Talk story: The spirit of inclusivity shines brightly

by Mari Ebersole | Dec 6, 2023 | Affordable Housing, Blog, In the News, Kūpuna, Puna

View Content Direct from Source 12/06/2023 BY HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD A screengrab from Pope Francis’ video message released Nov. 28, 2023, shows two women smiling as part of his prayer intention for the month of December: “for people with disabilities.” (CNS...

2021 in review: A look back at the events and images from another year marked by the coronavirus pandemic

by Mari Ebersole | Jan 5, 2022 | Affordable Housing, Blog, COVID-19, In the News, Kūpuna, Puna, Sacred Heart Shelter

View Content Direct from Source 01/05/2022  BY HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD Compiled by Anna WeaverHawaii Catholic Herald Here is a month-by-month review of the Catholic news in Hawaii in 2021 as reported in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. January A Jan. 8 memo from the Diocese...

HOPE Services’ senior affordable housing units installed in Pahoa

by Mari Ebersole | Jan 5, 2022 | Affordable Housing, Blog, In the News, Kūpuna, Puna, Sacred Heart Shelter

View Content Direct from Source 01/05/2022 BY HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD   Modular home installation at the Sacred Heart Affordable Housing Project in Pahoa, Dec. 27. (Photo courtesy of HOPE Services Hawaii) During the week after Christmas, HOPE Services of Hawaii...

Six HOPE Services Affordable Housing Units Move to Pāhoa

by Mari Ebersole | Dec 29, 2021 | Affordable Housing, Blog, In the News, Puna, Sacred Heart Shelter

View Content Direct from Source By Big Island Now | December 29, 2021, 2:00 PM HST* Updated December 29, 1:06 PM Six of HOPE Services’ permanent affordable housing units for homeless seniors were recently moved to their new home in Pāhoa. The units, which were...

Home Design Contest for Senior Affordable Housing Development in Pāhoa

by Mari Ebersole | Oct 24, 2021 | Affordable Housing, Blog, In the News, Kūpuna, Puna, Sacred Heart Shelter

View Content Direct from Source By Big Island Now | October 24, 2021, 7:00 AM HST* Updated October 23, 4:28 PM HOPE Services Hawaiʻi (HOPE) is in the process of constructing its first affordable housing project for seniors experiencing homelessness. Located in Pāhoa,...

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...