Upcoming October
Events
Volunteer Facilitator & Mentor Training
(call for dates)
10/3
Poi for the Soul
7:45 am
Kanewai Loi at UH Manoa
10/11
Na Kama Kai Ocean Activities8:30 am
Poka'i Bay Beach, Wai'anae10/14
Jr. FBI Class
for ages 10 to 13 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Kids Hurt Too Center10/18
Surf for the Soul for Foster Youth 8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Kuhio Beach10/28
Jr. FBI Class for ages 10 to 13 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Kids Hurt Too Center
10/17 Pumpkin Carving at Harris United Methodist Church 5:00 to 9:00 pm
Peer Support Programs
(at our facility at
245 N. Kukui Street)
10/6 and 10/20
Loss from parent separation due to divorce, incarceration, or other causes
6:00 to 8:00 pm
10/5 and 10/19
Loss from Suicide 6:00 to 8:00 pm
10/1 and 10/15
Loss from the death of someone close
6:00 to 8:00 pm
10/5 and 10/13
Children and Teens in Care peer support group 6:00 to 8:00 pm
For more information, please call our office at (808) 545-5683
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Thank you to all those who support orphans, foster children and transitioning youth, and children in low income single parent families:
*Kukui Children's Foundation; *Atherton Family Foundation; *Victoria S. And Bradley L. Geist Foundation; *DHS, Child Welfare Services: Independent Living Programs; *MOMS Club of Honolulu - East; *Joanne and Michael Woods; *Kukio Community Foundation; *RCM Construction; *Oahu Nursery Growers Association; *Macy's Foundation; *Karen and R.E. White; *TAMC Consolidated Chaplains Fund; *Barnes and Noble Book Store at Ala Moana; *Barbara Borgnino; *Angela Yogi and James Poyo, Jr. Memorial gift; *Bryan Yamashita; *Belinda f Hawaii; *Friends of Honolulu Botanical Gardens, and numerous individual donors and volunteers
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Kids from MOMS Club of Honolulu-East present a
.donation to Cynthia for Kids hurt too.
Greetings!
As the holidays approach, many families experience a heightened sense of loss. Support is even more crucial and comes in many forms. We are grateful to all of those who support us in supporting children who are missing one or both parents. Our new partner, Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition (HFYC) is fully funded and able to reach out to foster youth across the state of Hawaii. Kids hurt too has been able to expand peer support groups from a capacity of 60 children to 120 and 180 children have participated in programs since January. New collaborations have increased mentoring programs. We appreciate the FBI for conducting a Junior Special Agent program, Rotary Club of Pau Hana for working with HFYC to start an interact club for foster youth, Dennis Kim for starting a Seeds of Love program where children learn to cultivate plants, Na Kama Kai for providing ocean activities, Seikoan Tea House and Garden for sharing their tea ceremony tradition with our children, and the Royal Hawaiian Theater for tickets to Heartbeat Hawaii. Much appreciation goes to so many others for making this program possible.
All the support helps children remember they are not alone. Thank you.
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KHT trains new volunteers
Some fresh faces will be around at Kids Hurt Too. Six new volunteers have joined the staff.
They embraced a three day, 22 hour training in September to develop their facilitation and mentoring skills.
Please welcome:
Jocelyn Galase who will become staff for the Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition on October 1 and work in the peer support group for foster children as a mentor.
Notis Pentaris who has come from Greece to study for his Master's Degree at Hawaii Pacific University in social work.
Naomi Wagoner who is a University of Hawaii student.
Ning Feng who is working with Kids hurt too under Federal Work Study through the University of Hawaii.
Victoria Chang who is a student at Kapiolani Community College.
Vernon Viernes, MSW, who is working at Queen Lili`uokalani Children's Center.
Workshop topics include: facilitating grief through play, conversation skills, and creating an unconditionally accepting environment where children are safe to reclaim their childhoods and build strengths for coping with parent loss.
According to Notis Pentaris, "This training was essential to the work that needs to be done. It gave me the opportunity to deal with some of my own fears and discuss many of those through the training process."
Ning Feng had this to say, "the training was truly a learning experience. I had no idea on the appropriate reaction to kids with grief. You can't talk to them the way you would talk to adults or even teenagers. It's like a whole different world when it comes to children. I just learned so much from Cynthia and the people in our group." |
Young leaders are born
Youth leaders from the Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition (HFYC,) REAL and Kids Hurt Too came together at Camp Mokuleia 9/26th and 27th for a leadership training. 31 people participated and the youth walked away with new skills, new friends and a deeper understanding of foster youth.
The camp was organized by HFYC for Youth Matters. Sponsors included Youth Matters of Hawaii Youth Services Network, Child Welfare Services: Independent Living Programs, University of Hawaii's Training Center, and the Y.O.U.T.H. Training Project from San Francisco State University.
They came from every Island to learn leadership skills like chart writing, giving a presentation, facilitating a group during a presentation, and using a positive, strengths based approach in their presentations.
All three youth leadership groups reported that the training was fun, beneficial, and relevant.
HFYC is empowering youth for positive social change. |
In the Community
 Kids hurt too had an information booth at the Hawaii National Guard Reintegration: Department of Defense Yellow Ribbon Event for Redeploying Soldiers and Family Members. Soldiers and families came to learn about local community and military resources, including college information, health, financial, and legal services/benefits and other opportunities. New trainees, Notis and Jocelyn, helped out at this event held at the Hawaii Convention Center on September 20. | |
Sincerely,
Cynthia White, M.Ed., Executive Director
Kids Hurt Too & Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition |
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