Agency Details:

Youth 2 Youth, Inc. Dba Y2Y

Youth 2 Youth Inc. is a peer driven, youth mentoring program. We encourage supportive interactions between our teen and our pre-teens, while, instilling healthy values, cultivating new beliefs, and increasing the opportunity for our youths to create their own identities.

Description:
Youth 2 Youth, Inc. dba Y2Y offers a variety of services for youth at risk. The services are listed below.
One-to-One Mentoring: To provide guidance to our youths to develop and increase healthy relationships with family, friends, educators, and other members of the community. We also address the individual’s needs.
Group Mentoring: To increase self-esteem, school attendance, class participation, and team building.
Team Mentoring: Provide team sports and group activities, to increase knowledge of the diverse personality styles and cultures within the community, reduce gang affiliation, and reduce substance abuse.
Counseling: To offer participants drug and alcohol counseling, referrals to existing residential treatments, and education and relapse prevention classes. Counselors will also provide crisis intervention.
We provide outreach into the schools and communities with the 18 to 24 age group of mentors. Mentors educate the students and communities about risk factors with substance abuse, domestic violence, and other high risk factors.

History:
Youth 2 Youth, Inc. dba Y2Y is a brand new organization. We have been working outreach to the target population of 18 to 24 years of age for a year and a half. We have been building community relations with schools, community boards, state representatives, and other community members.

Contact people:

Helen Kapule, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Shannon Kala-Wilsey, Chief Executive Officer, (phone), (email) Kanui Bell, Chief Operating Officer, (phone), (email)

Address:

1496 Kupau Street Kailua, HI 96734 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.y2yinc.ws

Directions:

We are located in the Enchanted Lakes area in Kailua, Hawaii. Our street is located across of the Enchanted Lakes Shopping Center. If you are coming from Waimanalo, take a right at The Shack. If you are. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: 1-2 blocks, 20 minute walk

Last updated on April 11, 2010