Community

🦉 Ho‘ohana Whoo – Community Engagement & Support Services

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🎯 Objective

To activate a living network of community-centered programs, partnerships, and services through Ho‘ohana Whoo—focused on healing, safety, joy, and sustainability. From mutual aid and mentorship to storytelling and skill-building, this work brings the heart of the community to the forefront.

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🧩 Problems Addressed

💔 Many communities feel fragmented, unsupported, or unheard

🧭 There are few accessible pathways to healing, mentorship, or leadership

🌆 Rapid city change leaves residents behind or displaced

🛑 Systems often offer service without relationship or reciprocity

🧍‍♀️ Young creatives, workers, and elders often lack places to contribute or rest

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💡 Solutions

Build community-rooted roles and programs such as:

Guardian Angel safety team

Rent-a-Friend companionship & nightlife support

Roaming Foot Team street ambassadors

Vendor partnerships with local makers, artists, and service providers

Mentorship, education, and resource-sharing for drivers, vendors, and youth

Create safe, supportive spaces for healing conversations, skill-sharing, and food/wellness access

Partner with schools, shelters, churches, centers, and creative spaces for outreach and collaboration

Use pedicabs, trikes, events, and delivery systems to bring support directly to the street

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🔄 How It Works

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Service or Program

Description

Guardian Angels

Safety team that escorts people home, diffuses unsafe moments, and offers grounding energy downtown

Community Pop-Ups

Food, handmade goods, music, and connection offered at vendor hubs, public parks, or nightlife areas

Resource Rides

Pedicab delivery of water, hygiene kits, food boxes, art packs, or mobile resource guides

Skill Building & Mentorship

Hands-on training in entrepreneurship, mechanics, vending, hospitality, marketing, and wellness

Collaborative Planning Circles

Ho‘ohana Whoo hosts community sessions to listen, reflect, and co-create future offerings

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🌟 Benefits

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For Residents & Community Members

For Ho‘ohana Whoo

For Partner Orgs / Spaces

Feels seen, supported, and safe

Embeds brand in service & truth

Offers visible public impact

Access to healing, safety, joy

Builds trust and local roots

Collaborates with purpose-led orgs

Gets involved through paid or volunteer roles

Helps shape local culture

Brings resources directly to people

Connects across cultures, ages, stories

Creates community economy

Aligns with mutual aid and justice

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🧭 Next Steps

Launch core community offerings: Guardian Angels, Resource Rides, Local Vendor Network

Build referral network and intake form for people seeking support or offering services

Create monthly or seasonal engagement events (healing circles, job fairs, art swaps, safety walks)

Partner with local nonprofits, healers, therapists, artists, and mutual aid crews

Develop resource guides and maps for navigating food, housing, healthcare, and creative opportunities

Set up feedback loops with the community—surveys, roundtables, digital contact cards

Document impact and publish stories to share growth and ask for support

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🤝 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Between Ho‘ohana Whoo and [Community Partner / Organization / Group] For Community Support & Engagement Collaboration

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1. Purpose

To create a shared agreement between Ho‘ohana Whoo and [Partner Name] to collaborate on programs, events, and services that uplift and serve the community with integrity, care, and impact.

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2. Scope of Collaboration

Ho‘ohana Whoo will provide:

Community-based services (transportation, support teams, education, or retail access)

Team members trained in trauma-informed care, cultural awareness, and intentional presence

Logistics such as trikes, tables, delivery, space setup, and facilitation

Content capture and promotion for visibility and continued support

[Partner] may provide:

Access to space, funding, tools, or community groups

Promotion and co-hosting of events, services, or pop-ups

Referral system or follow-up care for individuals supported by the program

Shared values and commitment to equity, healing, and participation

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3. Responsibilities

Ho‘ohana Whoo Will:

Communicate clearly and respectfully with all partners and participants

Provide services and roles with professionalism, heart, and consistency

Track engagement and follow up with community reports or stories

Reflect on feedback and adjust offerings in collaboration with the community

[Partner] Will:

Share needs, expectations, and goals for collaboration

Respect the values and boundaries of Ho‘ohana Whoo’s approach

Help connect with community members and offer support where possible

Co-create events, services, or solutions with flexibility and shared vision

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4. Compensation / Support Structure

Paid contract partnership (grant, city funding, or mutual contract)

Donation-based / shared revenue from community events or pop-ups

In-kind exchange (space, food, printing, storage, referrals)

Volunteer or community service collaboration with optional stipend

Payment, if applicable, due per activation or monthly agreement

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5. Term & Renewal

This agreement is active from ___ to ___

May be extended or evolved after mutual review

Either party may exit with a 14-day written notice, unless otherwise stated

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6. Signatures

Ho‘ohana Whoo Representative: Name: ____________________________ Signature: _________________________ Date: _____________________________

Community Partner Representative: Name: ____________________________ Signature: _________________________ Date: _____________________________

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