Keiki 'o KA 'aina preschool, a nonprofit native hawaiian organization located in the state of hawaii, is proposing to implement a family-strengthening project designed to develop and sustain…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to Keiki 'O Ka 'Aina Preschool, Inc., a non-profit Native Hawaiian organization located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 3-year grant, titled "Supporting Keiki of Incarcerated Parents Hawaii," will fund a family-strengthening project designed to develop and sustain intentional mentoring relationships for 12 to 225 children of incarcerated parents. The project will provide culturally responsive outreach, engagement, and family supportive services, including mentoring and family strengthening activities, to children of incarcerated parents, their caregivers, and family members, ultimately serving over 675 individuals. The goal is to address the disruption, stress, and trauma experienced by children with an incarcerated parent by connecting them to supportive mentoring and community resources.

Keiki 'o KA 'aina preschool, a nonprofit native hawaiian organization located in the state of hawaii, is proposing to implement a family-strengthening project designed to develop and sustain intentional mentoring relationships for children of incarcerated parents who have experienced the disruption, stress, and trauma associated with having a parent incarcerated and absent from the home. The project, titled supporting keiki of incarcerated parents hawaii will target native hawaiians and provide services to children of incarcerated parents by serving as a bridge between children of incarcerated parents, caregivers, family members, correctional institutions, schools, and the community through culturally responsive outreach, engagement, and family supportive services. Supporting keiki of incarcerated parents hawaii will provide culturally responsive supportive mentoring services and family strengthening activities 12 to 225 children of incarcerated parents ages 417. In addition to servicing children of incarcerated parents, keiki 'o KA 'aina preschool will also provide culturally responsive outreach, engagement, and other supportive family strengthening services to enrolled coips caregivers, siblings, and family members, ultimately serving over 675 individuals over the 3-year project period. Keiki 'o KA 'aina preschool will enhance and implement supporting keiki of incarcerated parents hawaii to be a culturally, age, and developmentally appropriate mentoring program designed specifically for children of incarcerated parents in hawaii that aligns with research and evidence on effective mentoring approaches.