#Head Start preschool

MEO Head Start preschool accepting applications for 2026-27 school year

Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start preschool program is now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 school year.  

Kai Pelayo, Stupski Foundation named Volunteer, Benefactor of Year by MEO

Wildfire survivor and advocate Kai Pelayo and the Stupski Foundation, which gifted Maui Economic Opportunity $450,000 for early childhood programs, were named Volunteer and Benefactor of the Year respectively at MEO’s annual Volunteer Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 13.

Sedona Wachaiyu represents Head Start families on MEO Board

Sedona Wachaiyu has joined the Maui Economic Opportunity Board of Directors as Head Start Policy Council representative.

Maui Economic Opportunity’s Debbie Cabebe wins Hawaiʻi Volunteer Service Award

Maui Economic Opportunity CEO Debbie Cabebe was honored with the Human Resources Volunteer Service Award at the Society for Human Resource Management Hawaiʻi Conference & Expo last month for her work with individuals and families impacted by the 2023 wildfires. 

MEO Head Start receives federal notification of funding for 2025-26 year

Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start preschool program has secured $2.7 million in federal funding for the 2025-26 school year, MEO announced on Wednesday.

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.