Imua Family Services

SINCE 1947, WE HAVE BEEN FULFILLING OUR MISSION TO "EMPOWER (CONTINUED TO SCHEDULE O) FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL."

INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES THAT MEET THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN BIRTH TO THREE YEARS OF AGE AND THEIR FAMILIES RELATED TO ENHANCING THE CHILD'S PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND LINGUISTIC GROWTH. THE PHILOSOPHY THAT GUIDES IMUA'S EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM IS CENTERED ON A MODEL REVOLVING AROUND THREE PRINCIPLES: ENHANCING THE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE FAMILY THROUGH COACHING AND MODELING AND MAXIMIZING THE CHILD'S AND FAMILY'S POTENTIAL IN SOCIETY. A FAMILY-CENTERED TEAM APPROACH IS UTILIZED WHERE ALL TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATE EQUALLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY ACROSS DISCIPLINE BOUNDARIES TO ENSURE IMUA STAYS TRUE TO THIS PHILOSOPHY ALONG WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE (CONTINUED TO SCHEDULE O)INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CONTINUED)TECHNIQUES SUCH AS THE PRIMARY SERVICE PROVIDER APPROACH AND COACHING MODEL. APPROXIMATELY 328 CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN FY 2021.

IMUA INCLUSION PRESCHOOL - THE PRESCHOOL SERVES 20 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A LICENSED PRESCHOOL FACILITY. 25% OF CHILDREN ENROLLED HAVE A DIAGNOSED SPECIAL NEED OR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY AS DETERMINED BY A STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT. THE PRESCHOOL PROVIDES A RELATIONSHIP, PLAY AND PLACE-BASED EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN THREE TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE. APPROXIMATELY 31 CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN FY 2021. THE PRESCHOOL IS FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH TUITION FROM FAMILIES, COUNTY OF MAUI AND FOUNDATION GRANTS..

IMUA DISCOVERY GARDEN - IMUA DISCOVERY GARDEN IS NOT A PROGRAM BY ITSELF IN FY 2021 BUT WILL BE AN EXPANSION OF ALL OF THE OPERATIONS LISTED ABOVE. THE CRITICAL DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE SIX ACRE GARDEN SPACE CENTRALLY LOCATED IN MAUI'S HISTORIC DISTRICT WILL ALLOW THERAPISTS, EDUCATORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE CLINICAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN AN OUTDOOR NATURE BASED ENVIRONMENT. THIS KIND OF PHILOSOPHY AND TREATMENT IS A GROWING MODEL ACROSS THE NATION AND THE WORLD AS MORE AND MORE CHILDREN ARE STAYING INDOORS AND ARE MORE CONNECTED TO TECHNOLOGY AND DEVICES THAN THE OUTDOORS AND NATURE AROUND THEM WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO MORE INCREASE IN BEHAVIOR ISSUES IN CHILDREN. IMUA DISCOVERY GARDEN IS CURRENTLY IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING. (CONTINUED TO SCHEDULE O)IMUA DISCOVERY GARDEN (CONTINUED)WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IN JULY OF 2020, THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON SHARING THE POTENTIAL AND VISION FOR THE SPACE WITH PROSPECTIVE DONORS, BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTERS IN ORDER TO RAISE THE NECESSARY CAPITAL TO FULLY CREATE THE VISION FOR THE DISCOVERY GARDEN.

