Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 2, Number 10, 1 October 1985 — Waianae Center Aids Community Residents [ARTICLE]

Waianae Center Aids Community Residents

The Waianae Community Information and Referral Center is an agency established a little over a year ago to increase the accessibility of all available resources to the community by linking people with the agencies that provide the services they require. In the 16 months the center has been in operation, many people who have experienced problems do not know where to go for help. The center staff is there to inform people of services available to them; assists in determining whieh agency ean best provide the help they need; advise on how to obtain

these services; gives support and encouragement to follow through on referrals and, in many cases, advocate on the clients' behalf to obtaining special needs. The services are free and available to everyone, especially residents of the Waianae coast community. Office hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The center is located in the Waianae multi-purpose building at 85-670 Farrington Highway , Room 2. The telephone number is 6%-7036. Emma Villa is the manager. The center is an agency of the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' Office of Community Services.

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