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NAWILIWILI — A grant from the Young Brothers Community Advisory Board will encourage Native Hawaiian youth to take interest in professional and allied health careers.
According to a press release from Ho‘ola Lahui Hawai‘i, funds from the grant will be used to support Ho‘ola Lahui Hawai‘i’s Opio Health Enrichment program, which is part of Kekuilamalamaho‘ola Native Hawaiian Health Career Education program.
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Under this program, Native Hawaiian students receive tutoring, guidance counseling, career development and mentoring to professional and allied health careers, the release states.
Currently, there are 154 students at two Kaua‘i school sites who receive services from the program. The Kaua‘i sites are located in Kapa‘a and Kekaha.
The Native Hawaiian Health Career Education program was started in October 2005 under a federal Department of Education award received by Ho‘ola Lahui Hawai‘i/Kaua‘i Community Health Center, a Native Hawaiian nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide innovative health and wellness services to Native Hawaiians and those in need.
The Opio Health Enrichment Program provides a mentorship for ninth- to 12th-grade Native Hawaiian students.
The internship includes an introduction to health careers, student mentorship, access to college prep resources, job skills training and First Aid/CPR Training, the release said.
Funding from the Young Brothers advisory board grant will provide program materials, support training fees and healthy after-school snacks.
by Dennis Fujimoto - the garden island
