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...

Local Nonprofits Partner With County to Launch Emergency Rental Assistance Program

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

View Content Direct from Source By Big Island Now | April 1, 2021, 1:36 PM HST Seven local nonprofit organizations joined to the county to launch the Hawaiʻi County Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Program applications will be available starting Monday,...

The economic hardships of the pandemic in Hawaii haven’t been equally distributed

by Mari Ebersole | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News, Stories of Hope

View Content Direct from Source By Mark Carpenter | March 15, 2021 at 5:50 PM HST – Updated March 15 at 8:08 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) – While Hawaii’s economic recovery seems to be beginning, a financial comeback will take much longer for the...