I was recently asked by the Board to review the agency’s Strategic Plan which sounds relatively dry and very businesslike. But in reality, Hale Kipa’s Strategic Plan has always been a dynamic part of the organization. Let me explain. Hale Kipa does not do strategic planning in...
Assistant Program Coordinator Practices Nonjudgement to best serve her young clients When young people enter the Hale Kipa Emergency Shelter Services program, case managers sometimes receive a large amount of information about their history and past behaviors and sometimes receive very little. Regardless of what is...
Guide on the Side (GOTS) a new program administered by Hale Kipa in partnership with Waikiki Health and EPIC Ohana Inc., seeks to help homeless young adults by emphasizing “youth voice and youth choice.” The premise of the program, which is funded by a grant from...
Y. Hata & Co., LTD donated and delivered over 100 delicious meals to the Hale Kipa team to show their appreciation for our work with at-risk-youth. The meals were cooked and prepared by Y. Hata Corporate Executive Chef, Chris Blanc, Corporate Sous Chef, Ernesto Limcaco,...
Mahalo to Integrated Facility Services Hawaʻi for organizing the “Hugs from a Distance” donation drive. IFSH coordinated the drive for food, toiletries, hygiene and household supplies from the various facilities they service and Premium Incorporated. Dozens of boxes of goods were distributed to Hale Kipa...
Mahalo to everyone who participated in our Panda Express Virtual Community Fundraiser! We raised over $750 from supporters all across the country, including Hawaiʻi, California, Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, and Missouri. Your support for our at-risk-youth means so much. ...
Each May, Hale Kipa and other social service organizations take time to acknowledge foster parents, family members, volunteers, mentors, policymakers, child welfare professionals, and other members of the community who help children and youth in foster care find permanent homes and connections. Hale Kipa had the...
As Seniors at James Campbell High School, Janelle and Jasmine teamed up and organized a “Clothes Drive for Youth” as their community project. Several local nonprofits benefited from their efforts. Hale Kipa was one of the lucky organizations that received several bags of clothes. The...
Formed in 2018, the Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School Legacy Club was created to make high school a more meaningful and fun experience for students. The club’s “legacy” is aimed at “leaving behind” positive change that benefit their school and community through the results...
Elvina Nartatez knows firsthand what it is like to be an at-risk teen on the Big Island. Elvina, an assistant program coordinator and foster home developer, grew up in the Puna District and attended Waiakea High School. After becoming embroiled in a relationship with an abusive,...
