Nurturing & Empowering Children & Youth

Today’s children and youth need to feel protected and empowered. Catholic Charities Hawai‘i offers a number of programs that help children and youth address physical, emotional, and psychological needs through services that focus on building confidence and core values while strengthening families.

The Horizons program has helped me in so many ways, from learning to manage my finances to preparing me for my job.De’Andrew

Counseling (O‘AHU and HAWAI‘I)

Our general counseling program provides individual and family counseling.

In response to COVID-19 and the need for safe interactions, Catholic Charities Hawai’i is providing our counseling services online and over the phone. For more information or to make an appointment, please call (808) 520-7721.

Foster or Relative Placement Services (STATEWIDE)

- Hale Mālama (O‘AHU) – specialized foster care for infants and toddlers with special healthcare needs.
- Interstate Compact Services on the Placement of Children (STATEWIDE) – monitoring and safe and stable placement of children in foster or relative care across state lines.
- Nā ‘Ohana Pulāma (O‘AHU & HAWAI‘I ISLAND) – therapeutic foster care and group home program for emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth. Contact us if you are interested in becoming a Therapeutic Foster Parents – call us at (808)527-1941 (O‘ahu) or at (808) 961-7016 (Hawai‘i Island), or email fostering@catholiccharitieshawaii.org.
- Statewide Resource Families (O‘AHU, MAUI, HAWAI‘I ISLAND) – assessment, training, and licensing of child-specific resource families.

Horizons (O‘AHU)

Intensive Clinical Services (O‘AHU)