Youth Peace and Justice Foundation Joins Aloha United Way 211 on Oahu
Families in crisis often need help before they know where to look. A safe place to stay, food and hygiene supplies, disaster support, or youth crisis response can become urgent in a matter of hours.
The Youth Peace and Justice Foundation, also known as The Uvalde Foundation For Kids, announced on Monday, April 6, 2026, that it has been added to the Aloha United Way 211 resource database. The inclusion makes the Foundation’s support programs easier to find for families and youth across Oʻahu, especially during moments of displacement, violence, or disaster-related need.
Through the AUW 211 system, local ʻohana can now search for and connect with Foundation services tied to emergency housing support, crisis response, supply distribution, and referrals. The development expands access to two key programs operated by the Foundation in Hawaiʻi: the AnchorPoint Youth Safe House in Kapolei and its Community Crisis Response Team.
What this announcement means for Oʻahu families
The announcement centers on access. By joining the Aloha United Way 211 resource database, the Youth Peace and Justice Foundation becomes part of a statewide information network that helps connect people with human services.
For residents, that means the Foundation’s programs can be found through a familiar resource system rather than only through direct outreach or word of mouth. In crisis situations, that matters. Families dealing with displacement, trauma, violence, or disaster-related loss often face more than one problem at once. They may need shelter, basic supplies, referrals, and emotional support at the same time.
AUW 211 serves as a central point for human services information in Hawaiʻi. The Foundation’s inclusion gives Oʻahu residents another pathway to locate support when they need it most.
The services now searchable through AUW 211 include:
Emergency and post-disaster housing support for families with children
Disaster-related financial assistance and gift card distribution
Points of distribution for essential supplies, including food and hygiene items
Referrals and databank service connections
Crisis support for youth displaced due to violence
Each of these areas addresses a different layer of need. Together, they point to the Foundation’s stated mission of helping youth and families move from immediate crisis toward greater safety and stability.
AnchorPoint Youth Safe House provides a local point of support
The Foundation’s AnchorPoint Youth Safe House in Kapolei is one of the programs now connected to the AUW 211 database.
The program’s role is especially important for youth and families who need safe, temporary support after a disruptive event. A crisis may begin with violence, housing instability, disaster damage, or sudden family displacement. Once that first emergency hits, families often need a trusted entry point where they can begin sorting out the next steps.
AnchorPoint is positioned as part of that response network. Its focus on youth safety and family support aligns with the Foundation’s broader work around nonviolence, resilience, and direct care.
The inclusion in AUW 211 does not replace emergency services. It adds another way for residents to locate non-emergency support programs and related referrals. For families navigating uncertainty, that can reduce confusion and make the search for help less overwhelming.
A searchable listing can also help community partners. Schools, faith communities, neighborhood groups, and responders often need to point families toward resources quickly. When a program appears in a shared human services database, referrals can become clearer and more consistent.
The Community Crisis Response Team expands reach during urgent needs
The Foundation’s Community Crisis Response Team is also now accessible through AUW 211.
This team is connected to the kinds of situations that can leave youth and families displaced or in need of rapid support. The announced service categories include crisis support tied to violence, post-disaster assistance, supply distribution, and referrals.
Crisis response work often happens in the gap between a major event and long-term recovery. In that gap, families may be asking immediate questions:
Where can children sleep safely tonight?
Where can a family find food, hygiene items, or basic supplies?
Is there help after a disaster damages a home or disrupts income?
Who can connect a youth or family to the next service?
The Community Crisis Response Team adds a direct support option to that network of answers. By appearing in AUW 211, the team’s services become easier to discover for people on Oʻahu and for those assisting them.
This is especially relevant in Hawaiʻi, where families can face disaster-related challenges, high housing pressure, and geographic limits on available services. Access to a clear resource database can make a practical difference when time and transportation are limited.
Why AUW 211 access matters in a crisis
During a crisis, information can be as important as supplies. A family may need help, but not know which organization handles which need. A youth may be displaced but unsure how to explain the situation. A caregiver may be trying to protect children while also working through financial stress, transportation, or communication barriers.
A human services database helps reduce that friction.
By bringing the Foundation’s services into AUW 211, the announcement gives residents and local helpers a more direct route to support. It also places the Foundation’s programs alongside other service listings, which can help families find multiple kinds of assistance through one resource system.
