Since 2004, Touch A Heart, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has been offering informal social services and meals to homeless individuals and families at Blaisdell Park, Waianae Boat Harbor, and the Kumuhonua Shelter. In 2014, they adopted a new mission and strategy, then revamped their organization’s activities to address the unique situation of those with barriers to employment, including incarceration, homelessness and substance abuse. They partner with organizations that have underutilized commercial kitchens to conduct their food services vocational training and apprenticeship programs.They also operate four social enterprises—for-profit businesses that provide training opportunities and support their mission.