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op <br /> V Hilo Interim Home <br /> THE SALVATION ARMY o <br /> HILO INTERIM HOME f <br /> P.O. BOX 5086 / HILO, HAWAII 96"!20-1085 /PHONE 959-5855 ~a°°^O° <br /> FOUNDED IN 1866 ~ I RE <br /> n~.._.__ - e <br /> March 19, 1997 -_3j , Y <br /> i <br /> Count' Council <br /> TESTIMONY OF THE SALVATION ARMY-I-I1L0 INTERIM HOME <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-HILO INTERIM HOME <br /> Since July 1994, funds awarded 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 year youth gang drug prevention planning project for the Volcano community was <br /> completed through fimding 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 area. 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 /> Comum DI0.~ x193.11 <br /> 1 <br /> ~ b'!tc i5'D. ~,u~ <br /> <br /> iT~l Preserted~ 5~~, ~iil <br /> r <br /> . , <br /> MAR 1 g 1997 <br /> <br />