Do we really need to outline how lousy everything is right now? If you’re privileged enough that you think that life is just peachy right now, then you’re more than capable of giving back. And you’re in luck, because this is our annual Charity Gift Guide!
During the holiday season, please take some time and look at all the ways you can help Maui’s neediest charities and nonprofit organizations. It might be easier than you think: they all want money, of course, but some of them just need a little equipment or supplies that you may already own and were planning to toss.
These are great organizations that do even greater work, and it will take very little time and effort on your part to ensure that the holidays will be a bit better for those at their worst.
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BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MAUI
WHO THEY ARE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui, Inc., is a nonprofit organization providing positive and enriching activities for youth after school, during school-closed holidays, and summer break. The BGCM Mission is: “To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.”
BGCM Clubhouses provide a safe, supportive, inclusive, and nurturing environment where youth ages 9 to 17 years old can receive academic supports, participate in health & fitness activities, engage with positive role models, and learn the values and skills that promote success.
BGCM operates six Clubhouses and several community outreach programs serving more than 9,000 Maui County youth annually. BGCM six clubhouses are located in Kahului (Central), Kahekili Terrace (ages 6-17), Paukukalo (ages 6-17), Haiku, Makawao and Lahaina. Membership is just $5 for a full year.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Volunteers
• Paper products (i.e., paper towels, napkins, toilet paper)
• School supplies (pens, pencils, paper, notebooks)
• Non-perishable food items
• Games and sports equipment
• Computers
• Game tables
HOW TO CONTACT
Stephen Bennett, Director of Operations
100 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului
808-242-4363, ext. 221
StephenB@bgcmaui.org
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EAST MAUI WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP
WHO THEY ARE
They protect habitat for 40 rare plants species and 11 native birds. The partnership actively manages 40,000 acres of fragile high elevation forests on the windward slopes of Haleakala. They do this by building and maintaining ungulate-proof fencing in order to protect what is left of our native pristine forest from cattle, goat, pig, and deer damage. In managed areas their crew controls invasive weeds and monitors the forest’s health. They also have an extensive outreach program that works with the community on watershed education.
EMWP ensures East Maui’s upland watershed function and protects habitat for native species. They provide opportunities for school kids to learn about watershed function both in and outside of the classroom. They help host an annual juried native species art exhibit at the Hui Noʻeau each fall showcasing local artists and native Maui Nui species. And they partner with other conservation agencies to provide trainings to tour guides about Maui’s natural environment.
WHAT THEY WANT
• Cash donations
• Sponsorship for tour guide trainings to keep them free
• Bus transportation for school groups to bring them to native forest areas
• Handheld tablets/phones to teach students about using technology in the field
• New tarps (any size)
• Silent auction items and prizes for artists for our annual art exhibit
HOW TO CONTACT
Allison Borell
P.O. Box 431, Makawao
808-573-6999
Info@eastmauiwatershed.org
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MAUI HULIAU FOUNDATION
WHAT THEY DO
They promote environmental literacy and leadership among Maui youth ages 12-18 via their environmental filmmaking and leadership programs. Maui Huliau Foundation is currently in its fifth year serving Maui youth ages 12-18 from all schools. Their Huliau Environmental Filmmaking Club has produced more than 40 student environmental films now on their YouTube channel and have been selected at international film festivals.
Students in this program and the Huliau Youth Leaders program are working on innovative projects like using film and the internet to teach environmental filmmaking to students in other Pacific islands, and working with community groups to raise awareness about the impacts of single-use plastic. They also lead annual backpacking trips into Haleakala.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
PO Box 977, Haiku
808-757-2100
Info@mauihuliaufoundation.org
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HOSPICE MAUI
WHAT THEY DO
Hospice Maui provides quality, compassionate hospice care to maximize the comfort and dignity of those in their last months and weeks of life, in Hospice Maui Hale or wherever they call home. Highly trained and experienced professionals, including an all-RN hospice nursing staff, care for the patient and support the caregivers and families, and anticipate and address the complex physical, emotional, and spiritual issues that can arise.
