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<br /> _..a.. <br /> a p <br /> o~ <br /> • Hilo Interim Home <br /> CD <br /> THE SALVATION ARMY <br /> HILO INTERIM HOME ,z..iC f~-. <br /> P.O BO% 5085 / HILO, HAWAII95]241085 /PHONE 959-5855 ••i°°•~O~ (O <br /> FOUNDED IN 1855 ~ . ~ <br /> , <br /> March 19, 1997 <br /> D = i--• 7 <br /> z;: <br /> TESTIMONY OF THE SALVATION ARMY-HILO INTERIN~FIIOMb~ <br /> ON <br /> FY 1997-98 APPLICATION FOR NON-PROFIT GRANT FUNDS <br /> TO: THE HONORABLE JOHN RAY, CHAIRMAN <br /> COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br /> HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> FROM: ALVIN M. JITCHAKU, PROGRAM COORDINATOR <br /> THE SALVATION ARMY-H[LO INTERIM HOME <br /> Since July 1994, funds awazded by the Hawaii County Council have benefited the Keaau-Puna <br /> community by providing activities and counseling to youth and their families. The Outreach <br /> Counselor funded through this grant serves as the counseling component of the Keaau Youth <br /> Service Center which is funded by the State Office of Youth Services through a contract with the <br /> Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu. The focus of this position has been to provide counseling <br /> through individual and Family sessions to assist in redirecting "at-risk" youth to more positive <br /> activities. In addition, the Outreach Counselor assists youth at the Youth Service Center in such <br /> activities as educational and social skill development, organized recreation and crafts, and <br /> community service projects. <br /> The Youth Service Center was established in October 1994 and served 162 youth during FY95. <br /> The Outreach Counselor provided individual counseling and support services to 60 youth and <br /> families. In FY96, 203 youth were served at the Center, with 88 youth and families receiving <br /> individual and support services. The Outreach Counselor also works with school personnel in <br /> monitoring the school progress of students served, and arranges for referrals to community <br /> resources as indicated. <br /> In 1995, a one yeaz youth gang drug prevention planning project for the Volcano community was <br /> completed through funding from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. The <br /> findings were that the Volcano community is experiencing serious alcohol and drug problems <br /> among its youth, For several years, police officials have reported the difficulty in providing public <br /> safety in the azea. Elementary and middle school students attend Mt. View Elementary and Keaau <br /> Intermediate and Elementary School respectively via bus, which prevents them from participating <br /> in after school activities. Youth returning to the Volcano area have little organized activities <br /> available to them. An article in the December 22, 1996 Hawaii Tribune-Herald calls attention to <br /> X.° [~.16_..._,._..~__ ~r~~..~ <br /> sm.°w~ ltsf. 'Ire: t'r~s~r;t~ <br /> sJ-.~~ ~ . <br /> tier. Date 'LIAR ?.9.n19`~Z.._.... <br /> <br />