Hilo Renters Fear They’ll Be Among The First To Go When Eviction Moratorium Ends

by Mari Ebersole | Jul 12, 2021 | Affordable Housing, Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News

View Content Direct from Source More money is coming in for federal rental subsidies, but service providers worry landlords like Waiakea Villas won’t accept it. By Anita Hofschneider / July 12, 2021 Renters at an apartment complex in Hilo are worried they’ll be forced...

Heightened Financial Challenges for Neighbor Island Nonprofits

by Mari Ebersole | Apr 16, 2021 | Blog, COVID-19, Disaster relief, In the News

View Content Direct from Source By A. KAM NAPIER • APR 16, 2021 Neighbor Island nonprofits have been in a tough spot through the COVID-19 economy. Their services are needed more than ever, but their funding has been harder to come by. For nonprofits providing social...

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...