A Hoppin’ Easter: 2022 Easter Hop Recap
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 …
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Merry Christmas from NPP!
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 …
The Great Flood
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 …
Happy November!
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 …
Why We Exist
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 …
Covid-19 Infection Rates Are Running High! Please Get Vaccinated!
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 …
Addressing Child Trafficking
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 …
Happy Pride Month!
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 …
Ending the Stigma – Mental Health Services
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 …
April is Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month
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 …