FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN FOSTER CARE
Youth Circles
Getting ready to age out of care? Start planning with a YC now.
HI H.O.P.E.S. Initiative (Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative)
Financial literacy classes, matched savings accounts for future asset purchases, info on Foster Youth Rights, Normalcy, and more…
HI H.O.P.E.S. Leadership Board
Learn more about young people who educate, advocate, and collaborate for their brothers & sisters in care.
Resources from Community Partners
Resources that support independent living, educational and vocational support, medical insurance, etc.
An additional support for young people in foster care to use that will help young people resolve challenges they face when their rights are not being upheld or honored.
This is Hawai‘i’s state network community to connect and help youth who are or were in Hawai‘i's foster care system.
The Foster Hope Hawai‘i app provides an easy way to search through resources for young people who have experienced foster care. Download it for free today. More info at www.ilchawaii.org
The Affordable Care Act provides Former Foster Youth with free Medicaid up to age 26. Learn more now! Go to the website, www.poweredtil26.org for more info.
Life after foster care can be challenging and confusing. The DHS Independent Living Program (ILP) helps young people become informed. develop skills, and build connections to strengthen their transition to life on their own, creating success at all levels.
Imua Kākou is a new program in Hawai‘i that helps young adults who exit foster care at 18 or older to build successful futures.
FOR FAMILIES INVOLVED IN CWS
‘Ohana Conferences
Gathering family with service providers to discuss case planning, important dates, and other key topics.
Family Wrap Hawai‘i
Helpful for families and young people with complex CWS cases (Oahu and Hawaii island only). Examine underlying needs, bust through barriers, get extra support from youth and parent partners.
‘Ohana Connections & ‘Ohana Finding
Helping parents and young people reconnect with family. Connections work involves gently repairing family relationships that have been strained. Findings work involves research for family lineage.
Resources from Community Partners
Resources that support families involved in CWS.