Parents And Children Together

School Supplies Drive! Help Us Equip Our Keiki🎒📓✏️

Our goal is to gather essential items by July 9th to support our keiki for the upcoming school year.

Needed items: Backpacks 🎒, Notebooks 📓, Pencils & Pens ✏️🖊️, Crayons & Markers 🖍️, Binders & Folders 📁, Glue Sticks & Scissors ✂️

Drop off your contributions by July 9th at Parents And Children Together, 1300 Halona Street or contact us for pickup! 🚗
Mahalo for your support!

We proudly celebrate the LGBTQ community and reaffirm our commitment to creating a safe and welcoming space for all, one pin at a time.

OPEN ENROLLMENT! PACT Early Head Start/Head Start is now accepting applications for the upcoming school year. For more information on our free or low cost comprehensive preschool options, visit:
https://pacthawaii.org/our-work/early-headstart-programs/
Apply today!

We are honored to announce that Parents And Children Together has once again been named one of the Best Places to Work in Hawaii by !! 🌟

But wait, there’s more! 🌈 We are also excited to share that we were recognized as one of the Top Five Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ and as a finalist in the Large Employer Category! 🏳️‍🌈

None of this would be possible without our awesome employees! Thank you for bringing your talents, passion, and commitment to our PACT ohana every single day. Congratulations to all the 2024 Best Places to Work honorees!

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, serving as a critical reminder of the responsibility we all hold in safeguarding our keiki throughout the year. Read the insightful commentary in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser by Ryan Kusumoto of PACT and Carol Wear of PATCH, sharing a collaborative message that underscores the need for unity in our efforts to shield every child from abuse, every day of the year. Click on the link in our bio to read the article.

PACT Gala 2024, A New Hope: May the Force Be With Us

Thank you to the Women’s Legislative Caucus and Representative Matsumoto for organizing the 25th Annual Easter Basket Drive! The baskets, filled with essential household and hygiene items, will bring joy and comfort our families at our domestic violence shelter programs and Family Peace Center. Mahalo for your generosity and support! 🌺🐰

Parents and Children Together is proud to be a Best Places to Work Recipient. PACT offers 21 vacation days, 14 holidays and 12 sick days and many other exceptional benefits for you and your ohana, even your pets! Join our team today! Visit us at https://pacthawaii.org/careers/ to learn more about the positions listed.

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and January 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, dedicated to educating the public about how to identify and prevent this crime. Human trafficking affects 27 million people around the world — yes, even in Hawaii. If you or someone you know is a survivor of human trafficking, please call 808-721-9614 for confidential support services to get help and stay safe.

Please share this post to help spread the word. Your actions might save a life.

Raising Cane’s and 102.7 Da Bomb have teamed up again for the 3rd annual virtual toy drive and Keola Klaus! Check out the link in bio to Donate or Nominate someone today! All donations go directly to PACT to purchase toys and gifts for local keiki and families in need. In partnership with & .

Parents And Children Together is once again the proud recipient of the Hawaii Business Magazine’s “Hawaii's Best Places to Work in 2023" award! Visit us at pacthawaii.org/careers to apply today.

Mahalo to everyone who participated in !Your support helps to further our mission of working together with individuals, families and children experiencing poverty, violence, abuse, and behavioral health challenges.

Today is , the international day of giving!✨
Thanks to your support, for more than 55 years, Parents And Children Together has continued to serve over 15,000 individuals and families annually statewide. Here are some of the ways you can make an impact this and year-round:
Give: A donation of any amount makes a difference
Share: Comment, like, and share our posts to help spread awareness of our efforts
Volunteer: No matter your schedule and availability, there are ways to join us and make an imPACT

To learn more about Parents And Children Together visit the link in our bio.

We invite you to join us as we participate in tomorrow! Parents And Children Together (PACT) offers essential social services to support early childhood education, behavioral health, abuse prevention and community building statewide. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation, your gift of any size makes an imPACT!

Happy World Children's Day! Our mission at Parents And Children Together is to work together with Hawaii's children, individuals, and families to create safe and promising futures.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Parents And Children Together staff sign waving on Kaahumanu Avenue. Our table at the Domestic Violence Awareness Fair at Queen Kaahumanu Center Center Stage. And staff participating in the Men’s March at the University of Hawaii Maui College.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Parents And Children Together staff sign waved at the Hawaii State Capitol last Friday.

Our Maui offices are currently providing services as needed. Our hearts and thoughts are with the Maui community and all families who have been impacted by the wildfires.

If you are in need of our Maui program services, please call 808-243-7001. Or click on the link in our bio.

Our thoughts are with the Maui community and all families affected by the wildfires. While our Maui offices are closed for the remainder of the week, our phone lines remain open. If you are in need of our Maui services, please call 808-243-7001 or visit the link in our bio.

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🎉We honor and congratulate the 2023 Ho‘okele Award recipients!

The Ho‘okele Award pays tribute to leaders from the nonprofit sector—the guiding forces in our community who strive to make Hawai‘i a better place. Each award recipient receives a grant from the Kelvin Taketa Ho‘okele Leadership Award Fund to support their own personal renewal and professional development.

👏🏽Please help us congratulate the following recipients:

From left to right:
Līpoa Rae Kahaleuahi from Ma Ka Hāna Ka ‘Ike ()
Cheryl Kaʻuhane Lupenui from the Kohala Center ()
Ryan Kusumoto from Parents and Children Together ()
Mary Frances Oneha from the Waimānalo Health Center ()

Photos are from the award celebration on Tuesday, August 1.

Flashback to our Back to School Drive last Wednesday! We distributed over 450 backpacks filled with school supplies to our keiki!

Mahalo to Turning Point Chiropractic for prepping and distributing the backpacks. And to Better Tomorrows, , Hawaii Literacy, , and for helping us provide school supplies, clothing, haircuts, and more!

Join a team whose mission is to build and create safe and promising futures for children and families right here in our own community. Parents And Children Together is once again the proud recipient of the Hawaii Business Magazine’s “Hawaii's Best Places to Work in 2023" award!

The Executive Vice President of Intervention Programs leads one of PACT’s primary client services areas and provides operational, financial, and strategic oversight of behavioral health, domestic violence, and shelter and visitation programs. As a member of PACT’s executive leadership team, the Executive Vice President of Intervention Programs is responsible for developing and preserving a culture of diversity, inclusion, and connectedness. They play a key role in maintaining an atmosphere of collaborative decision-making, communication, opportunity, and openness within and across our programs to provide high-quality services in support of our mission.

To apply online, visit us at https://pacthawaii.org/careers/

CAREERS - Parents And Children Together Explore our Current Opportunities We offer exceptional benefits that your entire family can enjoy! These benefits include, but not limited to: A comprehensive medical and dental plan including vision and prescription coverage 21 Paid Vacation Days, 12 Paid Sick Days including 5 Paid Personal Days, a...

Happy Pride Day! Parents And Children Together participated in the Lanai Pride Festival and Parade in Dole Park in celebration and support of National LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

Parents And Children Together’s Family Peace Center was honored to attend yesterday's bill signing ceremony for 2023 legislation that will help individuals and families affected by domestic violence. We are proud to stand with our partners in building peaceful communities!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Click the link in bio to read “Caring for our Keiki,” published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser by PACT executive vice president, Marie Vorsino, PsyD, LMHC. If you or someone you know is in a mental health crisis, text or call 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for free, confidential support 24/7.