Real Life Stories
Bryant and SaiBryant and Sai have been best friends since the third grade when they lived in the same apartment building and went to school together. Like many children, Bryant and Sai were inquisitive, adventurous and sometimes a bit daring. They feared little. When the resident manager of their apartment building invited them into his unit to use his computer, it was easy to accept. He was friendly and everyone in the building knew him. The boys got unlimited access to the computer, cool videos and snacks. It was during the fourth or fifth visit that he sexually molested them. He warned them that, if they tried to tell anyone, no one would believe them, and their families would be kicked out of the building because of them.
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Enhancements
Enriching Their Childhood
Our Enhancements Program “enhances” the lives of sexually abused children and adolescents on O‘ahu and Kaua‘i through financial assistance for items, services and activities that will help them become stable and gain a sense of normalcy, enrich their development, and contribute to their healing process. The program helps children pay for items such as:
• School-related expenses
• Sports
• Hobbies
• Intersession activities
• Expenses for their transition into adulthood
• Health-related costs
• Basic needs (clothing and footwear)
CAH’s special projects, including distribution of donated school supplies and holiday gifts, support the Enhancements Program.
CAH’s Enhancements Program is available to sexually abused children and youth on O‘ahu and abused and neglected children and youth on Kaua‘i through referral by government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private therapists.
Kaua‘i Enhancements Referral Form
O‘ahu Enhancements Referral Form
CAH extends its mahalo to the Teresa F. Hughes Trust and the Victoria S. and Bradley L. Geist Foundation for their long-time and continuing support of the children we serve.
