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Reviewed by: lucerofamily
on 05/24/10:
Mission
Our mission is to enhance the lives of homeless children throughout the year with interactive and educational programs to help end the cycle of homelessness. Our organization is run 100% by volunteers to help the homeless children throughout the year with holiday gifts, school supplies, educational programs, live necessities, food, clothing, self-esteem life-planning workshops for the mothers, and more. Our program is currently working on building transitional housing for 40 families.
Key Facts
Geographic areas served:
Hawaiian Islands
Results to date:
Over the past 10 years we have been able to implement reading and tutoring programs as well as provide a free summer Edu-Camp to help with the childrens future success in school.
We have seen families move successfully from homelessness into a stable environment and housing.
Our program has increased its programs and won several awards for the new programs offered.
Direct beneficiaries per year: we provide services to over 1,500 homeless and poverty stricken children annually
Obstacles:
We have run into many obsticales over the past few years due to the decline in funds and donors. As our economy changes, we have fewer donations come and in and greater number of clients applying for our assistance. We are truly in need of a beneficiary to help us stablize over the next couple of years to keep this program running successfully.
With 3 hours a volunteer can:
3 hours is the perfect amount of time to help make a difference in these precious lives. Volunteers can help in several ways from planning the party, fundraising for our efforts, serve food, hand out our hygiene or other life necessities and help run the party activities.
What your donation will allow us to do:
Your donations are put to good use no matter the size. Because we run by volunteers 100% of all donations directly benefit the childrens needs.
Your donation of 25.00. enables us to:
provides a families hot nutritious holiday meal throughout the year.
Your donation of 20.00 enables us to:
provide a new backpack filled with school supplies, or a new outfit and shoes to start the new year off right and ready to learn.
Your donation of 500.00 enables us to:
sponsor an entire summer camp tuition for a homeless child. Our 4 week summer camp is complete with USDA meals, sleeping bags, activities, new clothing, the works…
Past and Current Funders:
Starbucks Foundation,
Young Bros. Tug & Barge,
NFL Charities,
Weinberg Foundation,
Kandi’s Drive Inn,
Walmart,
American Savings Bank,
Many individual and local companies as well.