Board of Directors:

Lui Faleafine, Jr., ChairpersonCappy Fasi, Vice-ChairpersonRon Teves, SecretaryLowell Kalapa, TreasurerPhillip Deaver, Past ChairpersonToni CofranMeripa Taiai GodinetCarolann GuyFrank HainesWendy Willers LagaretaOlin Kealoha LagonRichanne T. LamEileen LotaSasha Kent SettleDavid ShibataAllene SuemoriDana-ann Takushi

Staff:

Ruthann Quitiquit, President & CEOHaaheo Mansfield, Vice President of ProgramsKathy Tirrell, Vice President of Operations

Lead Administrative Management Staff:

Karen Cardenas, Executive SecretaryEvelyn Costa, Human Resources DirectorMargaret Malone, Director of Quality Assurance

and TrainingNorma Spierings, Community Relations DirectorWayne Tome, Controller

Program Directors:

Nola Buffins, Intensive Support Services ProgramJulie Falicki, Hana Like Home Visitor & Respite

ProgramsKata Issari, Family Peace CenterBarbara Johnson, Kauai County ProgramsCheryl Johnson, Community Teen ProgramsCatherine Lee Loy, Economic Development

CentersMarci Lopes, Family Visitation Centers,

CPS Visitations Centers, Ohia ShelterLucy Feinberg, Maui County ProgramsBen Naki, Early Head Start & Head Start

ProgramsChristina Simmons, Family Centers

PACT Parents And Children TogetherA family Service Agency1485 Linapuni Street, Suite 105Honolulu, Hawaii 96819808-847-3285www.pacthawaii.org

PACT’s Vision:Hawaii is a peaceful and safe community, living as an ohana, successfullyhelping its members realize their dreams and full potential.

PACT’s Mission:The mission of Parents And Children Together is to promote and supporthealthy individuals, families and communities by creating opportunities forthem to identify and address their own strengths, needs, and concerns andsuccessfully realize their potential.

Parents And ChildrenTogether Kids Day 2009was a resounding success.

On May 6th, over 1100fun-loving, enthusiastic, hardworking, generous volunteerstook to the streets to sellKids Day newspapers. Severalteams raised over $2,000 innewspaper sales. Topping thelist was Bank of Hawaii, with arecord number of participatingbranches and an amazing$4,527.67, Manolo Moralesfrom KHON 2 News camein second with $ 3,193.00.Altres – one of the first ParentsAnd Children Together KidsDay supporters – sold over$2,929.00 in papers at the“Bill Gus” corner of Ward& Kapiolani, and the pros atTeam Honolulu Advertiser/Iolani School raised $2,100.00.

Proceeds from this year’s KidsDay will help PACT’s programsserve more needy families herein Hawaii. A warm mahalo nuiloa to all of the Parents AndChildren Together Kids DayTeams and to the hundreds ofpeople who donated money,time and goods to make thisthe most successful ParentsAnd Children Together KidsDay ever!

This past year also affirmed PACT’sleadership in meeting the housingneeds for female survivors of domestic

violence. With funding from the Harold K.L.Castle Foundation and the State CapitolImprovement Program, we were able topurchase a home that is being converted toa transitional housing shelter for womensurvivors who are ready to move on withtheir lives. Our experience with the OhiaShelter shows that many women return totheir batterers because they have no otherplace to go. Finding affordable housing is amajor obstacle for these women.

The name for the new Transitional House isLehua, the blossom of the Ohia tree, a poeticreference that ties the two safe havenstogether and creates a system of shelterservices. The Lehua Transitional Housing,will be the only facility of this kind on theWindward side. Operations are slated tobegin this year.

Staying in a shelter can provide the impetusfor a new beginning as our client “Lara”discovered. Lara had bite marks on her bodyand other signs of physical abuse on the dayshe and her young daughter were admittedto Ohia. Her boyfriend was abusing herphysically, verbally and emotionally. Shemade several attempts to commit suicideand struggled with urges to cut her arms.These are psychological symptoms that arecommon to survivors of domestic violence.Ohia staff worked with Lara to developa treatment plan and she started seeing apsychiatrist to stabilize her mental health.

During her stay at Ohia, Lara found outshe was pregnant and she was referred to amedical provider for pre-natal care. The OhiaShelter offered Lara a safe place to stay whileshe took care of her medical and mentalhealth needs. She learned strategies to keepher family safe and at her time of discharge,she and her Ohia Advocate were able todevelop an individualized plan for safety inher new home. Lara was also made awareof community resources and was told shecould call the Shelter should the need arise.The Shelter helped Lara through a pivotaltransition from a life of fear and violence toone of safety and independence.

PACT’s Family Center, through its federalParental Information and Resource Centersprogram, published “Voyaging Together to aNew Life,” a handbook for Newcomers toHawaii,” a guide for families newly arrivedfrom the Freely Associated States to helpthem integrate into the culture of their newhome. The guide is available in English,Chuukese, Marshallese, and Spanish, andis widely used by the Departments ofEducation, Justice, and other organizationsthat serve families.

