Program areas at Hawaii Friends of Restorative Justice
Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii/WCCC (state women's prison) Higher & Continuing Education Program for incarcerated women-we designed, provide a unique higher & continuing education program for imprisoned women that uses cooperative learning methodology to train and pay peer tutors and gives financial incentives to women who pass the GED; tutor supporters who come to observe and support the tutors in any way possible at the prison; college correspondence courses; educational materials for the prison including lap tops; reentry planning restorative justice process provided, and other resources. This program is ongoing. The revenue amount will be expended in 2024 and beyond.
KLA Girl's Group was an effort that spun off from the co-ed KLA Wednesday group. Girl's Group began in Fall of 2023, and engages 9-17 year old girls in edifying activities designed to assist the girls with social emotional skills, self-awareness, coping skills, healthy relationships, substance use mitigation and harm reduction. It is estimated that 80% of the girls in Girl's Group engage in vaping. This program is ongoing. The revenue amount will be expended in 2024 and beyond.
KLA ESD program provides a curriculum designed by Stanford that is meant to prevent the use of vaping devices among 12-18 year old youth in the Kalihi community. In addition to disseminating the curriculum at local elementary and Middle schools, KLA designed a Peer Education component, which has 12-18 year old youths reaching out to their peers to ascertain their attitudes and opinions on vaping. The KLA Peer Educators then provide examples of the harm caused by vaping, which, in a growing number of incidents, includes death. KLA Peer Educators are active at Dole Middle School and at Farrington High School. This program is ongoing. The revenue amount will be expended in 2024 and beyond.
Justice Innovation Summit of 2024.
The remaining programs include the following. Kapilipono Program, Kalihi Leadership, Rotary Club, Shiraki, Turbin, WCCC ed, Individual Donations.