County to Host Meetings on Rent, Utility Assistance Grants

by Mari Ebersole | Apr 15, 2021 | Affordable Housing, Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News

View Content Direct from Source By Big Island Now | April 15, 2021, 3:58 PM HST The County of Hawai‘i and seven local nonprofits announced that they will be hosting a series of meetings with community and business leaders on a plan to provide $21 million in rent and...

Talk story: The hope that does not disappoint

by Mari Ebersole | Apr 14, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, Families, In the News

View Content Direct from Source 04/14/2021 BY HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD Iwie Tamashiro of the Office for Social Ministry signs during the Ohana Mass on Easter Sunday, April 4, at St. Stephen Diocesan Center’s chapel in Kaneohe. (Courtesy photo) OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY...

Renters behind on utility bills urged to seek help through new county program

by Mari Ebersole | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News

View Content Direct from Source By Hawaii Tribune Herald | Friday, April 9, 2021, 12:05 a.m. Millions of dollars in federal assistance to households behind on rent and electric bills will be available through the Hawaii County Emergency Rental Assistance Program...

Organizations to host homeless vaccination clinics on April 14 in Hilo, Kona

by Mari Ebersole | Apr 5, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News, Outreach, Street Medicine

View Content Direct from Source By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Monday, April 5, 2021, 12:05 a.m. A homeless man sits on a corner of Kinoole Street in Hilo on Thursday. (Kelsey Walling/Hawaii Tribune-Herald)   HOPE Services Hawaii will work with West...

Vaccinating the homeless: Clinics in Hilo, Kona slated for April 14

by Mari Ebersole | Apr 5, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News, Outreach, Street Medicine

View Content Direct from Source By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Monday, April 5, 2021, 12:05 a.m. HOPE Services Hawaii will work with West Hawaii Community Health Center and Bay Clinic to help vaccinate the Big Island’s homeless population. HOPE Services...

More financial assistance available for Big Island residents

by Mari Ebersole | Apr 1, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News

View Content Direct from Source By KHON2 | Apr 1, 2021 / 12:15 PM HST / Updated: Apr 1, 2021 / 04:23 PM HST HONOLULU (KHON2) — Several local nonprofit organizations are joining together to help Big Island residents who are struggling to pay rent. The Hawaii County...