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Or email application to: kcfccokazaki@pacthawaii.org
This institute is offered free of charge. Questions? Contact Cynthia Okazaki at 235-7747 or 225-9377
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Adoption Tax Credit Update
Congress recently passed a bill to avert the “fiscal cliff,” with the bill signed on January 2, 2013. The bill made the adoption tax credit permanent. However, it is not refundable. Follow link to learn more.
ONGOING TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR RESOURCE CAREGIVERS
As all states are mandated to establish an Ongoing Training Requirement for Resource Caregivers by the Federal Government to further ensure the safety and support of our children, youth and all of our families, the Hawaii Department of Human Services has initiated a Mandatory Ongoing Training Requirement for all licensed resource families beginning 1/1/13. Follow link for more details.
Helping Children Deal with Tragic Events in the News
This weekend, we all mourned the passing of 20 very young children and six brave adults. As resource families and child welfare professionals, acts of violence against children sadden us deeply. Every act of violence against a child reminds me of the work left to be done. Let us continue our work of meeting the needs of the children and youth in our community and the families that care for them. Follow this link to learn more on “Helping Children Deal with Tragic Events in the News” from Mr. Rogers.