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The Youth Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Prevention Project provide services to youths ages 10-17 and parents. Project staff utilize Best Practice or Evidence Based prevention curriculums and educate youths and parents on the dangers of substance abuse/use and provides on-going substance free activities planned, organized and implemented by youths.

Ke Ala Ho‘olōkahi Project provide services to Nanakuli youths ages 10-17 and parents. Project staff utilize Evidence Based prevention curriculums and educate youths and parents on the dangers of substance abuse/use and provides on-going substance free activities planned, organized and implemented by youths.

The Project also works to improve the educational outcomes and career potential of Nanakuli youths grades 9 th and 10 th, through the designing of a high school science curriculum that aligns Hawaii Department Of Education (DOE) Content and Performance Standards and Hawaiian cultural standards

Hui Ho`ona auao i na `Opio Project
The Hui Ho`ona auao i na `Opio Project works to improve the educational outcomes and career potential of Hilo youths ages 14-18 through the designing of a high school health curriculum that aligns Hawaii DOE Content and Performance Standards and Hawaiian cultural standards. The Project also works with adult ex-offenders, residing in East Hawaii, by providing Life Skills workshops, Pre-Employment workshops and Job Placement assistance.

The Youth Retreat Project provides a three-week early intervention retreat to Maui County youths 14-21 years of age who have tried illicit/addictive substance. The youths will demonstrate increased knowledge of the detrimental effects of substance use/abuse and an increased knowledge in positive social behaviors. During the non-retreat periods, the project will provide substance abuse/use and violence prevention curriculums to other youths.

The project also provides the Pono curriculum to Molokai children in the 5 th and 6 th grades. The curriculum draws upon personal and group experiences in the application and integration of traditional cultural values, as guiding principles to making positive choices.