 Contact Information
JoAnn Bishop Freed, Executive Director
75-127 Lunapule Road
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Phone: (808) 326-7778
E-mail: jfreed@fsswh.org |
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Agency Mission Statement:
To support families and communities in providing loe and care for our children.
Our vision is that all families will provide a safe and nurturing home for their children; all families will ensure that their children will be healthy and ready for school by age five; all children and youth will have the support in developing assets that influence them to make good choices to become caring and responsible adults.
Our objective is to build upon strengths, increase resiliency and foster self-reliance through education, training, and linkages to needed services.
Funded Program:
Na Makuakane Maika`i `O Hawai`i (Fatherhood Initiative):Great Fathers of Hawaii is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary project designed to increase father involvement in the lives of children, promote responsible, culurally sensitive fathering practices and increases positive family functioning and healthy lifestyles. In increasing community attention on the role of fathers, Na Makuakane Maika`i `O Hawai`i has an impact on overall community support for fathers as they adapt to ther roles and responsibilities.
Client Outcome Story: Six mentor fathers-early participants of the West Hawaii Fatherhood Initiative-have realized profound life-changing experiences through their engagement in our program. Their growth as positive role models within their own homes has inspired them to become positive role models for other fathers in our community.
