Family Strengthening and Prevention Programs Funding Opportunity Grant

The Family Strengthening and Prevention Programs Funding Opportunity aims to support organizations in Hawaii that implement initiatives designed to prevent families and young people from entering the foster care system. By focusing on family-strengthening strategies, the program seeks to address key risk factors identified by the CDC and Family First Prevention Services Act, ensuring safer children and thriving families in the community.

Family Strengthening and Prevention Programs Funding Opportunity
The Foundation has a long history of funding programs and services that provide resources to youth and young adults in the foster care system. Through the Foundation’s four funding opportunities, it has supported young people transitioning out of care, has funded programs and services benefiting foster youth & their caregivers, has provided capacity building for foster care-focused service providers, and has offered an Enhancements program, providing value-add life enhancements to all children in care.
The Foundation is piloting a funding opportunity aligned to the prevention strategies and risk factors identified by the Center for Disease Control and the Family First Prevention Services Act. The Foundation understands that stable and thriving families mean safer children. Through this program, the Foundation would like to fund organizations leading initiatives and services that aim to prevent families and young people from entering the foster care system. These programs often operate with family-strengthening strategies and prevention-focused initiatives that strategically address some of the key reasons Hawai‘i children are entering care.

Eligibility

Tax-exempt Hawaii organizations are eligible to apply. This includes nonprofit organizations, 501(c)(3) organizations, religious organizations that are exempt from taxation, and units of government.At least 50 percent of the individuals or families served by the program must have children ages 0-5.Programs must be in Hawai‘i and provide services to residents of Hawai‘i.
Organizations must have experience administering grant funding and can provide data to show its experience with family-focused programming.Programs must demonstrate cooperation or collaboration with other service providers or agencies working with the target population.Programs must meet two or more of the listed priorities listed in guidelines.