Non-Profit Organization 501 (c) 3
WHO WE ARE:
The roots of Mana Pono Holomua are spiritually driven, realistic, evidence and Biblically Based.
Angel, our founder, established the Mana Pono Holomua (MPH) because of the extreme high demand of outreach services.
Mission: Ending homelessness has many layers starts with compassion and caring about the vulnerable population; not just caring about the clients that we serve, but also loving our job to reduce burnout. As homeless providers, we are the access point for these vulnerable populations on their path to housing. Currently, Mana Pono Holomua is 50% volunteer and 50% partnership with the health Plan (Aloha Care, HMSA, Ohana, and the United health plan to alleviate the cost of caseload, direct service, indirect service, and workloads of operating the nonprofit. We are continually strategizing our agency and improving for long lasting financial sustainability. We grow and learn that first ending homeless is reducing homeless individuals, couples, veterans, and families by long term supportive service and Housing-First Model (screen in not out) and gathering data are some of the challenges.
In a Behavioral perspective, never discourage with the clients no matter what they do. "Do not take it personal" as long as clients do not harm themselves, the workers, and anyone. Angel's has 4 years experience as an outreach worker, 1.5 years experience as Substance Abuse Counselor, and is a veteran who knows not to abandoned her soldiers, the team on the battle field, and in the workplace.
What we do differently during outreach Service:
What makes us different and unique is that Mana Pono Holomua will personalize clients' specific needs for those with complex needs. Such as: issues with mental health, chronic homelessness, substance abuse comorbidity, and those with previous brain injuries (TBI's) that lead to homelessness. We learn that homelessness can not be eliminated but can be reduced through active engagement by the street outreach worker and the houseless clients and meet their immediate needs or meet where they are at. Most importantly, consistency, is key.
Initial: First encounter, we practice empathetic listening and understanding clients' chief complaint, build rapport to establish trust, loyalty, followed by initial assessment.
Secondly: We transcribe clients' chief complaint and lived homeless experience, but first we obtain verbal consent and consent through the HMIS (homeless management information system) consent form.
Third: we value richly abundant data collection during transcription and store it in a locked safe.