Once Houseless, Now She’s The Shelter Site Coordinator

Meet Charisse, who has gone from living at the beach park to living in her own apartment and working full-time at RYSE. She started working with us as a Youth Care Counselor and has risen to become the Shelter Site Coordinator for the Kawailoa RYSE Campus. Mahalo to Charisse for all your hard work and dedication to our youth! Click here to watch the video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A Place to Belong, A Future to Build

by | May 30, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

A place to land can change everything. For youth experiencing housing insecurity in Waianae or transitioning out of the foster system, that place is taking shape through RYSE (Residential Youth Services & Empowerment).

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On The Run And Undercounted, Homeless Youth Try Hard To Stay Out of Sight

by | May 13, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

By official counts, just a handful of homeless teens live on the streets of Hawaiʻi. Those who try to help them suggest that’s all wrong, that there are many more — perhaps 150 doing their best not to be counted.

They hide in tents at beach parks. On a friend or stranger’s couch. Far back in the valleys that stretch out of towns.

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