Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO COORDINATE AND FACILITATE FAMILY AND YOUTH CONFERENCES, IN ADDITION, SINCE 2007, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FAMILY FINDING AND FAMILY CONNECTION SERVICES. EPIC SERVICES FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
COORDINATED AND FACILITATED 2089 FAMILIES WITH OHANA CONFERENCES AND 1084 INDIVIDUALS WITH YOUTH CIRCLES. THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED 1170 FAMILY CONFERENCES FOR OHANA CONFERENCES AND 293 CONFERENCES FOR YOUTH CIRCLES. EPIC TRAININGS WERE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FAMILY FINDING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 601 FAMILIES, AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS SERVICES TO 17 FAMILIES.HI HOPES BOARDS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP BOARDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN ALL COUNTIES TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR FOSTER YOUTH. EPIC CONTINUES TO BE THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE HI HOPES INITIATIVE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE HAWAII YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES INITIATIVE). 25 YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS STATEWIDE PARTICIPATED AS COUNCIL MEMBERS; 40 YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS RECEIVED LEADERSHIP SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING; 456 FOSTER AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES, TRAININGS OR ACTIVITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HI HOPES COUNCIL.WRAPAROUND SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 64 FAMILIES ON OAHU AND HAWAII ISLAND WITH 186 MEETINGS WITH FAMILIES.THE INDEPENDENT LIVING COLLABORATOR (ILC) PROGRAM CREATED AND MAINTAINS THE FOSTER HOPE HAWAII MOBILE APP TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AND STAKEHOLDERS CONNECT TO RESOURCES. THERE WERE 59 ILC PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS AND ONE ILC STATEWIDE CONVENING. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IN-PERSON MEETINGS WERE HELD VIRTUALLY WITH 112 ATTENDEES, 45 IN-PERSON AND 67 VIRTUAL IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Laurie Arial Tochiki | PRESIDENT/CEO | 40 | $112,799 |
| Patrick Ksl Yim | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Wong Jacobs | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kerrie Urosevich | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Lewis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Arlynna Howell Livingston | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Dunn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Betty Ching | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tayne Sekimura | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Chandler | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Georgianna Decosta | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Worthington | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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