by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Jul 27, 2022 | HYCF
Originally shared on Australian Broadcasting Corporation by Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Ann Arnold on July 27, 2022, click here to read. In 2021, there were 819 young people incarcerated on an average night in Australia. Most were aged between 10 and 17 years old, 50 per...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Jul 25, 2022 | HYCF
Original story shared on The Washington Post by Claire Healy on July 25, 2022, click here to read. When Mark Patterson took over as administrator of the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility in 2014, he inherited 500 acres of farm ranch — and the care of 26 boys and...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Jul 25, 2022 | RYSE
Original story published on Honolulu Civil Beat on July 25, 2022 by Megan Tagami, click here to read. At 2 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, teenagers at the Residential Youth Services and Empowerment program have just finished their music therapy class. Inside the...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Jul 21, 2022 | Kinai ʻEha, Kupa ʻAina, RYSE
Original story published on Every Child Thrives on July 21, 2022 click here to read. When teens and young adults first walk onto the fields of Kupa ʻAina Natural Farm, Zachary Huang doesn’t expect much from them. He knows it could be days before they talk or show...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Jul 19, 2022 | HYCF, Kupa ʻAina
Original story published on Hawaii News Now on July 19, 2022 by Lynn Kawano, click here to read. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – An Oahu program that helps at-risk youth and young adults could soon be getting millions of dollars in funding and worldwide recognition....
