FRIENDS OF THE CHILDRENS JUSTICE CENTER OF EAST HAWAII INC
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Mission Statement
In partnership with the Children’s Justice Center, we exist to meet the needs of abused and neglected children of East Hawaii. We focus our efforts on helping child victims with resources and hope, while striving to educate the public about child abuse.
About This Cause
Founded in 1990, the Friends of the Children's Justice Center, also known as the "Friends," is a private nonprofit organization with the primary goal of enhancing and protecting the physical and psychological well-being of abused and neglected children. The Friends work in partnership with the Children's Justice Center (CJC). The CJC provides a safe, neutral, homelike atmosphere where children can be interviewed regarding allegations of abuse, particularly sexual abuse. This Children’s Justice Center facilitates and coordinates the system’s response to victims of child abuse, to reduce their trauma, through a multi-disciplinary team approach, which involves police, social workers, prosecutors, guardians ad litem, medical professionals, advocates, and others. The Friends support the CJC primarily by helping to provide resources for direct services and programs for child victims and their families, which are not available through any other public or private source. The Friends accept requests for funding from local agencies working with child abuse victims. The Friends serve children between the ages of 0-18 and up to 21 who attend high school and are in voluntary foster care and who are victims of abuse (sexual, physical, emotional, mental abuse or neglect, or are witnesses to crime). The Special Needs and Enhancement Program is designed to help child victims develop positive self-worth. The Friends provide resources for needs not covered by any other public or private source. Funds are used to provide basic essentials (i.e. clothing, diapers, toiletries), special needs (i.e. air/ground transportation, school supplies, correspondence courses) and enhancement support (i.e. sports, music, dance lessons, art, and tutoring). The Friends also fill requests for holiday and birthday gifts for children not covered by other programs. Center Support: The Friends provide resources to help reduce trauma and ensure the safety and comfort of the children who come to the Children's Justice Center for interviews. The Friends maintain the Center’s safe, child-friendly, and homelike atmosphere with toys, games, and snacks. The community supports our efforts with clothing donations for our clothes closet and stuffed animals. The Friends also help maintain the Center’s appearance by repairing and refurbishing it when needed. The Prevention and Education Program is designed to educate the community regarding child abuse issues. This program plans events for the public, promoting awareness and prevention of child abuse. The Training Program helps to support the attendance of various professionals (e.g., social workers, police, and therapists) at seminars and conferences to learn state-of-the-art interviewing techniques and refine their overall skills. These professionals work with child victims and their families. Training opportunities enhance the quality of services and prevent victims from being re-traumatized by possible deficiencies in the system's response to the allegations of abuse. Program Objectives: 1) Provide funds for clothing, hygiene items, bed/mattress, and other necessities for children in emergency or relative foster placement. 2) Provide funds for tutoring, correspondence courses, or summer school so that a child can graduate or progress to the next grade level. 3) Provide ground or air transportation funds for children to participate in family vacations/reunions, attend school or team events, or see medical specialists. 4) Provide funds for children to participate in supervised spring and winter intersession activities or summer camps. 5) Pay for fees, equipment, and supplies needed for extracurricular activities, such as sports, music, art, drama, and dancing lessons. 6) Provide funds for holiday or birthday gifts when a child would otherwise not receive a gift. 7) Provide funds (or gift cards) for gas to families on a limited budget so children can attend treatment programs. 8) Provide funds for diapers, car seats, and other baby supplies for infants who are victims of abuse and neglect. 9) Pay for event fees, prom dresses, senior pictures, yearbooks, etc., to give a student a chance to participate in school functions. 10) Assist police, social workers, and other professionals in keeping up to date with the latest investigative techniques, sensitivity training, forensics, and knowledge of resources by helping to sponsor their attendance at training workshops and seminars. 11) Maintain a warm environment to Provide privacy, comfort, and safety for children and family members who come to the Center. 12) Participate with the East Hawaii Coalition for Child Abuse Prevention in community education activities to increase public awareness. 13) Support specialized requests for child abuse victims, which are prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.