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN AGE THREE TO SIX WHO ARE AT RISK OF OR HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS THAT FALL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. THE NEEDS OF EACH CHILD WILL BE MET THROUGH IMUA FAMILY SERVICES' PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR THE CHILD AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THE CHILD'S LIFE IN ORDER TO HELP THEM THRIVE IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTS, AND BE BETTER PREPARED FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. APPROXIMATELY 36 CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN FY 2021. CAMP IMUA - CAMP IMUA IS A WEEK-LONG OVERNIGHT CAMP EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN OF MAUI COUNTY AGES 6-16 YEARS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AND DISABILITIES. CAMP IS A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE IS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THAT BUILD CONFIDENCE AND SELF-RELIANCE: HORSEBACK RIDING, SWIMMING, SURFING, KAYAKING, HIKING, YOGA, ARTS & CRAFTS, MUSIC, DANCE, CONCERTS, TALENT SHOW, OUTDOOR MOVIES, AND HELICOPTER TOURS TO NAME A FEW. CAMPERS AND COUNSELORS BUILD UNFORGETTABLE RELATIONSHIPS. IN 2021, CAMP IMUA WAS UNABLE TO TAKE PLACE IN JUNE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. A SMALL VERSION OF THE CAMP WITH 15 CAMPERS AND 15 VOLUNTEERS SPENDING ONE NIGHT AT CAMP OLOWALU OCCURRED ON 2 CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS IN OCTOBER 2020 WITHIN IMUA'S FISCAL YEAR 2021. THIS MINI VERSION OF CAMP SERVED 30 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGAGED 30 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. IN THE SPRING OF 2021 CAMP IMUA REIMAGINED LAUNCHED, GIVING CAMPERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE NEW ADVENTURES WITH THE SAME FRIENDS AND CAREGIVERS THEY KNOW FROM CAMP. BECAUSE ADVANCED FUNDING FOR THESE OUTINGS WERE NOT SECURED, IMUA ACTED MORE AS ORGANIZERS, AND ASKED THAT EACH PARTICIPANT, VOLUNTEER AND CAMPER ALIKE, PAY A PARTICIPATION FEE TO COVER THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION, ADMISSION, AND FOOD. THESE DAY CAMPS WERE ATTENDED BY 35 DISTINCT CAMPERS (SOME WENT TO MORE THAN ONE DAY CAMP) AND 22 DISTINCT VOLUNTEERS.DREAM IMUA - THE DREAM IMUA PROGRAM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SPECIAL EXPERIENTIAL DREAMS TO CHILDREN IN DIFFICULT, SITUATIONS WHERE THEIR HOPE IN HOME, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY IS THREATENED. IN FY 2021 THERE WERE 16 PROGRAM REFERRALS FROM SOCIAL WORKERS AND PEDIATRICIANS, 10 INTAKES WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND 4 CHILDREN RECEIVED DREAM DAY PACKAGES, WHILE AT CHRISTMAS TIME 14 KIDS RECEIVED BIKES, AND 4 FAMILIES RECEIVED TAILORED GIFTS, GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR FOOD, AND ONE FAMILY RECEIVED A CHRISTMAS DINNER. THE DREAM IMUA PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY FUNDRAISING EVENT PEDAL IMUA - A BIKE RIDE AROUND THE WEST MAUI MOUNTAINS WITH AROUND 100 SUPPORTERS PARTICIPATING IN THE 60 MILE RIDE. KOKUA- IN COLLABORATION WITH DHS MED-QUEST DIVISION AND KUMUKAHI HEALTH (FORMERLY HAWAII ISLANDS HIV/AIDS FOUNDATION), KOKUA NAVIGATORS OF IMUA FAMILY SERVICES HELP MAUI COUNTY COMMUNITY IN THE NAVIGATION OF THE OFTEN CONFUSING PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR HEALTH INSURANCE. KOKUA ASSISTS THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED IN APPLYING FOR MED-QUEST OR HEALTHCARE.GOV. INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THE MAUI COUNTY COMMUNITY WHO QUALIFY FOR A SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD THROUGH THE FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE AND WHO WANT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR PLANS DURING OPEN ENROLLMENT, WHICH RUNS FROM NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 15TH, CAN REACH OUT FOR ASSISTANCE. INDIVIDUALS MAY QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL ENROLLMENT IF THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED ANY OF THE FOLLOWING LIFE EVENTS IN THE LAST 60 DAYS: LOST EMPLOYER-COVERED HEALTH INSURANCE, EXPERIENCED A CHANGE IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, MOVED FROM ANOTHER STATE OR COUNTRY, GOT MARRIED OR HAD A BABY, LOST COVERAGE DUE TO DIVORCE, OR RECENTLY BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON. KOKUA NAVIGATORS OF IMUA FAMILY SERVICES CONNECTED WITH HANA HEALTH, LANAI COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, AND MOLOKAI COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY LEVERAGING EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS. THE KOKUA NAVIGATORS REACHED OUT TO LIBRARIES, HALE KAU KAU, FEED MY SHEEP, MAUI FOOD BANK, THE HR FOR ALL MAJOR HOTELS ON ISLAND, MINIT MEDICAL, MAUI COUNTY CORRECTIONAL CENTER, ALL NON-PROFITS THAT ARE PART OF THE MAUI NON PROFIT DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, MAUI MEDICAL GROUP, MAUI MEMORIAL, HMSA, KAISER, ALOHACARE, FARMERS AND AG HUIS, CHURCHES WITH A FOCUS ON COFA SERVING CHURCHES, KA HALE A KE OLA, MAUI AIDS FOUNDATION, IMUA PRESCHOOL FAMILIES, TRILOGY, MAUI SODA WORKS AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES, MAUI COUNTY THROUGH MAYOR'S OFFICE, MAUI MOMMIES GROUPS ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND MANY MORE AVENUES FROM KOKUA NAVIGATORS' PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS. THIS LEAD TO OVER 10,000 CONSUMERS REACHED, OVER 500 ENGAGEMENTS AND OVER 240 ENROLLMENTS IN MED-QUEST AND HEALTHCARE.GOV IN MAUI COUNTY IN FY 2020. THIS MASSIVE INCREASE IS DUE TO COVID-19 AND THE NEEDS RESULTING FROM THE PANDEMIC.