Hospice Maui also offers free bereavement support service weekly provided by licensed professional counselors. The Bereavement Program offers special grief workshops and support groups, community education and services, an annual Holiday Open House, and an annual Memorial Day Service.
Hospice Maui enriches the Maui Community by investing in relationships with other healthcare professionals and organizations to better serve those who are seriously ill. They provide education and in-service training on topics surrounding caregiver resources, healthcare decision making, grief and loss, and end-of-life care issues.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cell phones and phone cards for patients and their families
• Gift cards for patients
• Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
Astrid Grupenhoff
400 Mahalani St., Wailuku
808-244-5555
Hospice4@maui.net
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MAUI HISTORICAL SOCIETY – HALE HO‘IKE‘IKE
WHAT THEY DO
Their mission is to collect, preserve, study, interpret and share the history and heritage of Maui. Since 1951, the Maui Historical Society has been a community repository for Hawaiian, missionary and plantation era artifacts, documents, photographs. They’re primarily a museum,offering tours and information about our collections. They provide research opportunity to the public and special school tours for students of all ages.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Volunteers
• Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
Sissy Lake-Farm, Executive Director
2373-A Main St., Wailuku
808-244-3326
Info@mauimuseum.org
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HALI‘IMAILE COMMUNITY GARDEN
WHO THEY ARE
The mission of Hali‘imaile Community Garden is to build community around food self-sufficiency. Through educational outreach and provision of garden space, Hali‘imaile Community Garden aims to increase access to fresh and healthy produce, encouraging food self-sufficiency and reducing hunger. Organic gardening and the food that it provides families goes a long way towards bettering the environment, building community involvement, improving family finances, increasing good health and reducing stress through better nutrition. To the community, the garden is an important resource for physical, material, mental and social health.
The allotment garden project serves the Maui, Hawaii Island and includes 200 direct program participants, over half of whom are low-income working minorities. Over 18,000 more indirect recipients benefit from the fresh produce grown by their Goodwill Garden project to feed the hungry.
WHAT THEY WANT
• Cash donations
• Gift certificates to crop production services, ISI Hawaii Water Solutions, Kula Hardware, Home Depot and/or Lowe’s
• Volunteers
• Medium and large pots and planters
• Manure
• Chainsaw
• Garden tools
• Garden furniture (tables and chairs)
HOW TO CONTACT
Kevin Harrington
PO Box 1296, Pu‘unene
415-480-4769
Haliimailegarden@gmail.com
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MAUI NUI MARINE RESOURCE COUNCIL
WHAT THEY DO
Maui Nui Marine Resource Council is working to protect coral reefs, promote clean ocean water, and restore native fish to the near shore waters of Maui County. This Maui-based non-profit organization was created 10 years ago by the late community visionary Edwin Lindsey and marine biologist Robin Newbold, along with other Maui residents concerned about our island’s declining coral reefs and fish populations.
Maui Nui Marine Resource Council oversaw the creation of the Maui Coral Reef Recovery Team, a working group of Hawaii’s top coral reef management experts, scientific researchers, fishers and community representatives, who wrote the Maui Coral Reef Recovery Plan, which lays out a pathway for restoring our coral reefs. The team continues to meet yearly to advise MNMRC staff on implementing the Plan.
Recognizing that clear, clean water is essential to the health of coral reefs, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council partnered with The Nature Conservancy, West Maui Ridge to Reef Initiative, and University of Hawaii Maui College to implement the first citizen-based water quality testing program in Hawaii. This program, Hui O Ka Wai Ola, trains volunteers to help regularly test water quality at 12 sites in South Maui and 24 sites in West Maui, and share the results with the State Department of Health. North Beach West Maui Benefit Fund is currently funding much of the West Maui effort; Maui County Office of Economic Development and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are funding the South Maui program.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Donations to purchase water quality testing supplies and to cover costs of analyzing the samples at the “S-lab” on Oahu. (While volunteers assist staff by helping to collect water samples, the program costs about $3,500 per year per site.)
