Valley Isle Community FCU holds school supply drive for MEO Head Start
Valley Isle Community Federal Credit Union currently is holding its annual preschool supply drive for the children of Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start. The drive runs through July 7. Supplies may be dropped off at the credit union’s branches in Kahului (160...
MEO Head Start receives federal notification of funding for 2025-26 year
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start preschool program was notified this week that federal funding has been secured for the 2025-26 school year. Head Start is a national program that provides preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds at no cost to income-qualifying families....
Stupski Foundation awards $450,000 to MEO early childhood programs
The Stupski Foundation recently awarded Maui Economic Opportunity a $450,000 grant to support programs and services for prenatal to 5-year-old children, their parents and caregivers. Based in San Francisco, the Foundation supports “the foods we grow and eat, the...
Available openings for preschoolers to attend MEO Head Start
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start preschool program, which offers comprehensive early childhood education at no cost to income-qualifying families, has available openings for preschool age children to attend the 2025-2026 school year, which begins in August....
MEO Head Start preschool continues to accept children for 2025-26
Moloka‘i Head Start teacher Valeny Dudoit “sails” through the Kaunakakai office of Maui Economic Opportunity in Max’s red boat from the children’s book “Where The Wild Things Are.” On the last day of summer school on July 5, a Rumpus Dance was held, the concluding event of a summer curriculum with the “Wild Things” theme…
MEO Kahi Kamali’i Infant Toddler Center has openings
Maui Economic Opportunity has limited openings in its Kahi Kamali`i Infant Toddler Center in Wailuku. Children between 12 months and 2 years of age are being accepted…
Head Start to begin accepting 2025-26 applications on Feb. 1
Moloka‘i Head Start teacher Valeny Dudoit “sails” through the Kaunakakai office of MEO in Max’s red boat from the children’s book “Where The Wild Things Are.”
MEO Head Start web application to go inactive; signups still possible
Parent Kellie and her child Judah work on an activity together at the Kahului Head Start Center last school year…
MEO Head Start is beneficiary of Barnes & Noble book drive
Barnes & Noble Kahului has selected MEO Head Start as beneficiary of this year’s Holiday Book Drive. Shown with popular titles that may be purchased and donated to the drive are….
MEO receives more than $27,000 in donations for Maui fire relief fund
Children stack Lego at the Maui Economic Opportunity Lahaina Head Start playground in February. The Children’s Disaster Services, a program of the Brethren Disaster Ministries in New Windsor, MD…