Development of the guide exemplifiesPACT’s collaborative approach tocommunity work. It was produced with

the involvement of the state Departments ofthe Attorney General, Labor and IndustrialRelations, and Health; the City & CountyDepartment of the Prosecuting Attorney; andGoodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc.

Many elements of the Micronesian communityworked with PACT to develop the guide, and asthe project unfolded, an additional way toreach families was identified. The result was thecreation of the Sundays Project, a partnershipwith Chuukese leaders, church membersand PACT staff. Chuukese partners createdseven key concepts to academic success andPACT staff provided technical assistance and amedium for dissemination, through churchpastors. During Sunday services, pastors passon these key concepts to parishioners thenPACT staff provide follow-up information on thetopics. A core group of community volunteerscontinues to name issues that impact families.With PACT assisting as facilitators, they arepresently exploring ways to prevent and dealwith school truancy and tardiness.

PACT’s Economic Development Center (EDC)was awarded additional funds to serve thecentral and leeward communities, which led tothe opening of a second office in Aiea. Duringthe past year, the Economic DevelopmentCenter began working with individuals andfamilies in homeless shelters on the leewardcoast. One of its many success stories may beseen in “Alice,” a single mother of four childrenwho traveled daily fromMaili to the EDC’s Aieaoffice to complete EDC’s 60 hour Business Start

Up course. She graduatedin April.

Alice is a recoveringaddict who hasremained cleanand sober for thelast seven yearsand has struggled tomaintain custody ofher children, ensuring their daily needs weremet and that they remained together as afamily. In May, she became the first residentof a homeless shelter to be licensed by theDepartment of Human Services as a childcareprovider. She will be opening her child carecenter at the Maili Land Transitional Shelter,a 44 unit facility where families can live forup to 24 months. The Program Director ofthe Shelter was so impressed with Alice’sachievement that she asked EDC to provideon-site new business start up training for otherresidents at Maili Land. EDC is changing livesand showing that success often depends onproviding appropriate opportunities.

MEALS, NUTRITION,AND EXERCISE

With an award from the Departmentof Human Services, PACT is nowoperating a pre-plus child care

providing full day child care to residents ofthe Pahoa area on the Island of Hawaii atKeonepoko Elementary School, making PACT astate-wide organization.

Through an expanded contract from theDepartment of Health, PACT is now the soleprovider of Multi-Systemic Therapy serviceson Oahu. This program benefits adolescentsfrom all walks of life whose behaviors arenegatively and seriously affecting their families,schools and larger communities. Therapists

work directly with the adolescent and also enlistmembers of the youth’s entire community tofoster constructive behavior change.

This year initiates a significant milestone forPACT: the First Annual Campaign, “Pohai KeAloha” (Never-ending Aloha), an effort to raisefunds and uncover new resources so thatPACT’s full complement of programs canflourish. Danny Kaleikini, the Ambassador ofAloha, is our Honorary Chair; Allan Landon,Chairman and CEO of Bank Hawaii, is servingas our Major Gifts Chair; and Lui Faleafine,Chairman of the PACT Board of Directors, isserving as our Campaign Chair. The Campaign

will be launched when the Annual CampaignBreakfast will be held on October 29th. Watchfor more information about this Campaign inthe coming months.

Our accomplishments would not be possiblewithout supporters like you. We appreciate andapplaud you for taking part in our ohana andhelping us continue to strengthen families andcommunities in Hawaii. With your support,PACT will remain steadfast in these challengingtimes.

Ruthann QuitiquitPresident & CEO

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“Coming together as women and learning how tolaugh and trust again”. OHIA SHELTER

“The program helped my child and our familygrow and learn together”.HANA LIKE HOME VISITOR PROGRAM

“With the time I spent at the Tech Center, I’ve havelearned so much about computer skills which willhelp me in my career change and finding a job”.KUHIO PARK TERRACE FAMILY CENTER

“The program provided help tome to learn about drugs, violenceand good choice. They helped mebuild a better character”.COMMUNITY TEEN CENTER

“It had me open up a little because I usually only tell my mom my problems”.MAUI FAMILY PEACE CENTER –YOUTH ANGER MANAGEMENT INTERVENTION

“I’m taking my future and I’m leaving my past behind. The serviceshelped me begin being a better man”.OAHU FAMILY PEACE CENTER – BATTERS’ PROGRAM

“Commitment and consistency of my workergave me the motivation to get whatever thetask was completed the proper way”.KAUAI INTENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES

“The staff really makes my childrenfeel very comfortable, safe andloved. They’ve been very nice,patient and very helpful to us. Weare so pleased with the services”.FAMILY VISITATION CENTER

