Department of Human Services

SSD Provides protection from abuse and neglect for children and dependent adults. Find out more.

• Adult Protective and Community Services Branch
• Child Welfare Services (CWS)
• Family First Hawai’i – Family First Prevention Services Plan
• Consent Form to Release CWS Information
• Background Checks and Fingerprinting for CWS Providers
• Foster Care for Children in Hawaii
• Become a Resource Caregiver for Children in Foster Care
• Independent Living Program – For Former Foster Youth

BESSD provides clients with monthly benefits that supplement such essentials as food, shelter, and child care, as well as employment support and work training, and dependency diversion and prevention. Find out more.

• SNAP (formerly Food Stamps)
• Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Online Purchasing 
• TANF/TAONF Information
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)
• Child Care Program
• Hawai‘i Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)  Program
• General Assistance
• Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled
• Homeless Programs & Information
• Statewide Benefit Processing Centers
• Federal Poverty Guidelines for Hawai‘i

The Med-QUEST Division helps low-income adults and children obtain health coverage through managed care plans – click here for more information.

The DVR (formerly called the Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind Division) is a state-federal program for individuals with disabilities who require assistance to prepare for, secure, retain or regain employment. Find out more.

• Statewide Contact Information
• State Rehabilitation Council
• Statewide Independent Living Programs (ILP)
• Ho’opono Services for the Blind
• Employment Training

The Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority helps provide low-income Hawai`i residents with affordable housing and shelter without discrimination. Find out more.

Office of Youth Services provides and coordinates a continuum of services and programs for at-risk youth to prevent delinquency and reduce the incidence of recidivism. Find out more.

• Juvenile Justice in Hawai‘i
• Hawai‘i Youth Correctional Facility
• Hawai‘i Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
• Hawai‘i State Youth Commission (HiYC)

Hawaii State Commission on Status of Women works for equality for women and girls in the state by acting as a catalyst for positive change through advocacy, education, collaboration and program development. Find out more.

State Commission on Fatherhood promotes healthy family relationships between parents and children. Find out more.

The state of Hawaiʻi has established an advisory body to develop and improve the state’s interaction with its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus (LGBTQ+) citizens in accordance with HRS 369.
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The Hawai‘i Interagency Council on Homelessness (HICH) is an advisory body that serves as a statewide homelessness planning and policy development entity with broad representation from State and County government and the community. Find out more.