Our History
The Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition (HFYC) is a youth-led statewide organization that advocates for improvements in the foster care system, provides education on the needs of foster children and resources for transitioning foster youth, and supports youth in and from care, ages 14 – 24, through local chapter meetings and service projects.
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Every Member in A Chapter
This quarter, the coalition is revisiting its mission of outreach with aggressive passion.
On Oahu, due to the addition of 94+ new members, we decided to divided the island into 5 regions: Leeward Coast, North Shore, Windward Coast, Central Oahu, & South. Each region will not only have a Regional-Specific chapter meeting but also Interest-Specific Chapters as well.
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Chapter Highlight Kauai
This Fall break the Kaua’i Chapter was busy. On Monday, October 3, 2011, the HFYC- Kaua’i Chapter met and worked on creating a training for professional parents (foster parents).
October 4, 2011 the Youth did a community service project at Yumi’s Restaurant where they rotated and learned how to cook some things, prepare hamburgers & pie dough, washed dishes, waited tables, served food and advertised. They did a great job and had lots of fun.
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94+ Members Sign-Up At The 2011 Ohana Is Forever V Conference
The coalition attended this years Ohana Is Forever V Conference with a clear mision: Recruit New Members & Plug Them Into A Chapter. Going forth with the moto of “Unity Thru Connecting” both HFYC Alumni & Youth helped sign-up almost 100 foster youth (out of 135 who attened the conference) for the coalition.
The ‘Ohana is Forever V Conference’ is presented by the Hawai‘i Court Improvement Pro-ject that aims to provide information, resources and inspiration for youth and professionals about issues facing foster youth and alumni in Hawai‘i. Senior Family Court Judge R. Mark Browning and former foster youth Malia Malufau emceed the event, with special guests: Lina Girl, and John Barkai.
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Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition ANTI-DRUG – (HSTV)
10 Reasons to Join
- Make a lot of new friends
- Have fun
- Take control of your future
- Help yourself and other youth in foster care
- Become a leader
- Access to resources for you
- Attend valuable workshops and trainings
- Potential for travel
- Potential for job skills training
- Your chance to make changes and improve the foster care system for future foster youth
Who We Are
Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition is a youth-led organization that acts as advocates for current and former foster youth in the state of Hawaii.