“The mission of Hale Na`au Pono’s Transitional Foster Home Program is to provide children and youth with serious emotional disturbances a therapeutic family-based alternative to institutionalization as a means of returning them to or maintaining them in the community.”
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Location:
O`ahu
85-888 Farrington Hwy. Rm. 207, Waianae, HI 96792
Telephone: (808) 696-9498 FAX: (808) 696-9403
Email:
Hours of operation: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Hawai`i Island
93 Kohola St., Hilo, HI 96720
Telephone: (808) 930-3828 FAX: (808) 238-0925
Email:
Hours of operation: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Program Goals
- To prevent the placement of children/youth in out-of-community or out-of-state facilities.
- To provide children/youth with a positive home environment.
- To facilitate reunification of children/youth with their biological family, if appropriate.
- To assist children/youth with the process of selecting positive life goals for themselves.
Foster Parent Requirements
- Successful completion of pre-placement training.
- Active participation in ongoing training.
- Active participation in treatment and planning meetings.
- Meet the requirements set by State and Federal Laws.
Services Provided
- Intense screening and licensing of foster parents.
- Provision of pre-placement and ongoing training to foster parents.
- Regular in-home consultations for foster parents.
- 24 hours/7 days a week crisis support.
- Respite Services.
- Active coordination with other service providers.
Placement Requirements
- Authorization by Department of Health Family Guidance Center.
- Consent of Parent or Guardian.
- Placement in program prescribed and documented as part of the child/youth’s mental health treatment plan.
- Capacity of one (1) child. Maximum of two (2) children maybe considered when siblings are involved.
- Requires participation by all providers/caregivers in planning and treatment meetings.
Background
Occasionally, an out-of-home placement becomes necessary for children and youth served by the Department of Health’s Child Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD). It is the philosophy of Hale Na`au Pono that this intervention be handled with care, with the needs of the child and family clearly in mind. This concern is best addressed by providing a foster home with therapeutic services.
Hale Na`au Pono’s Foster Homes with Therapeutic Services became a reality in the mid-1990’s, when federal funding was received through the Hawai`i `Ohana Project. Today, the program provides and manages a number of Therapeutic foster homes located throughout the Wai`anae Coast.
For further information or questions regarding foster homes or referrals, please contact the Program Developer.
