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A Pandemic Program That Fed Schoolchildren Last Summer Is Now In Jeopardy
May 26, 2022 | Marina Starleaf Riker | Honolulu Civil Beat | PDF Kaukau 4 Keiki was considered a huge success, but the federal rule waiver that made it possible is set to expire June 30. . If Congress doesn’t act to extend it, things will go back to how they were before the pandemic — which could mean bussing each child during the summer break to cafeterias so they can eat meals, rather than bringing groceries straight to their doors. |
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Hawaii's keiki nutrition programs facing financial crisis
May 24, 2022 | Kristen Consillio | KITV | PDF Over the past two decades, the report estimates Hawaii has been short changed by more than $200 million for school meal programs. Federal reimbursements currently don't cover the costs of meals, which the state and charities must then subsidize. |
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Lawmakers Lay Out A Record-Setting $8.7 Billion State Budget
April 27, 2022 | Kevin Dayton | Honolulu Civil Beat | PDF House and Senate lawmakers unveiled a new state budget for next year which includes $6 million slated to providing after-school services for children in TANF families. |
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Hawaii Vaccine Outreach Campaign Awards Grants to Student Projects
December 3, 2021 | Suevon Lee | Honolulu Civil Beat | PDF This mini-grant project co-organized by the Hawaii Afterschool Alliance and Hawaii Public Health Institute is offering $100-$2,000 for youth-led activities to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations, information and resources. |
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Boys and Girls Club adds additional afterschool program in West Hawaii
November 5, 2021 | Laura Ruminski | Hawai‘i Tribune-Herald | PDF The Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island has added a new afterschool program in South Kona at the Kona Hongwanji Mission, increasing its reach to five sites in West Hawaii with plans for a sixth. |
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Help with Afterschool Fees, For Now
November 2, 2021 | Star Advertiser | Image The good news is the A+ afterschool program is getting funding it needs to pay its staff more. The bad news is this meant a substantial $80 increase in the monthly $120-per-student fee. More good news is federal funds will cover that increase for families this school year. Phew. |
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Rallies for Afterschool to be held Across The Country Thursday for 22nd Annual Lights On Afterschool
October 28, 2021 | Big News Network | PDF For the 22nd consecutive year, the only national rally for afterschool will showcase the skills students hone and talents they develop at their afterschool programs. This year, Lights On Afterschool will include a mix of in-person and virtual events. |
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Use federal funds for afterschool programs
October 11, 2021 | Star Advertiser | PDF School kids, who can’t seem to catch a break after a year of COVID-19 upheaval, are on the losing end again, with a persistent shortage of workers to make an important program possible again. |
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Letters to the Editor: "Other afterschool programs need help"; "Case would block needed child care" and "Use federal funds for afterschool programs"
October 11, 2021 | Paddy Kauhane, Nancie Caraway, and Amy Perruso | PDF1; PDF2 |
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A+ program staffing shortage leaves hundreds of Hawaii kids waiting and their parents scrambling
October 6, 2021 | Rosemarie Bernardo | Star Advertiser | PDF Every week since the school year began, Jessi Cook’s 9-year-old daughter asks her mother why she isn’t enrolled in the After-School Plus, or A+, program at Ewa Beach Elementary School where she previously had been enrolled. |
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Grants to support keiki COVID-19 education
September 30, 2021 | West Hawaii Today | PDF Hawaii Afterschool Alliance, in partnership with the Hawaii Public Health Institute, will use the funding to award mini-grants to student groups, schools, classrooms, youth sports teams, and community organizations working to create culturally relevant COVID-19 awareness programs for Filipino, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. |
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Kaiser Awards $150K in Grants to Two Hawaii Nonprofits for Keiki COVID-19 Education
September 27, 2021 | Star Advertiser | PDF Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has awarded grants totaling $150,000 to two Hawaii nonprofits to help them increase awareness about COVID-19 and vaccine safety among school-aged youth in communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. |
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Families Struggle to Find Childcare, Shortage of Workers at A+ Afterschool Programs
Septmeber 1, 2021 | KITV4 | Video The pandemic has exacerbated worker shortages for afterschool programs in Hawai’i. This lack of capacity has led to huge waiting lists at afterschool programs like the A+ Program, leaving families struggling to find childcare during out-of-school time hours. |
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Here’s How Hawaii Schools Plan To Spend $412 Million In New Aid
August 8, 2021 | Suevon Lee | Civil Beat | PDF The Hawai‘i Department of Education plans to offer individual tutoring, academic coaching and summer school counseling to help struggling students amid the coronavirus crisis with the latest round of federal funding received through the American Rescue Plan. |
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How Hawai‘i Schools Are Weaving Connections With Pacific Islander Students
June 29, 2021 | Suevon Lee | Civil Beat | PDF A new arts pilot program at two Honolulu-area middle schools demonstrates how cultural programming can foster better ties. The middle schoolers watched as Jendrick Paul, founder and executive director of the Marshallese Community Organization of Hawaii, demonstrated how to create a basket out of the thick leaves. |
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Online map helps Hawai‘i parents find summer learning programs for their kids
May 31, 2021 | StarAdvertiser | PDF Parents looking for summer learning programs to help children rebound from the pandemic can explore options through an interactive website created by the Hawai‘i Afterschool Alliance. |
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New Website Helps Parents Find Summer Learning Opportunities for Children
May 16, 2021 | Maui Now | PDF The Hawai’i Afterschool Alliance launched a new website to help parents find suitable summer learning programs for children in grades K-12. The website features an interactive map with information on program offerings and on how to enroll. |
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Summer School Offers Kids A ‘Last Chance’ To Catch Up Before New School Year
May 14, 2021 | Suevon Lee | Civil Beat | PDF Federal relief money enabled Hawai‘i to offer summer school for free this year to help students overcome pandemic-related setbacks. |
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Child Advocacy Groups Hope to Fill Gaps in Services Amid Steep Budget Cuts
February 2, 2021 | Ashley Mizuo | Hawai‘i Public Radio | PDF The state faces steep budget cuts due to the COVID-19 pandemic--and that may include education. Children advocacy groups hope to fill the gaps in services and find new ways to generate funds for those programs. A top concern for advocates is how COVID-19 has highlighted inequalities for Hawai‘i’s children. |
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Purpose Pals: Online program creates intergenerational friendships amid the COVID-19 pandemic
January 6, 2021 | Kristy Tamashiro | KHON2 News Broadcast | PDF A new program that launched in Hawai‘i is aiming to build intergenerational friendships at the click of a mouse. Purpose Pals allows young adults and kupuna to lean on each other during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
