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Kiewit Building Group Gives $5,000 to Child & Family Service
Child & Family Service received a gift of $5,000 from Kiewit Building Group towards its capital campaign for the new Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing facility in West Oahu for children and families experiencing domestic violence. “The generous gift from Kiewit Building Group will help us to provide a safe haven for victims of domestic violence and their children as they rebuild their lives for a better tomorrow,” said Howard Garval, President and CEO of Child & Family Service.
“Kiewit is proud to support the local community. Even in difficult financial times, we understand the importance and efforts of our non-profit organizations in Hawaii,” said Lance Wilhelm, senior vice president of Kiewit Building Group. “We are delighted to provide Child & Family Service with this donation in recognition of the hard work and dedication of Howard and his team.”
Kiewit, founded in 1884 in Omaha, Nebraska, has been serving Hawaii for more than 25 years and is one of the largest construction organizations in North America, with more than 30 offices in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit kiewit.com/building.
ING DIRECT Donates School Supplies to Child & Family Service
Friday, May 29, 2009Honolulu, HI – 20 lucky children served by Child & Family Service received brand new backpacks filled with school supplies, compliments of ING DIRECT at a luncheon held at the Ewa campus of Child & Family Service.
The children, ranging from 11 to 16 years of age, eagerly opened their brand new bright orange backpacks filled with school supplies, compliments of ING DIRECT at a luncheon held at the Ewa campus of Child & Family Service.
The children, ranging from 11 to 16 years of age, eagerly opened their brand new bright orange backpacks filled with everything from pens and pencils to notebooks and notepaper.
Commenting on the gift, Howard Garval, President and CEO of Child & Family Service stated, “The school supplies are an essential tool to succeed in school and we appreciate ING DIRECT’s efforts to work with us to improve the lives of the children we serve to fulfill our mission of strengthening families and fostering the healthy development of children.“
In addition to the 20 backpacks hand-delivered by Cleo Brown, Head of Hawai‘i Operations for ING DIRECT, Child & Family Service was given an additional 110 backpacks to be distributed to other children in need at various program sites including the Neighbor Islands.
Brown expressed her excitement surrounding ING DIRECT’s establishment of a physical presence in Hawai‘i since last November. “We are delighted to be a part of the community here in Hawai‘i,” said Brown. “While our main goal is to lead the people of Hawai‘i back to saving, we also realize that there are huge needs that working parents are struggling to fill as they prepare their children for the start of the school year. We hope getting these school supplies helps.”
In addition to the ING DIRECT Café on Kalakāua Avenue, Brown reaches out to the community through a 40-foot Mobile Café which travels around Oahu and will be sent out to the Neighbor Islands to help spread the message of saving.
“ING DIRECT believes very much in helping to address the needs of the community wherever we do business,” said Brown.
ING DIRECT, the nation’s largest direct bank and third-largest thrift, is dedicated to inspiring Americans to become a nation of savers.
Hawaii Employee Assistance Services (HEAS) Changes Name to “WorkLife Hawaii”
Taking care of the human side of businesses in Hawaii for 25 years
January 5, 2009
The new WorkLife website will be released soon! Until then, please scroll down to the bottom of this article and click on the Hawaii Employee Assistance Services (HEAS) link to view the website.
“Looking to the future, we want our company’s name and brand image to resonate more fully with the services we provide.” said Howard S. Garval, President and CEO of Child & Family Service, parent company of WorkLife Hawaii.
The departure from the 25-year-old name and logo mark is the result of a series of intense internal visioning sessions conducted as the company mapped out and prioritized long-term goals.
WorkLife Hawaii provides employer-sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services such as confidential counseling to employees and their family members. A stakeholder in Hawaii for 25 years, WorkLife Hawaii has its pulse on Hawaii’s workforce both through its own quarter century and the longer history of its parent, Child & Family Service. New programs and training sessions are added frequently to address emerging needs, such as helping employees manage the stress of personal financial troubles during the current financial crisis. In difficult economic times, these services are more important to companies than ever—WorkLife Hawaii has seen a 35% rise in utilization of services due largely to the current economy.
To compete in 21st century economics, Hawaii companies are discovering what Fortune 500 companies know, that EAP services help retain good employees, keep them more productive and more present, reduce health care costs, absenteeism, and workers’ compensation claims. Nine out of ten employees report that personal life issues affect their job performance. WorkLife Hawaii helps employees address personal problems so that productivity in the workplace can be restored. Programs and training sessions help supervisors and managers deal with ever-changing work environments and stresses—from absenteeism to aging parents to education issues. Studies have shown EAPs to be consistently cost effective, not only by restoring productivity, but by reducing the use of health benefits.
WorkLife Hawaii was the first Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) in Hawaii. The company is a Hawaii-based organization with 25 years of experience implementing employee assistance programs. WorkLife Hawaii provides counseling services, training programs, and professional consultants on each of the Hawaiian Islands, Saipan and Guam. WorkLife Hawaii retains national and international EAP provider affiliations. WorkLife Hawaii is a program of Child & Family Service, Hawaii’s oldest and largest nonprofit human service organization founded in 1899.
www.worklifehawaii.org
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