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Domestic Violence Forum - Informational Forum for the Hispanic Community
click to download flyerJoin us on Wednesday, May 30 at 5pm to learn about domestic violence and how our community responds to victims of domestic violence.  Panelists will include representatives from Domestic Violence Unit, Victim Witness Division, Maui Police Department, MEO, Women Helping Women, County of Maui and Christian Ministry Church.  Please RSVP to Leonardo Sequeira @ 249-2993 or eh@meoinc.org.  Sponsored by Enlace Hispano.
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
LIHEAP is a Federal program that provides energy assistance once a year. Maui County residents who are  eligible can qualify for one of two different programs: Gas or Electric Bill Payment Assistance - A one time energy credit deposited into the electric or gas accounts of a low income eligible household; Energy Crisis intervention - A one time financial assistance of up to $200.00 deposited into the electric or gas accounts of a low income eligible household whose electric or gas, has been or will be shut off. Call 249-2970 (Maui), 553-3216 (Molokai), or 565-6665 (Lanai). (download brochure)  (more information)

Free Citizenship Class
click to download flyerWill help you prepare for and pass the Naturalization interview and test! 

Dates and Times:  Wednesday nights from 5:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. May 9– June 6, 2012 (5 classes)

Location:  Maui County Business Resource Center at the Maui Mall (across IHOP). 

To Register:  Call Leonardo Sequeira at MEO Enlace Hispano @ 249-2970 or 249-2993. 

Study materials will be provided at no cost to participants.  Space is limited, call and register today.  Sponsored by Maui County Immigrant Services Division, Maui County Office of Economic Development and MEO Inc. (download flyer)
CORE FOUR Business Planning Course
MEO BDC’s Core Four Business Planning is a 36-hour course on how to write a business plan while providing the information you need to know to start, operate and grow your business.
 
The next classes will be day classes and are free and open to the public. The six-week series begins on Tuesday, May 8th, and continues from 9-12 noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays through June 18th. All sessions will be held at MEO's Family Center at 99 Mahalani Street in Wailuku.
 
Registration is required for the six-week series and can be done any weekday 8-4 at MEO’s Family Center.  Funding from the County of Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and the Administration for Native Americans helps to make the Core Four Business Planning Classes possible.  Please call 249-2990 for more information.
Commercial Kitchen and Retail Space Available
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Residential Training Center has a 1,060 square foot licensed commercial kitchen for lease. The kitchen comes with refrigerator, walk in freezer, gas stove, mixer, convection oven, deep fryer and commercial dishwasher. In addition to the kitchen, there is a 1,840 square foot retail space that can be used as a dining area or for retail sales.

Interested operators must be willing to provide training for two MEO clients (trainees) in each twelve month period of the lease. Operators must expose the trainees to all aspects of the operation and must pay minimum wage during the training period. The Operator may be eligible for wage reimbursements of 50% of the trainee’s wages through a Federal On the Job Training (OJT) funding assistance program for a three month period. Should the operator choose to hire the trainee after the training period; the operator agrees to pay the employee a comparable industry wage.

Lease rates, Kitchen and Retail Area: $3,800 plus utilities. Interested operators are invited to contact MEO Chief Programs Officer, Debbie Cabebe @243-4342. (read more)
Join us.  Be a Jerk.  Save Lives.
click image to download flyer"Be A Jerk" is a statewide campaign to stop underage drinking by urging parents and other adults to Be a Jerk when it comes to letting teens drink alcohol.  The campaign is geared toward getting the whole community involved in changing the environment that contributes to alcohol abuse.  Download calendar of events.

When kids under 21 ask you to buy them alcohol, say no.  www.beajerk.org
We’re helping people, changing lives. You definitely can, too!
MEO’s services are constantly changing to meet the needs of children and families, the medically needy, the elderly and other low-income individuals. All MEO programs are tangible translations of the Promise of Community Action:

There are always at least a few MEO programs in need of volunteers, cash donations or inkind gifts. You can help. MEO does what poverty demands, and you are welcome to join us in whatever way you can. Call us at 249-2990.		  
Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.