Their mission began in 2018, when Kilauea volcano erupted, and Alessandra and a friend rallied together to help rescue animals from the impending lava. They started a Facebook group (the Hawaii Lava Flow Animal Rescue Network) and added a few admins to help…

Girls to Women Mentoring Hawai’i is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization with a mission to offer meaningful connections and skills for adolescents that build empowerment, resilience, self-esteem, and healthy relationships. We provide this through circles facilitated by trained adult mentors in schools,…

Fern Acres continue to construct a resilience hub for the community that will include a Food Basket site, internet access, and activities for Keiki. Located in Puna, Hawaii, Fern Acres Community Association provides repair and maintenance of the approximately 26…

We host biannual Virtual Resource Fairs targeting LGBTQ+ individuals that are open to all Puna residents providing information and access to employment and financial literacy, housing resources, healthcare, domestic violence, and human trafficking resources, community-building activities, cultural services, and LGBTQ+…

BGCBI will offer academic support, critical needs resources, healthy lifestyles, substance and alcohol abuse prevention programming, and nutritional supplementation services to Puna youth. Everyday Hawai’i Island children go unsupervised after school. Many are left unattended at home until adults return…

Arts & Sciences Center will increase capacity to coordinate a variety of networking and learning opportunities for families and students of Hawai‘i Academy of Arts & Sciences and other surrounding schools, such as mentoring, yoga, and hula circles. We exist…