• Donations for repairs and replacements of water quality testing equipment, as needed
• Donations for in-stream monitoring probes, to monitor run off from construction/agricultural sites, to support efforts to prevent sediment from reaching the ocean
• Airline miles to bring together members of the Maui Coral Reef Recovery Team for their annual meeting to review implementation steps of the Maui Coral Reef Recovery Plan
• Donations of gift certificates for hotel stays, restaurant meals, etc. for the Silent Auction at Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s upcoming 10th anniversary dinner in January.
HOW TO CONTACT
Anne Rillero
Communications, Community Outreach and Development Manager
808-280-3196
Anne@mauireefs.org
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MAUI ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS
WHAT THEY DO
Their mission says it best. The enrich individuals, building community and connecting our world through the performing arts. For more than 40 years, MAPA has brought performing arts to the people of Maui by way of after-school dance, drama and music classes, in-school performing arts residencies and educational theatre tours, and professional quality theatre and dance productions.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
Leighanna Locke
81 N. Church St., Wailuku
808-244-8760
Leighanna@mauiacademy.org
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IMUA FAMILY SERVICES
WHAT THEY DO
Imua Family Services provides comprehensive early childhood development services to children and their families with the support and resources needed to reach their full potential in life. They provide a combination of services including speech language pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy and care coordination services. Their team works hard to get children a plan that best fits them and helps them reach those important milestones.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Volunteers
• Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
161 S. Wakea Ave., Kahului
808-244-7467
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KA LIMA O MAUI
WHAT THEY DO
Ka Lima O Maui’s mission is “Enhancing Lives through Self-Reliance” for persons with disabilities through employment related services. They’re Maui’s largest employer of persons with disabilities with 60 individuals working on our grounds and custodial service contracts. They also help individuals find work in the community and work closely with employers to garner successful job placements. Their Medicaid Waiver program focuses on helping persons with disabilities gain more independent living skills through a variety of individualized activities.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
Debbie Wanderscheid
95 Mahalani St, #19B, Wailuku
808-244-5502
Debbie@kalimaomaui.org
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HUI O WA‘A KAULUA
WHO THEY ARE
Hui O Wa‘a Kaulua is committed to developing an conducting model educational programs using voyaging to excite and challenge students and their communities to learn about, respect, and care for the natural and social environment. It’s their vision to have a healthy, productive, safe Hawaii and Earth.
In 1975, Hui O Wa‘a Kaulua was formed on Maui to support the construction of a wa‘a Kaulua (double hull canoe). Mo‘olele is a 42-foot canoe with a traditional crab claw sail. It was built on Maui and has voyaged to the islands of Hawaii, Lanai, Molokai, Kaho‘olawe and Oahu. It has been their floating classroom for several decades. On July 11, 2014, the launch of Mo‘okiha O Pi‘ilani took place at Mala Wharf. The 62-foot wa‘a Kaulua is their trans-oceanic voyaging canoes. This wa‘a has been to all the major islands from Hawaii Island to Kauai, including Kaho‘olawe. It currently serves as a floating classroom to students on Maui, Lanai and Molokai. It’s their goal to work with all high schools in Maui Nui and start Jr. Voyaging Clubs with in the high schools.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
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MAUI FOREST BIRD RECOVERY PROJECT
WHAT THEY DO
They’re a research and management organization dedicated to the recovery of Maui’s native forest birds. They focus their efforts on the most endangered bird which is the Kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill). There are only 500 of them left in the world and they are only found on Maui. They study their breeding biology, population status, and productivity. They’re also working hard to restore high elevation native forest on leeward Haleakala where Kiwikiu were once found. They will reintroduce them here once the forest is ready for the birds. They have already planted almost 50,000 trees.
