by Kristen Alice | Nov 28, 2024 | Blog
Hope Services Hawaii Granted $2.5 Million from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez to Connect Hawaii Island Families Experiencing Homelessness with Stable Housing and Critical Services. 40 organizations across the U.S. receive a total of $110.5 million from the Bezos Day 1... by Kristen Alice | Sep 20, 2024 | Blog, In the News, Uncategorized
By Kristen Alice, Cohort 5 (Hilo, Moku o Keawe) | Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action (HAPA) “Are other states sending their homeless people here?” It’s the most frequent question I’m asked when I say I work at HOPE Services Hawaiʻi, a nonprofit homeless... by Michaela Ikeuchi | Sep 11, 2024 | Blog, Families, In the News, Stories of Hope
View Content Direct from Source By Celia K. DownesHawaii Catholic Herald More than two decades after it became its own nonprofit organization, HOPE Services Hawaii continues to grow and to broaden its efforts to help people experiencing homelessness on Hawaii island.... by Michaela Ikeuchi | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog, In the News, News Videos, Outreach, Street Medicine
On Hawaii Island, officials estimate about half of the homeless population need psychiatric services. And data shows the island’s homeless population is growing — jumping 45% in just five years.
by Michaela Ikeuchi | Aug 26, 2024 | Blog, Disaster relief, In the News
View Content Direct from Source Hope Services volunteers reached out to houseless Hilo residents to help them find shelter during Hurricane Hone on Aug. 25, 2024. Photo courtesy: Hope Services By Tiffany DeMastersAugust 26, 2024 · 1:00 AM HST While many Big Island... by Michaela Ikeuchi | Aug 25, 2024 | Blog, Disaster relief, In the News
View Content Direct from Source From Hope Services Hawaii Hope Services Hawaii conducted an outreach mission early Saturday afternoon to help unsheltered Hilo residents prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Hone. After attending a Civil Defense briefing earlier in the... by Michaela Ikeuchi | Aug 3, 2024 | Blog, In the News
View Content Direct from Source Matthias Kusch, Dwight Takamine and Kristen Alice Apruzzese By John Burnett Hawaii Tribune-Herald Aug. 3, 2024 The Hawaii Democratic Party has submitted to Gov. Josh Green the names of three people it has selected as possible candidates... by Michaela Ikeuchi | Aug 2, 2024 | Blog, In the News, Outreach
View Content Direct from Source By Michael Brestovansky Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Aug. 2, 2024 A downtown Hilo homeless shelter was closed and relocated elsewhere in town this week, to the surprise of some of its new neighbors. Hawaii County on July 5 erected a... by Michaela Ikeuchi | Aug 2, 2024 | Blog, In the News
View Content Direct from Source By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Friday, August 2, 2024, 12:05 a.m. The Hawaii Democratic Party has submitted to Gov. Josh Green the names of three people it has selected as possible candidates to succeed the late Rep. Mark... by Michaela Ikeuchi | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog, In the News, Outreach
View Content Direct from Source By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Thursday, August 1, 2024, 12:05 a.m. A downtown Hilo homeless shelter has been closed and relocated elsewhere in town, to the surprise of some of its new neighbors. Hawaii County on...