20 Year Timeline

April 17, 1997 Partners In Development Foundation inception “It’s always dangerous for Hawaiians to start talking about changing the world” -Jan Dill, President of PIDF

October 2003

Nā Pono No Nā ‘Ohana inception 195 adults have obtained their high school equivalency diploma since 2014 October 2002

5-year longitudinal study on TTM confirmed that supporting, educating and involving caregivers has a profound effect on the child’s school success April 2005

Environmental Award For Outstanding Achievement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the “Living Machine” 2006

No Vote No Grumble inception

Registered 5,895 citizens to vote since 2006 October 2005 Ka Hana No‘eau inception Student participation in this program, on average, resulted in higher GPA’s and a pursuit of

October 2001 Tūtū and Me inception

Baibala Hemolele inception Publishing the first full Hawaiian-English Bilingual Bible in 2018 higher education

September 2006 Hui Ho‘omalu inception Hui Ho‘omalu has recommended more than 900 resource families to the State of Hawaii Department of Human Services to provide foster care for Hawai‘i’s children

Ke Kama Pono inception 32.7% participant recidivism rate compared to the state’s rate of 75.0%

September 2012 Pili a Pa‘a inception From our teacher training program, 81% of students showed an increase in achievement in core subject areas as evidenced by quarterly grades and proficiency assignments August 2013 Intergenerational Innovation Award In recognition of PIDF’s innovative contributions to the intergenerational field at the Generations United’s 17th International Conference. February 2015 We Are Oceania inception Their one stop center for social services assisted 1281 people with obtaining health insurance January 2009

August 2016 Mustard Seed Miracle Project Building an affordable home for the Santos ‘Ohana

September 2011 PIDF was recognized for its commitment

Tūtū and Me & YMCA The National YMCA develops an Early Learning Readiness program modeled after Tūtū and Me and is in nearly 100 YMCA’s across the US

January 2007 Ka Pa‘alana inception Has employed 10 former homeless clients, a few of whom are also enrolled in college part-time with the goal of earning an early March 2013 Ka Pa‘alana NAEYC accreditation First preschool of its kind in the nation to receive NAEYC accreditation

September 2015 Bank of Hawaii: Native Hawaiian Nonprofit Award childhood education degree

to the Native Hawaiian community and its innovative and exceptional programs.

July 7, 2017 Governor’s Special Message Governor Ige recognizes PIDF’s 20 years of dedication to serving our communites. PIDF has directly served over 80,000 people in over 75 communities.