Family Financial Empowerment

The Network Approach to Family Financial Empowerment

The County of Hawai`i is using the network approach to involve a range of community and private sector partners to implement an island wide children savings initiative, support tax time services and benefits, and provide financial education and coaching support.

This network approach, with distributed leadership where organizations are leading in different issue areas, will: 

• allow for greater effectiveness;
• create a loop of learning and feedback form grass roots efforts;
• better ensure the long-term sustainability of collective actions to build assets across the island.

Supported Family Financial Empowerment Initiatives

• Financial Education Programs:  Hawaiian Community Assets, Junior Achievement Hawai`i Island, Hawaii First Community Resource Center.
• Hawaii First Community Resource Center
• Consumer Credit Counseling
• Hawaii Home Ownership Center
• Neighborhood Place of Puna