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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.
Moloka‘i Kāohi Coordinator Mela Tancayo named MEO Employee of the Month
Zantha-Angelica “Mela” Tancayo, who helped set up and develop the Youth Services’ Kāohi prevention program on Moloka‘i, was named Maui Economic Opportunity Employee of the Month.
MEO Youth Services, Big Brothers Big Sisters join for beach cleanup
More than 35 youth and staff of Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services and Big Brothers Big Sisters got together for a beach cleanup, barbeque and fun activities at Kanahā Beach Park on Wednesday.
MEO Youth sign waving event brings attention to suicide prevention
Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services continued a decade-long tradition of sign waving to bring community awareness to suicide on Tuesday, Sept. 13, along Kaʻahumanu Avenue in Kahului.
Youth Services program builds family strengthening at ʻOhana Night
Fourteen families – 65 individuals in total – joined Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services ‘Ohana Night and enjoyed a meal, took a family photo and played Outburst on March 24 at MEO in Wailuku.
MEO Youth Services keiki learn about Makahiki
Traditional Makahiki customs were passed along to 10 keiki in the Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services program. The lessons were taught by Kumu Teva Medeiros during a planned outing on Tuesday, Dec. 28, at Ulua Beach in Kīhei, Maui.
MEO Youth Services gift wrapping raises nearly $900
Maui Economic Opportunityʻs Youth Servicesʻ fifth annual gift wrapping event raised $863 in donations on Dec. 22, 2021.
Youth program delivers gifts to keiki at Ka Hale A Ke Ola
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Youth Services presented $5,000 in holiday gifts and necessities, collected from staff and the public, to keiki at Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers in Wailuku on Tuesday, Dec. 21.
MEO Youth Services Collecting Gifts, Making Ornaments, Gift Wrapping
Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services intermediate and high schoolers are busy spreading holiday cheer making ornaments for kupuna and collecting toys and infant care necessities for keiki at Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers.
2,104 Cigarette Butts Picked Up at Kahului Harbor as Part of Great American Smokeout
A total of 2,104 cigarette butts were picked up by Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services participants at the Kahului Harbor Breakwater in conjunction with the Great American Smokeout on Thursday, Nov. 18.
County Grant Applications & Free Workshops Available
The County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns, Grants Management Division, is seeking applications from qualified private nonprofit and for-profit organizations providing or planning to provide social welfare, youth services, alcohol and substance abuse, homelessness, youth centers and other public service programs within the county for grant funds for Fiscal Year 2017 and 2018.
