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...

12 new efficiency studios to be available by early fall in Pahoa for homeless kupuna

by Mari Ebersole | Apr 18, 2021 | Affordable Housing, Blog, Disaster relief, In the News, Puna, Sacred Heart Shelter, Stories of Hope

View Content Direct from Source By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Sunday, April 18, 2021, 12:05 a.m. Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Seajay Pool sends a shaka from the porch of his temporary home Friday in Pahoa. Pool’s temporary home was one of several micro...

Nonprofits working together to offer rent, utility assistance to those affected by COVID

by Mari Ebersole | Apr 16, 2021 | Affordable Housing, Blog, In the News

View Content Direct from Source By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Friday, April 16, 2021, 12:05 a.m. Seven local nonprofits are partnering together to allocate $21 million in rent and utility assistance to individuals affected by COVID-19, and a series of...

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...