That matters because crisis needs rarely fit into one category. A family affected by disaster may need both housing support and supplies. A youth displaced by violence may need safety planning, immediate care, and referrals. A caregiver may need help understanding which local programs apply to their situation.
The value of the database is not only that a service exists. The value is that people can find it when they need it.
A foundation shaped by Uvalde and a national mission
The Youth Peace and Justice Foundation was formed in 2022 after the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The organization’s work grew from a mission to promote resilience, nonviolence, and justice among youth and families.
The Foundation, also known as The Uvalde Foundation For Kids, has framed its work around direct outreach and community-based support. Its programs respond to the needs of children, families, and communities affected by violence, trauma, and displacement.
That origin gives the Foundation’s work a national context. Although the newly announced AUW 211 access focuses on Oʻahu, the Foundation’s mission extends beyond one location. It connects local support in Hawaiʻi with a broader commitment to youth safety and peace-building.
The announcement also reflects the way national organizations can serve local communities when they build real community ties. In this case, the Foundation’s Hawaiʻi work is not presented as distant or symbolic. It is tied to specific programs in Kapolei and to the resource system that many local service providers use to connect people with help.
Daniel Chapin’s connection to Hawaiʻi
Founder Daniel Chapin brings a long record of community leadership, ministry, advocacy, and direct outreach to the Foundation’s work. His background includes journalism, trauma response, youth advocacy, pastoral ministry, and large-scale peace-building efforts.
Chapin also has historical ties to Hawaiʻi. He has participated in long-distance peace pilgrimages, including a walk around the perimeter of Oʻahu. He also founded Aloha Church in Oʻahu/Honolulu in 2011/2012.
Those connections help explain the Foundation’s continued relationship with the islands and its emphasis on community, spiritual care, and resilience. The announcement references Chapin’s personal commitment to the “Aloha Spirit,” which is often understood as a guiding value of care, mutual respect, and responsibility to others.
In the context of crisis response, that idea becomes practical. It shows up in how families are received, how youth are protected, and how community partners work together before, during, and after difficult events.
Services now searchable through AUW 211
The Foundation’s listing through AUW 211 gives Oʻahu residents access to several types of support. Each service area responds to a specific crisis need.
Service area | What it may help address |
Emergency and post-disaster housing support | Temporary support for families with children after displacement or disaster-related disruption |
Disaster-related financial assistance and gift card distribution | Short-term help for urgent family needs after a qualifying crisis |
Essential supply distribution | Access points for food, hygiene items, and other immediate household needs |
Referrals and databank service connections | Help locating related services through available resource channels |
Crisis support for displaced youth | Support for young people affected by violence or unstable conditions |
The practical strength of this model is connection. A family may start by searching for one need and then identify other forms of support. A local helper may use the listing to guide a family toward a next step. A crisis responder may use the database to locate resources that match the situation.
The Foundation’s AUW 211 access also helps create a public-facing pathway for people who might not already know the organization by name. That is a key difference between offering services and making services reachable.
How this fits into local disaster and youth support
Oʻahu families face a mix of risks and pressures, from natural hazards to housing instability to the effects of violence and trauma. No single organization can solve every problem. Community support depends on many groups knowing their role and helping families move between services without getting lost.
The Foundation’s programs appear to sit in that connecting space. AnchorPoint offers a place of youth-centered safety and support. The Community Crisis Response Team addresses urgent needs tied to violence, disaster, and displacement. AUW 211 helps residents find those resources through a recognized information system.
That connection can be especially helpful for:
Families with children who need emergency housing support
Youth displaced by violence or unsafe circumstances
Households recovering from disaster-related disruption
Community leaders looking for referral options
Local partners trying to match families with available services
The announcement does not suggest that the Foundation replaces public agencies, emergency responders, or existing service providers. Rather, it adds another resource to the network. In crisis response, that added capacity can matter.
A step toward easier access and stronger community care
The Youth Peace and Justice Foundation’s addition to Aloha United Way 211 gives Oʻahu families another way to find help during some of the hardest moments they may face.
For the Foundation, the move strengthens the local reach of its AnchorPoint Youth Safe House and Community Crisis Response Team. For residents, it creates a clearer path to support related to emergency housing, disaster recovery, essential supplies, referrals, and youth crisis care.
The broader message is simple: services work best when people can find them. By joining AUW 211, the Foundation is making its Hawaiʻi programs more visible, more searchable, and more connected to the wider network of care serving local ʻohana.
