HANAPEPE — The Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity was a double beneficiary, Saturday.

Janis Benn, the Americorps VISTA volunteer coordinator for the Kaua‘i Habitat, was jumping between the USA Weekend magazine “Make A Difference Day” project at the Moi Road homesites and the Friends of Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Program at the Habitat’s ReStore facility.

The Zonta Club of Kaua‘i and the Zonta Club of Hanalei combined resources to be able to complete the Friends of Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Program, said Katie Beer of the Zonta Club of Kaua‘i.

Beer said 29 members and volunteers turned out for the massive cleanup project that spanned between 8 a.m. and noon at the Hanapepe facility.

Under the Weinberg program, the Zonta Club volunteers work on a project that involved the cleaning, sorting, pricing and organizing items at the ReStore facility as a service project.

In return for the hands-on service, The Friends of Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Program offered a $10,000 grant to the Hale ‘Opio StreetSmart program.

The selection of Hale ‘Opio’s StreetSmart Program was done by the Service Committee of the Zonta Club of Kaua‘i chaired by MaBel Fujiuchi who was able to get her husband, former police chief Brian Fujiuchi, to roll up his sleeves and join the group of volunteers.

The StreetSmart program is two programs, one being offered in Lihu‘e and the other in Waimea, with each program running for 12 sessions.

Geared for girls ages 12 to 18, there is a limit of 10 to 14 at-risk girls for each session, states a Zonta Club of Kaua‘i release.

The sessions run for six weeks and will include building life skills, personal counseling, community health center visits and more.

These sessions will help young ladies to make better decisions regarding reproductive health, avoid substance, strengthen their harm reduction skills and build positive peer support.

Zonta International is a global service organization of executives in business and the professions, working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy.

On Kaua‘i, there are two Zonta Clubs, the Zonta Club of Kaua‘i that meets in Lihu‘e and the Zonta Club of Hanalei. Both clubs fundraise to support scholarship programs and hands-on service to the Kaua‘i community.