Not only do the forest and birds benefit from what they do, so does Maui’s watershed and island community. The water on Maui mostly comes from native forests replenishing our aquifers and streams. By helping to restore our native forest, this will in turn help our water resources. This water comes from the forests at the top of the mountain and goes all the way down to the ocean. We need clean water going to our coral reefs and forests help to filter it. Trees are also good for our atmosphere.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Hawaiian Airline Miles
• Sponsors for trees
• Hand trolley
• Microwave
• Rubber boots
• Work gloves
• Field camp consumables (toilet paper, paper towels, biodegradable dish soap, large garbage bags, Ziplocs, AA/AAA batteries or Costco Gift Cards)
• Battery chargers
• Raingear and backpacks
• Good Nature Traps
• Nikwax Tech Wash
• Gas gift cards for project vehicles
• Insoles for boots
• Office supplies (Copy/printer paper, envelopes, printer cartridges, stamps)
• Volunteers
• Landscaping help (mowing and weed-whacking)
• Computer services
• Graphic design services
• Oil and brake changes for field vehicle maintenance
HOW TO CONTACT
Laura Berthold
2465 Olinda Rd., Makawao
808-573-0280
Info@mauiforestbirds.org
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PAIA YOUTH AND CULTURAL CENTER
WHAT THEY DO
The Paia Youth & Cultural Center offers a safe and nurturing environment where youth members learn as they experience and grow! In offering many high quality programs and fun activities, the PYCC creates opportunities for youth to build skills, increase self-awareness and self esteem and be more involved in their community. Their staff provides guidance and mentorship during daily cooking classes, radio broadcasting, video production, skateboarding, ocean swimming, surfing and during many field trips around the island.
WHAT THEY NEED
Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
Susun White, Executive Director
PO Box 790999, Paia
808-579-8354
Admin@pyccmaui.org
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MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY
WHO THEY ARE
Maui Humane Society is Maui County’s only open-admission shelter, handling all animal management. MHS is the only organization offering humane education programs, and they have the largest spay-neuter assistance program in the county. Their humane enforcement officers work with and educate pet owners in violation of county codes instead of merely writing citations. They work to help prepare families for safety in times of disaster and have an amazing adoptions/reunions program. They’re committed to providing exemplary service to the community and encourage the creation and growth of programs, services and partnerships that will enable them to better carry out their mission.
They’re proud of the services and programs they provide to Maui County every day and are diligently working to reduce the number of neglected and unwanted animals through education, outreach, and spay-neuter programs, thereby increasing the number of happy forever homes in our community.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Canned food for kittens, puppies, cats and dogs
• Dog jerky treats
• Easy Walk Harnesses–all sizes (for their Dog Walking Program)
• Cat toy wands
• Guinea pig or rabbit fortified pellet food
• Towels, especially hand towels
• Kong toys for dogs
• Kong “Easy Treat” (for filling Kong toys)
• Kuranda Beds for cats and dogs
• Gift cards to Home Depot, Lowes, OfficeMax, Wal-mart or Ace Hardware
HOW TO CONTACT
Nancy Willis (Director of Development and Community Outreach)
1350 Maui Veterans Hwy., Puunene
808-877-3680
Donate@mauihumanesociety.org
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NA KEIKI O EMALIA
WHAT THEY DO
Trained volunteer facilitators provide a safe, comfortable place where families can process their grief and form friendships with others who have had a similar experience. They do not provide therapy or counseling. They use art and creative expression in the groups, as well as toys and games for the younger keiki.
