Catholic Charities Hawaii
Catholic Charities Hawaii
Serving Hawaii since 1947, Catholic Charities Hawaii provides a wide range of social services with dignity, compassion, social justice, and a commitment to excellence.
Through programs and advocacy efforts, Catholic Charities Hawaii serves all people, especially those with the greatest need, regardless of their faith or culture.
URL: http://www.catholiccharitieshawaii.org/programs-services/
Address: 1822 Ke‘eaumoku Street, Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 935-4673
Email: info@catholiccharitieshawaii.org
Programs & Services:
Seniors:
Catholic Charities Hawaii’s senior programs are meant to assist our kūpuna in several ways: improve health and wellness; reduce isolation through activities that encourage socialization with their peers; and provide educational instruction to improve senior safety and security.
Catholic Charities Hawaii provides a wide range of senior services that are designed to provide in-home and community-based services, such as transportation assistance, friendly home visiting and escort services, counseling on affordable housing options, case management for elders and caregivers, travel training and volunteer opportunities.
Phone: (808) 527-4777
Mary Jane Home:
The Mary Jane Home offers a unique housing and educational opportunity to pregnant women who are in need of a safe, affordable place to live during their pregnancy. The staff provides education and support so women can prepare for their child and work toward accomplishing their life goals.
The program offers six ready-to-move-in private rooms and individual and group counseling as well as daily classes in infant care, childbirth and valuable life skills to prepare them for a healthy pregnancy and birth.
Eligibility Criteria:
- 18+ years of age, pregnant and in need of services
- Services for pregnant women only; unable to accommodate older children or partners
- Desire to participate in education, counseling and improve their situation
- Willingness to follow home rules and requirements
- Ability to work cooperatively with others
For more information about the fees and application process, please call (808) 261-9776.
Housing & Homeless Solutions:
There are many reasons why a person or a family may become homeless and unsheltered. Catholic Charities Hawai‘i’s programs are designed to help people move into or maintain affordable permanent housing and attain self-sufficiency.
Our programs provide transitional housing, housing placement, counseling, financial and material assistance, case management, employment training, budgeting and tenant education.
Counseling & Mental Health for Families & Children:
- Life Coaching – You can focus on setting goals for your personal and professional growth and development and work toward achieving them. With accountability, you can remove the barriers that are keeping you from the change you desire.
- Trauma Recovery – You can work through your history of trauma/abuse and find freedom to fully live today.
- Anxiety, Stress and Depression Recovery – Learning skills to cope with physical, emotional and behavioral responses to negative emotions can provide relief and greater health and well-being.
- Group Counseling – We are better together. Find greater personal strength by supporting and sharing with others in similar circumstances. Some groups that are available include Domestic Violence Support, Adults Molested as Children, Divorce Recovery for Kids. Call for dates and times.
- Parenting Skills and Support – Parenting isn’t easy. Work with a therapist to address behavioral challenges and develop skills to strengthen your family.
- Behavioral and Communication Problems – If you are struggling with a specific issue, don’t struggle alone. Let us help
- Family Therapy – Is there a chronic pattern of behavior that you cannot seem to change? Working as a family to address the issue and develop skills to change patterns is the best way accomplish healthy change.
- Pre-Marital Counseling – Invest in your marriage before it begins! Learn about your strengths and interaction styles so you can understand your partner and communicate your needs effectively.
- Couples Counseling – Don’t wait until you’re ready to give up! Work with a trained therapist to address issues before they are too big to tackle!
- Couples Therapy for Trauma Survivors – It may require extra guidance and skills development to have a healthy relationship when issues from the past keep getting in the way. Individual and Couples Therapy may be needed.
- Divorce Recovery and Support – Work with a therapist to grieve your loss and move toward healing and recovery. You can focus of yourself and where you need to invest time to heal.
Phone: (808) 527-4470