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.
Planting the Seeds of Higher Education
The need to have a quality education to compete in our society is more important than ever. Many of us deliver this message to our children from the time they are very young. This may not be the case for your foster youth. He or she may have never heard the words “When you go to college…” or “You can be whatever you want to be.” Instead, they may have had negative messages delivered to them such as “You’ll never amount to anything” or “You’re going to end up in prison just like your father.”
It is up to us to help them see the possibilities before them. Read this fact sheet on Higher Education to learn more about the opportunities foster youth in Hawai‘i have for higher education scholarships and grant opportunities available and how to help your foster youth realize their potential.
Support ITAO When You Shop
Did you know that when you go to Amazon.com through a link on either the Family Programs Hawai‘i (FPH) or It Takes An ‘Ohana (ITAO) website, every purchase you make during that session will benefit ITAO’s program without adding one cent onto your cost?
Once you’ve entered Amazon though a FPH or ITAO link, we receive a revenue share from all products you purchase during that visit. This includes books, computers, music and merchandise you purchase during that session.
How does this work?
The Amazon links provided on the familyprogramshawaii.org and ittakesanohana.org sites are specially coded to designate you as an ITAO supporter. We only receive this money if you shop through one of the links on one of the above websites.
You do not need to purchase the book that the Amazon link takes you to for your purchases to count toward ITAO, but you must enter Amazon through a link from either the ITAO or FPH site.
MAHALO for supporting our work when you shop at Amazon.com!
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