by Kristen Alice | Nov 22, 2019 | In the News, Keolahou, Ohana Zones, Outreach, Street Medicine
STORY SUMMARY HAWAIʻI ISLAND – The Bezos Day 1 Families Fund is granting $98.5 million to 32 nonprofits around the United States that are assisting families experiencing homelessness. image by David Corrigan (BIVN) – HOPE Services Hawaii has been selected...
by Kristen Alice | Nov 14, 2019 | In the News, Keolahou, Ohana Zones
Thursday, November 14, 2019, 4:45 p.m.KAILUA-KONA – Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) has come to Hawaii Island, on the heels of early successes on Oahu and Maui. The pilot project, which received $650,000 in Ohana Zone funding from the state, launched...
by Kristen Alice | Nov 14, 2019 | Blog, Keolahou, Ohana Zones
By Big Island Now November 14, 2019, 1:40 PM HST (Updated November 14, 2019, 1:40 PM) Big Island Now Stock Photo. When it comes to homelessness, Hawai‘i County isn’t trying to follow, it’s trying to LEAD. Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, or LEAD, has come to...
by Kristen Alice | Nov 13, 2019 | In the News, Keolahou, Ohana Zones
11/13/2019 BY HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD Food items from Food Bank Hawaii senior food boxes distributed at St. John the Baptist Church hall. Photo: Anna Weaver OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I strongly encourage all to give generously to this CCHD collection as a...
by Kristen Alice | Nov 12, 2019 | HOPE Videos, In the News, Keolahou, Ohana Zones
STORY SUMMARY HILO, Hawaiʻi – A celebration was held Friday at Keolahou, the site of the old Hilo hospital, East Hawaiʻi first “Ohana Zone” shelter. image by David Corrigan (BIVN) – The opening of Keolahou, Hilo’s first ʻOhana Zone-funded...
by Kristen Alice | Nov 10, 2019 | Blog, Keolahou, Ohana Zones
By ASSOCIATED PRESS • NOV 10, 2019 GERARDO LAZZARI/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE 2.0 HILO, Hawaii — The newest homeless shelter on the Big Island has reached near capacity weeks after opening, Hawaii housing officials...