Parent Partners
Uplifting Family Voice & Inclusion
Currently Parent Partner support is limited to Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi island
Parent Partners strategically share about their own lived experiences in Child Welfare Services and other State systems as a way to educate, inform, and advocate. All of EPIC `Ohana firmly believes every family has strengths and are entitled to sharing their voice in case planning. Our Parent Partners deliver strong and important messages about parent inclusion, partnership, and empowerment.
What Does A Parent Partner Do?
Provide hope and inspiration
Attend monthly Wrap meetings
Attend informal team meetings that involve the parent(s)
Work collaboratively with service providers to ensure that parent perspective is being understood
Advocate understanding and respect for the parent perspective
Connect parents to team and other resources as part of effective engagement
Actively listen and help parent work through their thoughts
Provide clarity to parent to help foster understanding, awareness, transparency, and opportunity for collaboration
Trained to support in a trauma-informed and healing-centered manner
One-on-one support with scheduled visits and check-ins
Helps parent(s) to build positive connections
Strategic sharing of lived experience
Help parents be empowered to speak up on their own behalf
Contact Us
Kristina “Tina” Shibata
Family Wrap & Parent Partner Manager
Email: kshibata@epicohana.org
Phone: (808) 284-0280
Family Wrap Hawaiʻi
Every family deserves a strong circle of support. Family Wrap Hawai‘i brings together families, natural supports, and service providers to create a plan built on strengths, teamwork, and hope.
ʻOhana Conference
To request an ‘Ohana Conference, call 808-784-4560 or complete the online request form and someone will contact you. For more information about ‘Ohana Conferencing, visit the OC web page:
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Supporting Programs
LEAG (Lived Experience Advisory Group) featured in the August edition of the Family First Hawaii newsletter.