Children, teens and their families benefit because unprocessed grief can lead to difficulties in school, behavioral problems, anxiety and depression. The community benefits because these young people can have happy, healthy and full lives as they mature.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations
• Stuffed animals and other toys
• Craft supplies
HOW TO CONTACT
PO Box 1137, Wailuku
808-214-9832
Contact@NKoEmaui.org
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HUI NO‘EAU VISUAL ARTS CENTER
WHO THEY ARE
The Hui is a nonprofit arts education organization dedicated to sharing the benefits of the visual arts with the entire community. Free and open to the public seven days a week, the Hui’s programs, exhibitions, facilities and outreach projects benefit over 30,000 artists, youth, educators, and community members in Maui County, as well as visitors. Hui No’eau is the only art center of its kind in Maui County. Hui exhibitions and programs run throughout the year and cultivate a fuller appreciation of and interest in art by promoting cultural exchange, spurring dialogue and enhancing awareness of and access to the visual arts on Maui. Offerings include over 300+ foundation classes annually in ceramics, drawing, fiber, glass, photography, printmaking, painting, jewelry, visiting artist workshops, demonstrations, lectures, open studios, exhibitions, community art events and historic house tours. The Hui collaborates with community organizations, schools and educators to serve at-risk and special needs youth or those without adequate arts education funding. The Hui also offers a robust scholarship program that enables students in need of financial assistance to participate in Hui classes, camps, field trips and outreach programs year round. Students range in age from 2.5 years and up.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations
• New members
• Volunteers
• 2018 Exhibition Sponsors
HOW TO CONTACT
Erin Wooldridge, Development & Membership Director
2841 Baldwin Ave. Makawao
808-572-6560
Erinw@huinoeau.com
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MAUI PRIDE
WHAT THEY DO
Maui Pride works hard to educate the residents of Maui on the importance of diversity and appreciating the LGBTQ community. They also work hard to provide support for the youth and their families in dealing with a member that is lesbian, gay or transgender. By integrating the LGBTQ residents and visitors of Maui into our society and culture, their hope is that we can overcome any fears, bias or hatred and foster an even more loving environment on this spiritually enriched island.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations to expand the operation of our center and provide more support for the Youth as well as the Senior Citizen LGBT communities and everyone in-between.
HOW TO CONTACT
Chuck Spence, Vice President
PO Box 1259, Pu‘unene
808-463-4636
Info@mauipride.org
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MAUI FOOD BANK
WHAT THEY DO
The mission of the Maui Food Bank is to help the hungry in Maui County by collecting and distributing food through community partnerships.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Volunteers
• Food donations
• Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
Marlene Rice
760 Kolu St., Wailuku
808-243-9500
Marlene@mauifoodbank.org
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PACIFIC PRIMATE SANCTUARY
WHAT THEY DO
Pacific Primate Sanctuary’s mission is to stop the suffering of our fellow beings and protect their precious lives. The Sanctuary offers refuge and protection to Central and South America primates from research labs, tourist attractions and the pet trade. These animals are victims of exploitation and are given safe haven at Pacific Primate Sanctuary. They are cared for with devotion and respect by volunteers. The Sanctuary provides the rehabilitative care, which enables primates to recover from the trauma and abuse that they have suffered. They provide the primates with a life in the natural world shared with others of their own kind. At the Sanctuary, they can finally feel the sun, the wind, the rain on their bodies, see the sky and are given back some of their birthright. They eat organically grown fruit and vegetables from the PPS garden and orchard and spend their days exploring the trees and vines in their enclosures. Pacific Primate Sanctuary is an entirely volunteer, nonprofit organization, serving the community by offering extensive animal caregiving and conservation training to students and other interested volunteers. When possible, Sanctuary volunteers also offer environmental education to local schools.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Photovoltaic Energy System
• Volunteers (animal caregivers, office assistants, groundskeepers, handy people)
• Cash donations
• Gift cards to Costco, Lowes, Home Depot, Safeway, etc.
• Office equipment (phone, fax)
• Gardening/groundskeeping equipment (push mower especially)
• Pet carriers
• Baby blankets
• Sheets
• Vegetable seeds and starts
HOW TO CONTACT
Erin M. Enriques, Chief Operations Officer
500 A Haloa Rd., Haiku
808.572.8089
pps.coo@gmail.com
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MAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER
WHAT THEY DO
The Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MACC) is Hawaii’s most comprehensive performing and visual arts facility–inspiring people through personal and shared experiences of the arts. All people on Maui stand to benefit from what happens at the MACC: the staff and administration strive to provide meaningful, enriching and entertaining arts experiences, through a diverse presentation of performing and visual arts. The MACC also serves as a launching pad for the community’s artists to express themselves.
