Parent and child mobile outreach units are an early
intervention community service across the state of Hawaii. The
program provides a non-threatening learning environment for children
and parents through which screening and appropriate referrals can be
made for meeting the health, nutrition, education, parenting skills,
psychosocial and mental health needs of participating children and
their families. TIFFE's mobile outreach program offers the following
four service components.
- Keiki Play Morning: a parent-child interaction model
- Adult Time Out: a small group and one-on-one service
to adults who live in transitional housing sites.
- ABC Nurturing Program: a model that presents
parenting education within a self-development framework,
addressing both personal and parent-role skills.
- Training and Consultation: concerning program
development and homeless culture.
The goal of the program is to provide a community based early
intervention learning environment for children birth to five years
of age. The objectives are to:
- Create a non-threatening learning environment for children
and parents.
- Assess individual family needs and link to appropriate
services.
- Provide services to families who live in homeless
transitional housing and isolated communities
- Provide information on growth and development of children.
- Provide linkage between families and site cases management
to facilitate effective communication.
- Offer parenting sessions to increase family skills.
- Develop a network system in each community where accessible
agencies will be introduced to help meet the needs of attending
families.
- Provide training and support for site case managers and
support staff.
The goals and objectives of the program are kept general so the
facilitators have the option to mold the program around each of the
attending families of the diverse sites.
Island of Kauai
• Kapa'a United Church of Christ
• Kekaha Ha'aheo Community Hall
• Koloa Union Church
Contact: Anna Peters - (808) 632-2114
Island of Oahu
• Wahiawa District Park
• Makiki District Park
• Loliana Transitional Housing
• Maililand Transitional Housing
• Waimanalo Weinberg Transitional Housing
Contact: TIFFE Main Office - (808) 596-8433
Island of Maui
• Haiku Boys and Girls Club
• Kahalui Boys and Girls Club
• Lahaina Boys and Girls Club
• Makawao Boys and Girls Club
• Kihei Community Center
Contact: Maria d'Avella - (808) 280-3431
Island of Lanai
• Dole Park
Contact: Michele Aguilar - (808) 565-9010
Island of Hawai`i
• East Hawaii Coalition For the Homeless - Hilo
Contact: Lori Lynn Rapoza - (808) 961-2559
• Kawaihae Transistional Housing
Contact: Tammy Oliveros - (808) 885-1724