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COMMUNITY AND SENIOR SERVICES1) "GENERAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES" HELPED IMMIGRANTS LEARN ENGLISH AND APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION ON OAHU AND THE BIG ISLAND.2) "CASE MANAGEMENT" PROVIDED SENIORS WITH ADVOCACY, CASE MANAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS, ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS, AND BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING PRIMARILY THOUGH OAHU SENIOR HOUSING PROJECTS AND PARISHES.3) "PARAPROFESSIONAL SERVICES" PROVIDED SENIORS WITH ESCORT, PARAPROFESSIONAL COUNSELING ASSISTANCE, AND TRAVEL TRAINING.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.7) "MEDICATION MANAGEMENT" PROVIDED CLIENTS WITH INFORMATION ON MANAGING THEIR MEDICATION AND MEDICATION SCREENINGS CONDUCTED BY VOLUNTEER PHARMACISTS.8) "PREMIUM SENIOR SERVICES" PROVIDED A FEE-BASED IN-HOME AND ACCESS SERVICES FOR ELDERS INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT PERSONAL HOME ASSISTANCE AND TRANSPORTATION.9) "IMMIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER" ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII SERVES AS THE "FIRST STOP" FOR LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANTS AND MIGRANTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO NEEDED SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND BENEFITS WITH THE GOAL TO INCREASE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT.

FAMILY AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES1) "ENHANCED HEALTHY START" PROGRAM STRENGTHENED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ASSESSMENTS, INTERVENTION, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP BUILD HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENTS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 3 YEARS OLD.2) "HALE MALAMA," A FOSTER CARE PROGRAM FOR MEDICALLY COMPLEX INFANTS AND TODDLERS, PROVIDED NURTURING AND CARING HOMES FOR CHILDREN.3) "COUNSELING CENTER" SERVED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH COUNSELING FOR CHILD SEX ABUSE VICTIMS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, AND SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELING.4) "INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN" 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.5) "COMPREHENSIVE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES" AND THE VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT UNIT 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.6) "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.7) "TRY WAIT!" PROVIDED POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO STUDENTS OF THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY.8) "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.

HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAMS1) "HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAMS" (HARP) 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" PROGRAM 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.

YOUTH ENRICHMENT SERVICES1) "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.