WHAT THEY NEED
• New members
• Volunteers
HOW TO CONTACT
Inger Tully
1 Cameron Way, Kahului
808-242-2787
inger@mauiarts.org
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MAUI ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS
WHAT THEY DO
They provide a safe nurturing environment filled with love and compassion for adults with physical or cognitive impairments, personal care that pampers and keeps them safe and comfortable, and daily reminiscent activities to bring a spark of life back into their days. They strive to support the needs of caregivers; to help him/her survive their role; to know how to provide compassionate care through gained knowledge of dementia behaviors.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
11 Mahaolu St. Suite B, Kahului
808-871-5804
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MAUI
WHAT THEY DO
Habitat for Humanity Maui has been providing low cost housing and repairs for almost 20 years on Maui. Recently, Habitat expanded its geographic area to include Lanai so that they can help deserving families on Lanai and Maui. They’ve completed more than 108 homes since 2003 and have plans to start a 10-house subdivision in Lahaina next year. They also continue to do small critical repairs and major repairs for those families whose income doesn’t allow them to finance these repairs. All projects done by Habitat are at no profit and no interest, making it affordable for families earning below 80 percent median income. Habitat for Humanity Maui is a licensed construction company, a loan originator and mortgage company as well as a loan servicer.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations
• Volunteers
HOW TO CONTACT
Sherri K. Dodson, Executive Director
970 L. Main St., Wailuku
808-242-1140
Info@habitat-maui.org
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WOMEN HELPING WOMEN MAUI
WHAT THEY DO
They work hard to end domestic violence throughout our county and the world. They recognize that not everyone wants their relationship to end–they just want the violence and abuse to stop. WHW works hard with families to create safety plans and work with the community to support victims and educate ourselves about the many forms of domestic violence and how everyone can work together to end it. They help women, men, families and communities be safer. Literally–their tagline is “Until Every Home is Safe.”
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
808-242-6600</p
Info@whwmaui.net
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MAUI UNITED WAY
WHAT THEY DO
Their nonprofit works hard to ensure that there are vital services in place to provide support for those in need, specifically around the impact areas of Education, Income and Health. It’s estimated that one in two people will be touched by the United Way in their lifetime.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Toys for their holiday drive. To donate a toy, please drop it at Maui United Way, Pacific Media Group, Habitat for Humanity Restore, American Savings Banks (Maui locations only) and Ace Hardware (Pukalani, Kihei and Lahaina locations only).
HOW TO CONTACT
Makana Rosete
270 Hookahi St. Ste. 301, Wailuku
808-244-8787
Makana@mauiunitedway.org
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LAHAINA ARTS ASSOCIATION
WHAT THEY DO
The Lahaina Arts Association provides no-cost art education for children on Maui and Molokai who need it most, through the Maui Youth Art Outreach program. Their focus is to bring quality art education to children who would otherwise have no access to creative arts. Currently, LAA reaches nearly 1,000 keiki every year. They partner with Hana School and Kaunakakai School on Molokai to provide the students only art education programming. They partner with youth centers, homeless centers, and government housing sites to serve communities in-need. LAA also provides annual scholarships and mentorships for High school art students.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations
• Art supplies
• Craft supplies
CONTACT
Erin Brothers
648 Wharf St. Suite 103, Lahaina
808-661-0111
info@lahaina-arts.org
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MAUI FAMILY YMCA
WHAT THEY DO
The Maui Family YMCA works hard to enhance the quality of life for individuals, families and our community through programs that foster moral growth and build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The Maui Family YMCA also helps a large portion of our community through their Scholarship Program, providing financial assistance to individuals and families. Through this program, the Maui Family YMCA was able to produce over 200 membership opportunities and approximately 300 program services.
WHAT THEY NEED
• Cash donations
HOW TO CONTACT
Brian Kawamoto
250 Kanaloa Ave. Kahului
808-242-9007
Brian@mauiymca.org
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