About Ohana Beginnings

Ohana Beginnings is a comprehensive program that supports our mission of supporting mothers with an unplanned pregnancy and strengthening families. If a young woman is pregnant or single parenting and needs help, we are here for her.

Our seven centers are inclusive of: 

• Adoption Center (currently available): If you’re considering adoption, we’re here to walk with you—no pressure, just support. You’ll have access to our free online adoption course, and if you choose to move forward, we’ll connect you with trusted adoption agencies and attorneys. A licensed counselor will help assess your needs, and you’ll be paired with a mentor to guide you through the process. We also offer counseling and peer support for up to two years after placement—because you deserve support every step of the way.
• Pregnancy Help Center (currently available): Facing an unexpected pregnancy can feel overwhelming, but you are not alone. We’ll meet with you one-on-one to talk through your needs and build a personalized Life Plan just for you. You’ll get access to free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, birth control options, family planning support, education, and other resources to help you feel informed and empowered—every step of the way.
• Mentoring Program (currently available): You’ll be matched with a personal mentor who’s here just for you. She’ll be your advocate, your support system, and your guide—making sure you have access to everything you need. Whether you’re working toward emotional healing, financial stability, or just need someone to talk to, your mentor will walk with you through it all.
• Education Center (currently available): Your dreams don’t have to be put on hold. Whether you want to finish high school, explore college options, or start a career, we’ll help you get there. We offer education planning, scholarship opportunities, and practical support to help you create a brighter future for yourself and your baby.
• Family Therapy Center (currently available): Healing matters—yours and your family’s. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, past trauma, relationship challenges, or simply need someone to talk to, we offer individual, couples, and family therapy. You’re not broken, and you’re not alone. We’re here to help you heal and grow stronger.
• Childcare Support (currently available): We know how hard it is to move forward when childcare is holding you back. That’s why we offer vouchers to help cover the cost of babysitters, licensed daycare, or drop-in care—so you can make it to your appointments, job interviews, or classes. Your mentor will help you find trusted care and support every step of the way.
• Residential Treatment Center (opening to be determined): Sometimes you just need a safe place to reset and heal. Our Residential Treatment Center will provide housing, food, clothing, education, therapy, and support for expecting or single mothers who have experienced trauma, addiction, homelessness, or other challenges. You’ll be in a safe, caring environment where healing and hope can begin.

In addition to our 7 centers, we also have our  Volunteer Center for anyone wanting to help! 

The Vision

Ohana Beginnings overreaching mission is about helping women with an unplanned pregnancy to gain hope, vision, personal growth, and lifelong learning. It is an opportunity for families to pull together and to be strengthened, and for pregnant young women to rise from victim to survivor to a thriving member of the community as both a mother and a contributor.

Ohana Beginnings is based on some founding principles: 

• Family is a fundamental building block of strong communities and nations;
• You save a mom; you save generations; 
• Spirituality or a higher power and family are essential elements to intrinsic motivation which develops self-esteem and gives rise to our integrity – regardless of the size or structure of the family; 
• Physical health developed by healthy nutrition, good sleep and a fitness plan are all critical aspects of being able to serve one’s self and others; 
• Education and lifelong learning are not only related to employment, but to one’s ability to protect our families and our freedom. It is power: power to succeed in literally every aspect of life and education is the ultimate fuel for personal and spiritual growth; 
• A principal-based life gives meaning and clarity to our purpose for existing; 
• Social skills, inclusive of global awareness, brings the light of joy to those purposes of existing; 
• Financial literacy and responsibility are requirements for security and success irrespective of the size of income; understanding that income is not needed for happiness, but for substance; 
• Mental health is woven into every previously mentioned particle of life. A healthy mind and paradigm of life is the beginning of the creation of how we see ourselves as human beings and how we see, treat, feel, and think about others around us;
• Everyone deserves to feel loved, wanted, needed, valued and understood.

Ohana Beginnings believes that when families struggle, communities struggle, but healing of both the family and the community can happen. 

Ohana also recognizes that 4/10 babies are born to single women in our country. Over 80% of welfare cases are to single mothers or began as such. These families need support, opportunity and access to education, and sustaining employment. 

When a woman is faced with an unplanned pregnancy, we offer 3 pathways: adoption, single-parenting, or marriage. The ultimate choice is up to the young woman. Once the choice is made, residency at Ohana Beginnings’ home or our residential  treatment center is available for those between the ages of 13-36. However, a woman is NOT required to be a resident to obtain other services. Our services such as the Education Center, Therapy Center, Adoption Center, and services from the Pregnancy Help Center are offered STATE WIDE. These services are available to all members of the community. 

We also offer therapeutic healing for those who have made the choice to have an abortion so that those women too can get the compassionate support that they may need and deserve.