Waikiki Health Center’s YO GED Program targets homeless youth who have dropped out of school. Many show great potential but lack basic math, reading and other skills that would enable them to become self-sufficient and qualify for jobs.
“Our ‘YO Kids’ know that getting an education is vitally important,” Jeeyun Lee, MSW, Waikiki Health Center’s Youth and Elder Services Manager, says. “Our GED classes provide a great opportunity for teenagers to develop their talents and succeed in life.”
For over 20 years, the YO Program has provided a wide range of drop-in and street outreach services to help homeless youth improve the quality of their lives. Street outreach workers encounter and assist homeless youth in their own environment, primarily in Waikiki and Downtown Honolulu. Services offered at the YO Drop-in Center include hot meals, crisis counseling, group sessions on violence prevention, shelter and job referrals and recreational activities. The YO Teen Clinic provides primary health care, health education, family planning, screening and treatment for STDs, and other services. The YO Program is jointly operated by Waikiki Health Center and Hale Kipa, a youth social services agency.
NFL Charities is a non-profit organization created by member clubs of the National Football League to enable the teams to collectively make grants to charitable and worthwhile causes on a national scale.
Waikiki Health Center provides medical and social services to the people of Oahu through a family of clinics, satellite sites and outreach programs. Services are available to everyone, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.
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