HOPE Services Express Frustration Over Recent Deaths, Attacks on Houseless Residents

by Mari Ebersole | Jun 10, 2022 | Blog, In the News, Outreach

View Content Direct from Source By Kelsey WallingHawaii Tribune-Herald | Monday, October 3, 2022, 12:05 a.m. Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald The Pagan family pose for a photo together in front of their home in Hilo. Patricia and Jamie Pagan, with the help of caseworker...

Volunteers help 20 homeless locals move into shelters

by Mari Ebersole | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog, Disaster relief, In the News

View Content Direct from Source By SHIRLEY DAVID | Sunday, August 7, 2022, 12:05 a.m. On May 19-20, 20 people were moved from their encampments along Kuakini Highway in front of the Kailua-Kona Aquatic Center into Hope Services emergency shelters. The encampments were...

Police seek donations of new backpacks for keiki in need

by Mari Ebersole | Jun 2, 2022 | Blog, Families, In the News

View Content Direct from Source By Nathan Christophel August 3, 2022 · 6:55 PM PST   Support and shelter for homeless in West Hawai‘i will continue at a campus in Kailua-Kona for the immediate future thanks to an action of the Hawai‘i County Council. The Council...

Police Launch Backpack Drive for Students in Need

by Mari Ebersole | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog, Families, In the News

View Content Direct from Source AUGUST 10, 2022  BY NOELLE FUJII-ORIDE   Photo: Joelle Cabasa About 40% of Hawai‘i households are renters. Their relationships with their landlords can be friendly and supportive. But this two-part report examines when the wants...

Got a new or used backpack? Big Island police needs your help

by Mari Ebersole | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog, Families, In the News

View Content Direct from Source by: Stephanie Shinno Posted: Jun 1, 2022 / 02:26 PM HSTUpdated: Jun 1, 2022 / 06:28 PM HST   HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Hawaii Police Department is once again participating in an islandwide backpack drive from June 1 to July 31....