Requirements to request support from 808 Goals Inc:

  • Youth must be either under 18, or still in high school (if over 18)
  • Youth must complete 2 volunteer hours for every $100 requested (rounded up, so a $125 request would require 4 volunteer hrs). Volunteer hours must be completed with a charity organization that has current IRS 501c3 approval (as verified on IRS website), or other activity pre-approved by 808 Goals Inc board. **Volunteer Hour Requirement may be WAIVED FOR Food/ Shelter/ Clothing Requests due to Maui Fires of August 2023 (automatic waiver), or due to immediate family extreme hardship (considered on a case-by-case basis)** Click here to download: VOLUNTEER HOURS LOG SHEET.

Application Steps to request support from 808 Goals Inc:

  1. Parent or Guardian to complete request by submitting a Google form request via this GOOGLE FORM LINK
  2. Email the following 3 items to 808goalsinc@gmail.com:
    • Recent Picture of Youth (if applicable)– (prefer picture to include them doing something related to their goal, like a painter painting, an aspiring chef cooking, or a surfer surfing).
    • Receipt or Invoice (if applicable/ available)– if requesting reimbursement for item already paid for.  If requesting payment for something that hasn’t been paid yet, email over invoice requesting to be paid.
    • Volunteer Hours Confirmation (if applicable)– signed off by representative from the charity organization or 808 Goals Inc board member. Here is a link to a VOLUNTEER HOURS LOG SHEET you can download, or you may get a letter or email directly from them (doesn’t need to be on this form).

FAQs:

  • Question: What can be requested?
  • Answer: We are open to considering any requests within our mission statement of “supporting motivated youth achieve their goals.” For example, a pasta making machine for an aspiring chef, assistance with a trip to Washington DC for a political enthusiast, or a microscope for a young scientist. Youth travel for sports (equipment/ uniforms/ airfare, etc) requests are also considered. Youth with food, clothing and shelter goals may also request assistance.
  • Question: Will Food/ Shelter/ Clothing Goal requests take priority in 2023 & 2024 to other requests?
  • Answer: Yes.
  • Question: What are some community service ideas people have had that would qualify?
  • Answer: Volunteering at the Humane Society, picking up rubbish in the community, tutoring/ mentoring another student, artist, musician or athlete, volunteering to work shifts at local charity or school or sporting events, cooking & delivering a meal for an elderly neighbor, and assisting with collecting & disbursing items to families & donation collection centers during and after Maui fires of 2023. If you have more ideas, just email us and we can pre-approve your community service idea!
  • Question: How do I track volunteer hours?
  • Answer: Here is a link to a form you can download and fill out: VOLUNTEER HOURS LOG SHEET.
  • Question: Do Volunteer hours need to be complete before funds are approved by board of directors?
  • Answer: Yes.

Please contact 808goalsinc@gmail.com with any questions!