IMUA FAMILY SERVICES

INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES THAT MEET THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN BIRTH TO THREE YEARS OF AGE AND THEIR FAMILIES RELATED TO ENHANCING THE CHILD'S PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND LINGUISTIC GROWTH. THE PHILOSOPHY THAT GUIDES IMUA'S EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM IS CENTERED ON A MODEL REVOLVING AROUND THREE PRINCIPLES: ENHANCING THE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE FAMILY THROUGH COACHING AND MODELING AND MAXIMIZING THE CHILD'S AND FAMILY'S POTENTIAL IN SOCIETY. A FAMILY-CENTERED TEAM APPROACH IS UTILIZED WHERE ALL TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATE EQUALLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY ACROSS DISCIPLINE BOUNDARIES TO ENSURE IMUA STAYS TRUE TO THIS PHILOSOPHY ALONG WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES SUCH AS THE PRIMARY SERVICE PROVIDER APPROACH AND COACHING MODEL. APPROXIMATELY 354 CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN FY 2023.

IMUA DISCOVERY GARDEN: IMUA DISCOVERY GARDEN IS NOT A PROGRAM BY ITSELF BUT WILL BE AN EXPANSION OF ALL OF THE IMUA SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. THE CRITICAL DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE SIX ACRE GARDEN SPACE CENTRALLY LOCATED IN MAUI'S HISTORIC DISTRICT WILL ALLOW THERAPISTS, EDUCATORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE CLINICAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN AN OUTDOOR NATURE BASED ENVIRONMENT. THIS KIND OF PHILOSOPHY AND TREATMENT IS A GROWING MODEL ACROSS THE NATION AND THE WORLD AS MORE AND MORE CHILDREN ARE STAYING INDOORS AND ARE MORE CONNECTED TO TECHNOLOGY AND DEVICES THAN THE OUTDOORS AND NATURE AROUND THEM WHICH IS CONTRIBUTING TO MORE INCREASE IN BEHAVIOR ISSUES IN CHILDREN. IMUA DISCOVERY GARDEN IS CURRENTLY IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING. WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IN JULY OF 2020, THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON SHARING THE POTENTIAL AND VISION FOR THE SPACE WITH PROSPECTIVE DONORS, BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTERS IN ORDER TO RAISE THE NECESSARY CAPITAL TO FULLY CREATE THE VISION FOR THE DISCOVERY GARDEN. FOR THE MOST PART OF FY 2023 THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF IMUA DISCOVERY GARDEN WAS WORKING WITH ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND THE MAUI OF COUNTY PERMITS DEPARTMENT SO THAT WE WOULD BE READY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORK BY THE END OF FY 2024. IN SPITE OF THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT IMUA FAMILY SERVICES WAS ABLE TO LAUNCH MANY EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT THE IMUA DISCOVERY GARDEN INCLUDING: A NEW ANNUAL KEIKI HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL IN OCTOBER, OUR CURRENT ANNUAL KEIKI HOLIDAY FESTIVAL EACH YEAR IN DECEMBER, A NEW ANNUAL BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL IN SUMMER. ADDITIONALLY, WE HELD CHILDRENS SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM AND ALLOWED THE NEIGHBORING PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS TO VISIT THE SPACE FOR FIELD TRIP ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THROUGH THESE START UP EVENTS OVER 3500 FAMILIES AND CHILDREN HAVE VISITED THE IMUA DISCOVERY GARDEN.