On Saturday, April 16, Neighborhood Place of Puna (NPP) staff and Family Resource Center members united for the first ever Easter Hop drive-thru event. This Easter was a wet and windy one but that did not deter us from making sure our members would have a hopping bunny day. As …
Aloha, I would like to wish all of our friends who celebrate Christmas a Merry Christmas. The end of the year holidays are a wonderful time with its theme of light in the darkness. It is, after all, the winter solstice — the longest night of the year. At this …
Aloha friends, This past week Neighborhood Place of Puna suffered a blow from an unexpected pipe burst. As you know, our operations are small and we rely on grants and donations to maintain our services to the community. When unexpected situations like this happen, it can impact our ability to …
Happy November! November is harvest season in the Northern Hemisphere. It is when we harvest the last fruits of our labor before the cold and quiet of winter sets in. It is a time of abundance and for giving thanks. In the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving in November. It …
Aloha Friends, Neighborhood Place of Puna exists to help families Thrive, to have deep and meaningful lives with sufficient resources to raise their Children. This core mission drives our many family focused programs: our Family Shelter, our Family Resource Center, our Emergency Rental Assistance Program, and our Advocacy. The work …
Dear ‘Ohana, August is National Immunization Awareness Month. With COVID-19 cases spiking in our community we want to highlight the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19. The Delta variant is known to be more than 2x as contagious as previous versions of Covid. The new Delta variant has also sent …
This weekend Neighborhood Place of Puna joined the East Hawaii Coalition to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect to offer resources at a Child Trafficking Awareness Event. Child trafficking happens in Hawai’i. Child trafficking is a process where a person’s — the child’s — labor or body is used against …
Aloha & happy Pride Month! As a family service agency, we wish to extend our aloha to our LGBTQ friends and allies who are workers, collaborators, and clients of NPP. We often serve non-traditional families and keiki, and we support the struggle for equality with our friends and allies. So …
Approximately 1 in 5 adults experience mental illness, and 1 in 20 adults experience a serious mental illness according to the National Mental Health Alliance. Mental illness is surprisingly common and can often go undiagnosed and untreated. Suicide and “deaths of despair” are the second leading cause of death among …
April is Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month. Child Abuse and Neglect is an uncomfortable subject for discussion. It can bring up feelings of guilt, shame, or past trauma. But the unfortunate reality is that every day there are children who experience abuse and/or damaging neglect. On the Big Island, …
