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PID’s Ka Pa’alana Program Gets Accreditation

Partners in Development Foundation’s Ka Pa’alana homeless family education program celebrated being accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children at Building 50 Belleau Woods in Kapolei. Ka Pa’alana is the first preschool program in the nation that serves homeless to receive this accreditation.

Photos by Nathalie Walker nwalker@midweek.com

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Zijin Yang, Robert Nobriga, Jodi Kaneaiakala-Shim, Terry Shim, Lance Wilhelm and Noelani Pavao