Catholic Charities Hawaii

Programs: Family and therapeutic services ("fats")1) "hale malama," a foster care program for medically complex infants and toddlers, provided nurturing and caring homes for children. 2) "counseling center" served individuals through counseling for child sex abuse victims, domestic violence victims and perpetrators, individual and family counseling, and school-based counseling. 3) "permanency support services" provided children with home studies and case management. These children were monitored to ensure safe reunification with their biological parents or placement in foster, adoptive, or relative care across state lines. 4) "comprehensive counseling and support services" voluntary case management unit and intensive homebased services provided individual and family counseling, parenting skill development, supervised visits between parents and children in foster care, outreach services, and group parenting classes to families with children who were abused or neglected. 5) "mary jane" program provided counseling and case management to young women under age 18 with an unplanned preganancy and a residential group home, including counseling, childbirth and parenting education, life skills training and support services for women 18 and older with an unplanned pregnancy. 6) "early identification" program provided screening of mothers of newborns to assess for risk of child abuse or neglect in order to refer them to home visiting and other voluntary support services.

youth enrichment services ("yes")1) "na ohana pulama" group and foster homes served emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth between the ages of 5 and 19 through therapeutic, non-institutional family environments on oahu and the big island. 2) "statewide resource families" program (srf) served child-specific foster/resource families statewide. Srf provides an integrated community-based approach to assess, train, and license child-specific foster/resource families (special licensed relatives and special licensed homes). 3) "horizons" assisted young adults transition to independent living through housing, personal assistance, vocational and educational support, and achievement of goals in the areas of independent living, education, and employment. Services are administered through weekly home meetings, quarterly reviews, and regular daily contact. 4) "intensive clinical services" program provides intensive in-home therapy services designed to provide therapeutic treatment and support for youth within their home environment to prevent them from being removed from the home and placed in higher acuity residential settings.

housing assistance and referral programs ("harp")1) "housing assistance and referral programs" provided assistance and/or information to individuals through a wide scope of services. Calls and walk-ins were received and were referred to cch programs or other appropriate programs in the community. Harp provided individuals with baby safety equipment, assistance for children with special needs, rent, and utility payments. Short-term financial assistance to rapidly re-house, prevent homelessness, or establish financial stability was provided on the neighbor islands. 2) "housing placement services" helped families with children and veteran families find and secure housing and assisted with rent or security deposit payments to help the families avoid or leave homelessness. 3) "housing case management" provided support services and case management to increase housing stability. 4) "maili land transitional housing and "family assessment center" programs assisted individuals on oahu with housing services focused on families with children under the age of 19 who were homeless. Services including transitional housing, case management, employment training, budgeting, and education classes were offered to help families become self-sufficient and obtain affordable permanent housing. 5) "housing assistance program" helped seniors on oahu with housing crises, eviction prevention, counseling, and placement into affordable housing. Also operates small group homes and manages shared housing units. 6) "homeless veterans' reintegration program" assisted in reintegrating homeless and at-risk veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force by providing employment and training services that veterans need in order to reenter the labor force.

community and senior services ("css")1) "general immigration services" helped immigrants learn english and provided legal immigration services, such as applying for citizenship and naturalization on oahu and the big island. 2) "case management" provided seniors with advocacy, case management, counseling for psychological and social problems, assessment of needs, and bereavement counseling primarily though oahu senior housing projects, parishes, and private pay. 3) "paraprofessional services" provided seniors with escort and paraprofessional counseling assistance. 4) "lanakila multi-purpose senior center" kept seniors active, healthy, and connected to the community through educational, recreational, and social activities. 5) "transportation services" drove seniors to doctor appointments, shopping, and group dining sites throughout the island of oahu. 6) "developmental disabilities waiver services" program provided personal care, skilled nursing and respite services to adults and children with developmental disabilities who reside in foster homes or other residential facilities. Also provided employment services to assist clients in finding competitive employment.