#Early childhood services
MEO’s Kahi Kamaliʻi program provides quality early childhood care
MEO’s Kahi Kamaliʻi Infant and Toddler Center is available to families seeking care for children ages 12 months to 3 years.
MEO Early Childhood Services Director Debbi Amaral retiring after 30-year career
Thousands of Maui County residents from low income families can thank Maui Economic Opportunity Director of Early Childhood Services Debbi Amaral ‒ who will be retiring later this month ‒ for getting a “head start” with subsidized preschool.
Head Start’s Ashley Caris named MEO Employee of the Month
Head Start Health Manager Ashley Caris was named Maui Economic Opportunity Employee of the Month with her nominator praising her for “empowering and inspiring” her team.
Council declares May Community Action Month, celebrates MEO’s 60th anniversary
Maui County’s Community Action Agency, Maui Economic Opportunity, was praised as a “second government” for its far-reaching work assisting county residents in need by Maui County Council members, who declared May as Community Action Month.
US Sen. Mazie Hirono visits MEO Head Start Lahaina site
US Sen. Mazie Hirono visited the preschool next to Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary School for about a half-hour as part of her tour of west side sites. The Lahaina Head Start site, the only preschool to survive the fires, reopened Feb. 1 after cleanup and renovations.