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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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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. |
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Hawai‘i behind on afterschool programs
December 16, 2020 | Jenn Masutani | Star Advertiser Article | PDF Eleven years ago, Hawai‘i was a national leader when it came to afterschool programs, a designation reflecting high rates of participation and parental satisfaction, based on data in the “Afterschool Alliance’s America After 3PM 2009” report. We slid to 10th in 2014 and in data released this month, we’re now 17th — better than most, but no longer a national leader. |
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Lights on Afterschool 2020
October 20, 2020 | Nightly News Segment with KHON2 KHON2 News featured the Hawai‘i Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Paula Adams to talk about the Lights On Afterschool campaign, on October 22, 2020. |
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Hawai‘i Parents Grapple with Lack of Flexible Work Hours if Children Do Not Return to School
July 23, 2020 | Ashley Mizuo | Hawai‘i Public Radio Broadcast and Script | PDF About 60% of Hawai‘i parents said in a survey, their employer would not offer flexible hours to meet their children’s school and child care schedule. HI-CAN’s director of public policy, Kathleen Algire said parents are faced with the hard choice of going to work or watching their kids. |
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July 22, 2020 - KITV4 Island News
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As keiki prepare to learn via distance learning, some parents are struggling to find child care
July 22, 2020 | Nicole Tam | KITV4 Article | PDF "We know we work better when we know that our kids are safe. We have a peace of mind, knowing our kids are not getting in trouble, they're learning and taken care of. If you're constantly thinking about what your kids are doing, you can't be an effective worker," Paula Adams, Hawai‘i Afterschool Alliance executive director, said. |
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Hawai‘i's afterschool, summer programs matter
July 14, 2020 | Paula Adams | Star Advertiser Article | PDF One key to the success of the gradual reopening of Hawai‘i’s economy is child care. Working parents, including those looking for jobs, need to know their children are safe and constructively engaged, if our economy is to recover from this COVID-19 storm. |
June 14, 2020 - Star Advertiser
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Teachers, Just Like Other Working Parents, Are In A Bind Over Lack of Child Care
June 10, 2020 | Suevon Lee | Civil Beat | PDF Many child care centers have shuttered, delayed reopening or increased tuition due to the pandemic. That leaves many teachers who need to return to their classrooms with few options for their kids. |
