CONGRATULATIONS TO SILVIA BEDOLLA
Sending a huge shout out and CONGRATULATIONS TO SILVIA BEDOLLA! Silvia began her journey with us as a parent in our MEO Head Start program back in 2010. As a parent, she volunteered in the classroom and found such joy in working with young children that she **began...
14th Annual Celebration of Fathers
Aloha Friends and Families, Please join us in the 14th Annual Celebration of Fathers Event hosted by our wonderful community partners at Maui Family Support Services! This is a free drive through event that will be taking place at the Baldwin High School parking lot...
Said Akaou and Evelyn Del Valle have a Head Start connection.
Teacher Said Akaou & former student Evelyn Del Valle turned teacher reunite at Head Start site. Said, 76, is a longtime assistant teacher at Head Start. Evelyn, 22, a Head Start youth, joined the early childhood learning program last October as a teacher aide....
Kaukau 4 Keiki Summer Meals Program Information
A statewide keiki feeding program is starting up this month, thanks to a new program made available by USDA Summer School Food Services, Hawai‘i Child Nutrition Program, and a dedicated team of statewide Food Access Coordinators. The keiki feeding program, called...
Testimony from a parent of MEO Head Start
Margaret Burrows-Nahoopii, who has a child enrolled in MEO Head Start, offers a heartfelt appreciation for the life-changing services the early-childhood program offers. "Without them, this Momma would be a struggling Momma, trying to do things on my own," she says in...
MEO’s Debbi Amaral: A Champion For Children
Debbi Amaral, Maui Economic Opportunity’s director of Early Childhood Services, accepted her Champions for Children for Early Learning as an individual award in a virtual ceremony Wednesday, April 7. Amaral was one of 11 Champions for Children, presented by Hawai`i...
Young entrepreneur makes donation to MEO
A 7 1/2 year old entrepreneur chose the Maui Economic Opportunity Head Start program to receive $150 from the proceeds of her handmade bracelet sales. “I wanted to help people,” said Mila Diaz of Wailuku. “It makes you feel good . . . because I am giving to other...
Congratulations Alexandria Domingo
Alexandria Domingo our Employee of the Month for January 2021! Alex is assistant director for early childhood services, having worked her way up during her 16 years with MEO from classroom teacher at the UH-Maui College Head Start site. The announcement was made at...
Greetings from Hawaii Head Start Association
Congratulations Rosemarie Nitta
Please join us in congratulating Rosemarie Nitta, Teacher Aide at UHMC. She recently completed her Child Development Associate Credential training! Rose joined our MEO Head Start team in August of 2019 and immediately found that although she was passionate about...