Hale Kipa’s Step-Up Housing Program on O‘ahu assists former foster youth in obtaining a safe and affordable place to call home. Under the City & County of Honolulu’s Family Unification Program (Section 8), Step-Up Housing provides Housing Choice vouchers to youth aging out of foster care. Participants receive a voucher, funded by the U.S. Department ...
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Did you know that Residential Youth Services & Empowerment (RYSE) has a medical clinic on its Kailua campus? It specializes in adolescent health care, with linkages to family planning, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment. It also offers COVID-19 testing, tuberculosis screenings and pre-employment physicals. “RYSE clinic plays an essential role in empowering these young ...
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Each day, hundreds of domestic violence survivors and their children receive shelter and housing services from providers statewide1. While the array of supportive services offered ranges from counseling and safety planning to emergency sheltering and housing, all providers agree: more resources are needed to meet the growing demand. In March 2020, the City & County ...
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Kupa ʻAina, a program of Partners in Development Foundation, is centered on restoring indigenous foods and food systems for the people of Hawaii to support the eradication of poverty by improving food equity for future generations. Now in the second year of operation, Kupa ‘Aina operates a five-acre demonstrative commercial luau farm practicing natural farming methods to establish ...
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NEW – Behavioral Health and Homelessness Statewide Unified Response Group (BHH-SURG) BHH-SURG COVID-19 Resources – This site contains information for provider organizations contracted by the Hawaii Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration, Department of Human Services Homeless Programs Office, and the office of the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness. AGENCY & PROVIDER UPDATES (as of March ...
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This list includes hygiene centers, food distribute sites, food pantries, and hot meal distribution that is available for unsheltered homeless individuals. The information is subject to change, so please call the site directly to confirm hours and requirements.
About Point In Time (PIT) Count The Point-In-Time (PIT) Count is a requirement of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Honolulu Continuum of Care (CoC), and is a count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night in January. “Under Section 578.7 of the CoC Program interim rule, ...
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Since March 2019, social work student Helana Kama has provided social services at the State Library’s main branch downtown, linking homeless individuals to shelter, hygiene services, substance abuse treatment, and housing. The services are the result of a new partnership between the State Library, the office of the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness, and the University ...
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