“I got to see my boys after so many months without being with themand this brought us close together again”.FAMILY VISITATION CENTER

“It opened my eyes to what was really going on with my son. It helped me to make a change on how I raisehim. How to look for drugs; how to set limits; how to and for how long to ground him for his bad behavior”.OAHU INTENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES

“I like the service because it has helped my son to change his lifeand learn to value school and other important things in his life”.MAUI INTENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES

“PACT kept my child safe in a very bad situation”.LANAI INTEGRATED SUPPORT SERVICES

‘It reduced my stress 100%. My attitudeand my mood is better. Now when I am

really feeling upset, I was able to dealwith my problems alone while my kids

were being taken care of”.RESPITE PROGRAM

“The way staff treated meduring my days at theshelter; learning moreabout DV and continuousstudy groups time aboutself care and learning tomove on”.OHIA SHELTER

“I have watched my child improve a lotsince he’s been in this program especiallywith speech – is more independent, buildconfidence in himself and socializingmore with friends and family”.EARLY HEAD START/HEAD START

“I started to volunteer in the classroom and then they hired me as ateacher’s aide. It is so great to learn and grow along with my boy”.EARLY HEAD START/HEAD START

“I like the service because it is important to me and my life”.KUHIO PARK TERRACE FAMILY CENTER

“I enjoyed the fact that all services and activitieswere based on the goal of strengthening my family”.KANEOHE COMMUNITY FAMILY CENTER

“Of course I like the games, the computer and the activities but I also likehow study hall looks and how they helped me with my homework and

get good grades”. COMMUNITY TEEN CENTER

HOW WE SPEND OUR FUNDS 2008

Program Services 87%

Administration andFundraising 13%

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PACT SOURCE OF FUNDING 2008

State 45.8%

Federal 38.8%

CONSUMERS SERVED BY ETHNICITY

Pac Islander 6018

Amer Indian 57

CONSUMERS SERVED BY AGE GROUP

Young Adult 8799

Team 1401

PACT SOURCE OF FUNDING 2009

CONSUMERS SERVED BY GENDER

Female 12791

Male 5230

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CONSUMERS SERVED BY INCOME LEVEL

Low 10574

AUW 0.4%Private 14.7%

County 0.3% State 45.8%

Federal 38.8%

AUW 0.4%Private 14.7%

County 0.3%

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Sr. Citz 74

Middle 3678

Elderly 20

Other 776

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African Amer 245

Asian 2522 Caucasian 1368

Filipino 1066

Hawaiian 4977

Hispanic 400

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Early childhood education• Early Head Start/Head Start Programs, provideearly childhood education and related comprehensiveservices for low-income families and children, andchildren with special needs.

• Pre-Plus Child Care provides full day child care toresidents of the Pahoa area on the Island of Hawaiiat Keonepoko Elementary School.

Child abuse & neglect prevention and treatment• Hana Like Home Visitor Program works to preventchild abuse and neglect by strengthening families“at-risk.” Home Visitors work closely with expectantparents and parents of infants and toddlers topromote optimal child development. EnhancedHealthy Start is a multi-disciplinary approach toworking with families involved with Child WelfareServices.

• Respite Care, provides a much neededbreak fromchild care responsibilities for parents who are understress and cannot afford childcare.

• CPS Visitatione Centers, provide supervised visitsbetween parents and children who are activelyinvolved with Child Protective Services (CPS).

• Lanai Integrated Services is a comprehensiveprogram for child abuse and neglect preventionand intervention in a continuum through foster careand permanency placement support.

Domestic violence prevention and treatment• Family Peace Centers promote family peace byteaching non-violent skills to assure victim safetyand offender accountability, and to break familycycles of violence.

• Family Visitation Centers provide a safe and neutralsetting for children to visit with their non-custodialparents, or to transition from one parent to the other.

• Ohia Domestic Violence Shelter offers a safe placeand confidential facility for women and theirchildren, who can no longer remain in their homesbecause of domestic violence.

• Lehua Transitional Housing provides a safe,confidential, transitional home for women survivorsof domestic violence preparing to be economicallyself-reliant.

Mental Health Support• Intensive Support Services Program assists familieswhose children have serious emotional, social, andbehavioral challenges.

Teen Building• Community Teen Program is a comprehensive youthservice center for youth ages 7-18 who live in andaround Honolulu’s largest public housing complex,Kuhio Park Terrace and Kuhio Homes and in PuuwaiMomi, a low-income housing project in Halawa.

Community and Economic Development• Family Centers at Kuhio Park Terrace and inKaneohe provide an array of family strengtheningand community building services that build strongfamilies, encouraging them to be active participatingmembers in their community and help prepare theirchildren to succeed in school.

• Economic Development Center is designed tostrengthen an individual’s ability to secure and keepemployment or to start and maintain a small business.

PACT providesservices in the areas of: