Press Releases
July 20, 2005 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Maui Family Support Services Receives $10,000 Renovation Grant
Maui Family Support Services, Inc. has received a $10,000 award from the Atherton Family Foundation. The funds will be used to support the renovation project for the Early Head Start Child Development Center playground.
The Early Head Start Child Development Center serves infants and toddlers ranging from 6 weeks to 3 years old. The Center, which opened in 2003, provides child care and child development services to income eligible families.
The playground renovations will help Maui Family Support Services, Inc. provide for enhanced services and a safe and appropriate learning and growing environment for infants and toddlers and help achieve the goal of National Accreditation. The playground improvements will have a positive impact on the development of the children's cognitive, emotional, social and physical skills. They will encourage exploration and learning. The Center is in the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Early Childhood Center located at 1844 Wili Pa Loop in the Wailuku Millyard.
The Atherton Family Foundation had generously given MFSS $50,000 in 2000 as part of the Capital Campaign.
For more information on this program or other programs at MFSS call Lucy W. Feinberg, LSW Director of Program Services at 242-0900 or via email at lucy@mfss.org.
July 2005 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Maui Family Support Services Receives $2,000 Renovation Grant
Maui Family Support Services, Inc. has received a $2,000 award from the Alexander and Baldwin Foundation. The funds will be used to increase outdoor safety and for the installation of play equipment for our Child Development Center.
The Early Head Start Child Development Center serves infants and toddlers ranging from 6 weeks to 3 years old. The Center, which opened in 2003, provides child care and child development services to income eligible families.
The playground renovations and increased protections for safety will help Maui Family Support Services, Inc. provide for enhanced services and a safe and appropriate learning and growing environment for infants and toddlers and help achieve the goal of National Accreditation. The Center is in the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Early Childhood Center located at 1844 Wili Pa Loop in the Wailuku Millyard.
For more information on this program or other programs at MFSS call Lucy W. Feinberg, LSW Director of Program Services at 242-0900 or via email at lucy@mfss.org.
May 10, 2005 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Maui Family Support Services Receives $10,000 Renovation Grant
Maui Family Support Services, Inc. has received a $10,000 award from the McInerny Foundation. The funds will be used to support the renovation project for the Early Head Start Child Development Center classrooms and playground.The Early Head Start Child Development Center serves infants and toddlers ranging from 6 weeks to 3 years old. The Center, which opened in 2003, provides child care and child development services to income eligible families.
The classroom and playground renovations will help Maui Family Support Services, Inc. provide for enhanced services and a safe and appropriate learning and growing environment for infants and toddlers and help achieve the goal of National Accreditation. The Center is in the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Early Childhood Center located at 1844 Wili Pa Loop in the Wailuku Millyard.
The McInerny Foundation had generously given MFSS $40,000 in 2000 as part of the Capital Campaign.
For more information on this program or other programs at MFSS call Lucy W. Feinberg, LSW Director of Program Services at 242-0900 or via email at lucy@mfss.org.
December 2004 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Maui Family Support Services Sponsors U.S.D.A. Child Care Food Program
Maui Family Support Services, Inc. (MFSS) has announced it's sponsorship of the USDA Child Care Food Program. Meals will be made available to enrolled children at no separate charge without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. Parents' income determines the amount of money USDA will reimburse MFSS to provide meals to enrolled children. The income eligibility guidelines listed below are used to determine our reimbursement from USDA. Children from households whose monthly income is at or below these levels are eligible to be counted for free or reduced-price meal reimbursements.
Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Free 1,160 1,556 1,953 2,349 2,746 3,142 3,539 3,935For each Additional Family Family Member Add + $397
Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Reduced-Price 1,650 2,214 2,779 3,343 3,907 4,417 5,036 5,600For each Additional Family Family Member Add + $565
Any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated against in any USDA related activity should write immediately to: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410.
Meals will be provided at Maui Family Support Services, Inc., 1844 Wili Pa Loop, Wailuku, HI 96793
For more information on this program or other programs at MFSS call Lucy W. Feinberg, LSW Director of Program Services at 242-0900 or via email at lucy@mfss.org.
December 5, 2004 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Maui Family Support Services Receives Radio Shack Grant
Maui Family Support Services, Inc. (MFSS) received an award in October from the Radio Shack Corporation, Neighborhood Answer Grant program which focuses on the prevention of family violence and abuse. The MFSS Healthy Start program provides home visiting services designed to enhance parenting skills and to teach parents the value of nurturing and positive discipline in order to prevent child abuse and neglect.The grant will be used to assist in funding the purchase of "Baby's First Year - a Calendar of Learning Games and Memories" which is distributed to each family entering the home visiting program. The baby calendar is a significant tool used by the MFSS home visitor to help each parent chart their newborn's cognitive, social development, and physical development.
Maui Family Support Services is a nonprofit agency providing support and programs for parents of very young children on Maui and Lanai. Programs include Healthy Start, Early Head Start, Family Focus Plus and Lanai Perinatal Support Services. For more information about Maui Family Support Services, please call 242-0900.
For more information on this program or other programs at MFSS call Lucy W. Feinberg, LSW Director of Program Services at 242-0900 or via email at lucy@mfss.org.
November 6, 2003 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER OPENING
Maui Family Support Services invites the public to the opening of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Early Childhood Center on Thursday, November 6th, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Under the auspices of Maui Family Support Services, Inc., the Center is located at 1844 Wili Pa Loop, in the Wailuku Millyard area. Community residents and parents of young children are especially encouraged to attend and become familiar with the facilities and services offered. Please RSVP. Refreshments will be provided.
Maui County's first Early Childhood Center which is funded in part through an Early Head Start grant, will be an invaluable community asset, providing a comprehensive, culturally-sensitive, family oriented approach to coordinating a wide range of services.
In addition to a child care center and playground, the facilities include meeting and training rooms, and an education toy/book/video lending library. A conference room is also available for meetings of community groups and agencies. Child care for ages six weeks to five is offered for working parents or those in school who meet income guidelines. Applications for children with disabilities are encouraged. To obtain an application form and to RSVP for the open house, please call 242-0900.
For more information on this program or other programs at MFSS call Lucy W. Feinberg, LSW Director of Program Services at 242-0900 or via email at lucy@mfss.org.
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