EXPLORE: See What's Happening
MAY IS NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH
As we get closer to passing Senate Bill 1340, which will extend foster care from age 18 to 21, we look at two programs Family Programs Hawai‘i offers to support young adults in the child welfare system.
The eXcel program helps high school seniors prepare for college or vocational school. Students get help with choosing the right school, applying to schools, and assistance with obtaining scholarships and grants. Keith Kuboyama, Clinical Director says, “A lot of the kids we help are navigating uncharted waters. They often come from families where they are the first one to go to college and they need a steersman to guide them”.
Last spring 72% of eXcel participants were in good standing academically.
Ho‘ololi 
Mua No Ke Ola Senior Program in East Hawaii is a similar program, guiding seniors to explore and enter post-secondary school. Briana Mahi, a foster youth about to graduate from high school this month, had this to say about the Senior Program, “If I did not have the support of the Senior Program, I don’t know where I would be right now. Not only did they help me figure out how to apply to college and get student loans, they assisted me with my taxes.”
There are currently 18 high school students enrolled in the Ho‘ololi Mua No Ke Ola Senior Program, all have been accepted to colleges.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY INVITATION
You are invited to help us celebrate the 4th Anniversary of Ho`omalu O na Kamali`i. Join us for a special fundraiser in recognition four years of sheltering and protecting over 600 of Hawai`i's children in need. It is also a time to recognize the generosity of Mike and Joanne Wood and Family, whose contributions have helped construct the home and sustain it into the future. Join us on Friday, May 17th, 5:30-8:00 pm, at the Plaza Club, 21st Floor.
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Spa for a good cause and support Project Visitation and foster children visitation. It is simple, enjoyable and fun! Thursday, May 23, 2013, 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at Beautiville Salon, Spa & Beautique, 525 Farrington Hwy., Ste. 102 ∙ Kapolei, HI 96707. Choose one mini treatment (massage, facial, nails or waxing) and participate in a wine and chocolate tasting, pupu, and spiritual readings. Includes the book Ua Wehe'Ia Ke Alaula-Breaking Chains, the story of former foster youth Wendy Peltier. SAVE 50% WHEN YOU PURCHASE THIS PACKAGE ON LivingSocial.com
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