Ywca Of Hawaii Island

PreschoolYWCA Developmental Preschool is Licensed by the Department of Human Services and is Nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The program focuses on the development and the education of the whole child; socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically. Our Preschool provides children with a nutritious breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack which are USDA approved and assisted by the County of Hawaii Non-Profit Grant. The program served children between the ages of 2 through 5.We provided 9.5 hours of programing support per day for 243 days of the year for 117 children, 270,205 hours of preschool direct care, education and developmental services this year. Reliable early childhood care enables families to participate in the workforce. Assuming two caregivers per child: that's over 500000 hours of potential workforce productivity supported through consistent childcare access.Additionally, we provided Literacy Nights two times per year for the whole family to engage families in early literacy activities that build home-to-school connections. Monthly we hold Family Support Groups (FAMILY HUI) offering guidance, peer connection, and emotional support to caregivers navigating early childhood parenting. These wraparound services strengthen family engagement, promote school readiness, and support whole-child, whole-family well-being.

Sexual Assault Support ServicesThe Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) program of the YWCA of Hawai'i Island provides sexual assault services across the island, with offices in Hilo (East Hawai'i) and Kona (West Hawai'i). Services are for the healing and prevention of sexual violence, with a goal to reduce the incidence of sexual assault and disability to those who have been victimized. The SASS program is a community resource in it's third decade of helping victims of sexual assault who are men, women, girls and boys, their families, friends and loved ones. Services include the only 24 hour sexual assault support hotline on Hawaii island, crisis response, advocacy, intervention, clinical services and management of the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) program for the County of Hawaii. SASS program services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via the sexual assault support hotline to the entire island. Face to face, crisis response, advocacy and intervention services are available in the cities of Hilo and Kona, on the East and West sides of the island; as are coordination of Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (SAFE). Clinical services are provided in the cities of Hilo and Kona. Individuals living in the northern and southern parts of the island are encouraged to travel to the offices for needed and desired services. This funding, combined with all funding for the program, allowed the program to provide services 24/7 for victims of sexual assault on Hawaii Island. During this time frame, we responded to and created 146 cases from 182 phone calls to the crisis line. As a result of those calls, an additional 1,176 calls were made to coordinate services and 92 of those cases received follow-up calls and care. 81% of the cases were under the age of 17 with 65% of those cases below the age of 12. 75 of the cases dealt with the victim themselves and 17 of the cases provided services for a secondary victim (family member, significant other). Of the clients who disclosed information about their case, 88% of victims knew their offender. We were also able to provide 2360 hours of therapy to survivors. All services are at no cost to the victim/survivor or their families. We started offering strangulation services to victims of domestic violence.