Going Home Hawaii

Our mission is to assist justice-involved Hawai'i Island men, women, and youth with reintegration into community life through employment, education, housing, and appropriate services.

HOUSING: Going Home Hawai`i (GHH) provides reentry and recovery housing programs for individuals leaving incarceration and who may be recovering from substance abuse, as well as those involved in the criminal justice system who are in need of safe housing. Such housing contributes to public safety and community healing by significantly reducing the the rates of relapse, recidivism and homelessness among those who struggle to achieve and maintain productive lives. The community impact of relapse, recidivism and homelessness is felt disproportionately within the relatively small number of disadvantaged communities in our state to which they return, among which Hawai`i Island has the highest poverty rates. Housing programs offering a safe, secure, clean and sober approach help individuals have a higher chance of success by providing conditions that keep individuals accountable in a structured setting essential to long term recovery.

MENTORING: Implements pre- and post-release mentoring support services in partnership with the Hawaii Community Correctional Center (HCCC) program, to increase public safety and reduce recidivism for justice-involved individuals transitioning back into our Hawai`i Island communities. A mentor can make the difference between a successful return to community or re-offending. This is particularly true in the first few days and weeks after release when a person can feel most overwhelmed.

MATERNAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED WOMEN: 9 Months: Windows of Hope provides supportive services for pregnant women 18+ years who are struggling with or at risk for alcohol and illicit substance use in the Hilo, Hamakua and Puna districts of Hawai`i Island. Services provided by the Program Case Coordinator includes:
- Outreach and community awareness
- Adequate prenatal and postpartum care, including childbirth education, newborn care and safe breastfeeding practices during COVID
Case Coordination includes referrals/links to:
- Housing
- Basic needs, such as food, clothing and housing items
- Child care
- Education and/or job training
- Employment, such as resume building and job-seeking skills
- Transportation
- Legal services
- Mental health treatment services
- Physical health/primary care services
- Family/social concerns
- Life skills, such as budgeting, goal setting, and personal hygiene
- Substance abuse and behavioral health counseling
- Assistance with accessing entitlement programs
- Volunteer mentors (matched through the established GHH Mentoring Program)
- Compliance with terms and conditions of release, if involved in the justice system
- Assistance with abstinence-based recovery

Our mission is to assist justice-involved Hawai'i Island men, women, and youth with reintegration into community life through employment, education, housing, and appropriate services.

HOUSING: Going Home Hawai`i (GHH) provides reentry and recovery housing programs for individuals leaving incarceration and who may be recovering from substance abuse, as well as those involved in the criminal justice system who are in need of safe housing. Such housing contributes to public safety and community healing by significantly reducing the the rates of relapse, recidivism and homelessness among those who struggle to achieve and maintain productive lives. The community impact of relapse, recidivism and homelessness is felt disproportionately within the relatively small number of disadvantaged communities in our state to which they return, among which Hawai`i Island has the highest poverty rates. Housing programs offering a safe, secure, clean and sober approach help individuals have a higher chance of success by providing conditions that keep individuals accountable in a structured setting essential to long term recovery.

MENTORING: Implements pre- and post-release mentoring support services in partnership with the Hawaii Community Correctional Center (HCCC) program, to increase public safety and reduce recidivism for justice-involved individuals transitioning back into our Hawai`i Island communities. A mentor can make the difference between a successful return to community or re-offending. This is particularly true in the first few days and weeks after release when a person can feel most overwhelmed.

MATERNAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED WOMEN: 9 Months: Windows of Hope provides supportive services for pregnant women 18+ years who are struggling with or at risk for alcohol and illicit substance use in the Hilo, Hamakua and Puna districts of Hawai`i Island. Services provided by the Program Case Coordinator includes:
- Outreach and community awareness
- Adequate prenatal and postpartum care, including childbirth education, newborn care and safe breastfeeding practices during COVID
Case Coordination includes referrals/links to:
- Housing
- Basic needs, such as food, clothing and housing items
- Child care
- Education and/or job training
- Employment, such as resume building and job-seeking skills
- Transportation
- Legal services
- Mental health treatment services
- Physical health/primary care services
- Family/social concerns
- Life skills, such as budgeting, goal setting, and personal hygiene
- Substance abuse and behavioral health counseling
- Assistance with accessing entitlement programs
- Volunteer mentors (matched through the established GHH Mentoring Program)
- Compliance with terms and conditions of release, if involved in the justice system
- Assistance with abstinence-based recovery