The AFL-CIO Community Services Network is made of 190 state and local liaisons who serve as links between their state federations, central labor councils and United Ways across the United States.

In Hawaii, there are four full-time AFL-CIO Community Services liaisons who staff the Labor Community Services Program. Together, they coordinate and provide valuable services to union members and their communities by:

• Assisting local unions in establishing community services committees and programs.
• Providing important information and referral services to union members, their families, laid-off employees and members on strike.
• Conducting educational training programs.
• Coordinating labor’s participation in the annual United Way campaigns.
• Implementing food drives and various community projects.
  

AFL-CIO Community Activists provide information about community resources and much-needed programs, serving as the link between agencies and volunteers. Projects include:

• Boy Scouts American Labor Merit Badge Clinic
• Girl Scouts Interest Project Patch Clinic
• Letter Carriers Annual Food Drive (NALC)
• Holiday Project
• Spring Project

Community needs continue to grow and your help is critical. You can show your support by pledging a donation through the Aloha United Way campaign, or by volunteering for a community project. For more information, email Lynn Ching or Ron Tanaka.

Hawaii State AFL-CIO Randy Perreira, President Hawaii Government Employees Association

2007 Aloha United Way Campaign Joan Lee Husted, Labor Chair Hawaii State Teachers Association