State Rental Assistance Program
In early September, the State of Hawaii started the Rent Relief and Housing Assistance Program to provide much needed financial help for renters and homeowners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Catholic Charities Hawaii was given the opportunity to help administer the program funded by the federal CARES Act. Acutely aware of the anxiety and stress […]
Help Hawai‘i’s Youth in Need Find Their Way to Adulthood
When you think about the things you’d do on your 18th birthday, chances are, moving homes isn’t one of them. That’s exactly where Steven* found himself after he was discharged from a being fostered as a ward of the state, where he spent his last year as a minor. Having been born and raised on […]
Heroes and Helpers Event Reaches Out to Keiki in Need
Catholic Charities Hawaii’s Annual Shop with a Cop event looked very different this year at the Hilo Target Store. Due to COVID-19 the event pivoted to a drive-thru, contactless affair and was renamed “Heroes and Helpers, held this past Saturday, December 5 to bring together 63 children and their families who are facing hardships. The […]
