Kaneohe Community Family Center

Located in Kaneohe, in the island of Oahu, a PACT Program

The goals of the Center are aimed at assisting parents through strategies supported by research which show that parental involvement leads to academic success for students.

Program Description

  • To increase the knowledge of and confidence of parents in child-rearing activities;
  • To strengthen partnerships with parents and professionals in meeting the educational needs of children from birth through high school; and
  • To enhance the working relationships between home, school and community agencies.

Schools/Communities Served

The Kaneohe Community Family Center is located at Heeia Elementary School at 45-202 Haiku Road, Room P-2 in Kaneohe and serves the Castle Complex Schools (J.B. Castle High School, and its feeder schools, Ahuimanu, Kahaluu, Waiahole, Heeia, Ben Parker, Kaneohe, Puohala, Kapunahala Elementary, and King Intermediate School).

Services

Member of 2 School Community Councils (which approve the Academic and Financial Plan)

KCFC Community Newsletter (monthly), providing pertinent information on individual and complex area schools.
Parenting Classes for parents of 5 year olds to teens

Internet Safety, online Child Predators, Juvenile Laws, Drugs of Abuse, etc.

Community Partners

Parenting and Family Skills (Workshops)

  • Department of the Attorney General - Internet Safety, Online Child Predators
  • Honolulu Police Department, Juvenile Division - Juvenile Laws
  • Hawaii Drug Enforcement Agency - Drugs of Abuse
  • Kathy's Parenting Solutions - Various workshops
  • Loving Solutions - 10 week workshop for parents of difficult teens
  • Parent Project - 7 week workshop for parents of strong willed 5 - 10 year olds

Communication (Newsletter compilation and distribution)

  • Ahuimanu Elementary Ben Parker Elementary
  • Heeia Elementary J.B. Castle High
  • Kahaluu Elementary
  • Kaneohe Elementary
  • Kapunahala Elementary
  • Puohala Elementary
  • S.W. King Intermediate
  • Waihole Elementary

Volunteering

  • Builders Club (Kiwanis International) at S.W. King Intermediate
  • Hawaii Pacific University, Student Volunteers
  • Key Club (Kiwanis International) at J.B. Castle High

Learning at Home

  • KCFC Newsletter
  • Hawaii 4-H Youth Development Program - Kindergarten Kamp
  • University of Hawaii College of Agriculture - Kindergarten Kamp

Decision Making and Advocacy

  • Hawaii Board Of Education - Committee on Weights
  • Hawaii Department of Education, Windward Districti Office, Complex Area Superintendent
  • J.B. Castle High - School Community Council
  • Kaneohe Community Family Center Advisory Board
  • Castle Complex Parent Leader Group
  • Heeia Elementary - School Community Council
  • Parent Leader Group
  • Puohala Elementary - School Community Council
  • S.W. King Intermediate - School Community Council

Collaborating and the Community

  • Castle Medical Center
  • Community Works in 96744
  • Honolulu Advertiser
  • Kamalapua o Koolau
  • Kamehameha Preschool
  • Kaneohe Community Family Centery Advisory Board
  • Mokapu Elementary
  • Pacific Resource Educational Laboratory (PREL)
  • Hawaii Deparment of Education Parent Community Networking Centers
  • Pizza Hut
  • Read to Me International
  • Windward Community College 21st Century Learning Centers
  • 21st Century Learning Centers

Yearly Events

  • Family Activity Nights
  • Run and Read for Literacy Kindergarten Kamp
  • Kindergarten Kamp

Resources

Read our monthly Kaneohe Community Family Center Newsletter.

View and download more resources in our resource page.

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