Each quarter Aloha Matters will be featuring one of Aloha United Way’s 87 partner agencies.

ORGANIZATION:

Hale Kipa, Inc., founded in 1970

Hale Kipa has over 15 programs on all of the major Hawaiian islands and provides services that include foster care, emergency shelter, therapeutic living programs, diversion, attendant care, street outreach, positive youth development, sexual exploitation prevention, Hawaii Youth correctional Facility groups and transitional planning, residential programs for youth transitioning out of homelessness or foster care, independent living, community-based outreach and advocacy, advocate programs, intensive in-home services, community mental health shelter and a valid court order program. Continue Reading »

When I began this work many years ago, I, like many other professionals, felt I had a lot to give and wanted to teach and support and help others. That part of this work was pretty much as I expected it to be, wonderful, challenging, frequently heart wrenching, but always incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. What I did not expect was to be exposed to and learn from some of the most remarkable people on this planet; foster parents, coworkers, and our youth themselves. Continue Reading »