Programs

  • Family Support and Youth Development Initiatives

    COORDINATED AND FACILITATED 1,083 FAMILIES WITH OHANA CONFERENCES AND 1,211 INDIVIDUALS WITH YOUTH CIRCLES. THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED 1,000 FAMILY CONFERENCES FOR OHANA CONFERENCES AND 284 CONFERENCES FOR YOUTH CIRCLES. EPIC TRAININGS WERE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FAMILY FINDING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 396 FAMILIES, AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS SERVICES TO 7 FAMILIES.HI HOPES BOARDS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP BOARDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN ALL COUNTIES TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR FOSTER YOUTH. EPIC CONTINUES TO BE THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE HI HOPES INITIATIVE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE HAWAII YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES INITIATIVE). 19 YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS STATEWIDE PARTICIPATED AS COUNCIL MEMBERS; 50 YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS RECEIVED LEADERSHIP SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING; 281 FOSTER AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES, TRAININGS OR ACTIVITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HI HOPES COUNCIL.WRAPAROUND SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 61 FAMILIES ON OAHU AND HAWAII ISLAND WITH 591 MEETINGS WITH FAMILIES.THE INDEPENDENT LIVING COLLABORATOR (ILC) PROGRAM CREATED AND MAINTAINS THE FOSTER HOPE HAWAII MOBILE APP TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AND STAKEHOLDERS CONNECT TO RESOURCES. THERE WERE 82 ILC PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS AND 2 ILC STATEWIDE CONVENINGS. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IN-PERSON MEETINGS WERE HELD VIRTUALLY WITH 189 ATTENDEES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $6.2M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    COORDINATED AND FACILITATED 967 FAMILIES WITH OHANA CONFERENCES AND 1170 INDIVIDUALS WITH YOUTH CIRCLES. THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED 869 FAMILY CONFERENCES FOR OHANA CONFERENCES AND 275 CONFERENCES FOR YOUTH CIRCLES. EPIC TRAININGS WERE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FAMILY FINDING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 353 FAMILIES, AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS SERVICES TO 12 FAMILIES.HI HOPES BOARDS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP BOARDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN ALL COUNTIES TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR FOSTER YOUTH. EPIC CONTINUES TO BE THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE HI HOPES INITIATIVE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE HAWAII YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES INITIATIVE). 17 YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS STATEWIDE PARTICIPATED AS COUNCIL MEMBERS; 60 YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS RECEIVED LEADERSHIP SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING; 774 FOSTER AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES, TRAININGS OR ACTIVITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HI HOPES COUNCIL.WRAPAROUND SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 54 FAMILIES ON OAHU AND HAWAII ISLAND WITH 452 MEETINGS WITH FAMILIES.THE INDEPENDENT LIVING COLLABORATOR (ILC) PROGRAM CREATED AND MAINTAINS THE FOSTER HOPE HAWAII MOBILE APP TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AND STAKEHOLDERS CONNECT TO RESOURCES. THERE WERE 70 ILC PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS AND 1 ILC STATEWIDE CONVENING. IN-PERSON MEETINGS WERE HELD VIRTUALLY WITH 152 ATTENDEES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $7.4M