BECOME A FOSTER PARENT

Catholic Charities Hawaii

Statewide Resource Families (SRF) Program · Statewide

Catholic Charities Hawaii's DHS-partnered program providing pre-service (H.A.N.A.I.) training, ongoing training, support groups, home studies, an 'Ohana Navigator program, and a Warm Line for resource caregivers, legal guardians, and adoptive families statewide.

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Family Programs Hawaii

In-Kind Donations for Children in Foster Care · Statewide

Family Programs Hawaii accepts in-kind goods donations (toys, shelter supplies) that directly support children and youth in foster care statewide, including the Hoʻomalu o Nā Kamaliʻi sibling shelter.

801 S. King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Hawaii Department of Human Services

Foster and Adoptive Care (Resource Caregiver Program) · Statewide

State DHS Child Welfare Services page on becoming a licensed resource (foster) caregiver or adoptive family, including the statewide Warm Line support number for caregivers.

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It Takes an 'Ohana (Family Programs Hawaii)

It Takes an 'Ohana - Hawaii's Foster Care Resource · Statewide

It Takes an 'Ohana, a program of Family Programs Hawaii, provides the latest news on Hawaii foster care and child welfare law updates, plus resources for caregivers and youth in care.

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Partners in Development Foundation

Hui Ho'omalu Program (PIDF Contract) - Resource/Foster Family Recruitment · Statewide

Hui Ho'omalu is PIDF's statewide program for identification, recruitment, screening, training, and ongoing support of resource (foster/adoptive) families for children in DHS care, run in partnership with Catholic Charities Hawaii and Family Programs Hawaii.

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Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi

Become a Therapeutic Foster Family (Nā ʻOhana Pulāma) — Oʻahu & Hawaiʻi Island · Hawaii County

Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi's Nā ʻOhana Pulāma program recruits, trains, and supports therapeutic foster families for emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth ages 3-17, with placements confirmed on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island (Hilo/Kona office line listed).

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Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi Island Programs & Services — Foster & Relative Placement Case Management · Hawaii County

Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi's Hilo and Kona community offices provide case management for foster care and relative placement, home studies, and reunification support for families on Hawaiʻi Island specifically (services split between Hilo and Kona offices as noted on the page).

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Child & Family Service (CFS Hawaii)

Transitional Family Homes / Therapeutic Respite Homes — Hawaiʻi Island · Hawaii County

CFS's Hawaiʻi Island Transitional Family Homes program recruits and supports Professional Parents (TFH Parents) who provide elevated-level foster/respite care for children and youth on Hawaiʻi Island with emotional, behavioral, or developmental needs.

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Family Programs Hawaii

Volunteer with Family Programs Hawaii · Honolulu County

Family Programs Hawaii's volunteer page for individuals and groups to sponsor or volunteer in support of its programs for children and families involved in the child welfare system, including sibling visitation support (Project Visitation).

801 S. King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Family Programs Hawaii

Project Visitation - Volunteer to Connect Separated Siblings · Honolulu County

Volunteers facilitate visits between siblings in foster care who are separated across different resource-caregiver homes, a program created with the State First Circuit Family Court and DHS.

801 S. King St, Honolulu, HI 96813

Hale Kipa

Become a Transitional Family Homes Resource/Respite Caregiver · Honolulu County

Hale Kipa's Transitional Family Homes program trains and supports resource caregivers (including short-term/respite options) providing safe homes for youth in Hawaii.

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Harvest Family Life Hawaii

Kokua Closet - Foster Care Tangible Goods Closet · Honolulu County

Harvest Family Life Hawaii equips volunteers and collaborating churches to support children and families involved in foster care through practical local service.

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Molokai Child Welfare Services Section (serves Kalawao)

Foster Care & Adoption — Kalawao County · Kalawao County, HI

REGIONAL OFFICE — this state child welfare office serves Kalawao County but is located in Kaunakakai, HI 96748; it may be far away. Call to ask about becoming a foster or adoptive parent, kinship care, or help for a child in foster care.

65 Makaena Place, Kaunakakai, HI 96748, HI

Hale Opio Kauai

Join the Hale ʻŌpio Kauaʻi Shelter Team (Volunteer) · Kauai County

Hale Opio Kauai offers mentorship, life skills, and shelter programs for Kauai youth, with ongoing volunteer opportunities including the Emergency Shelter team.

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Village of Hope Maui

Journey Bags for Maui Foster Keiki · Maui County

Village of Hope Maui provides Journey Bags filled with essentials to children entering foster care on Maui, and coordinates volunteer and mentor opportunities supporting Maui's foster care community.

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