Hawaiian nonprofit Partners in Development Foundation was awarded $100,000 from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to support its Ka Pa‘alana Homeless Family Education Program in East Hawaii.
To fulfill PIDF’s mission of inspiring and equipping families and communities for success and service, Ka Pa‘alana provides comprehensive family education programming for homeless and at-risk families with young children. The program operates throughout Oahu as well as East Hawaii.
Annually, Ka Pa‘alana serves about 500 children ages birth to 5 years old and their caregivers by preparing children for school, equipping caregivers to be their child’s first and most important teacher, and empowering adults to not only move toward self-sufficiency, but to give back to their community.
“We are ecstatic to receive this grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs,” said Jan E. Hanohano Dill, PIDF’s president and founder. “We are grateful for their generous support and for all they do to help fulfill the mission and vision of building healthy and resilient communities throughout Hawaii.”
To learn more about Ka Pa‘alana or Partners in Development Foundation, visit PIDF.org.