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Nonprofits face uncertainty under Trump funding freezes
Nonprofit leaders across the state are warning that cuts to technical assistance, staff reductions in federal housing offices and the anticipated loss of millions of dollars in grants under the Trump administration are creating ripple effects — threatening the long-term stability of Hawaii’s social safety net.
Home for the holidays
Hawaii Business Magazine December Edition
3 strategies to address childhood homelessness in Hawaiʻi
Family Promise of Hawaiʻi held its first-ever Childhood Homelessness Symposium on Tuesday, which brought together nearly 200 local and national experts and stakeholders to help inspire solutions for childhood homelessness statewide. Topics included homelessness among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, early childhood education, affordable housing and more.
Grant Helps ʻOhana Find Stable Homes
Nareit Foundation presented a $200,000 grant to Family Promise of Hawai‘i to support its ‘Ohana Navigation Center, which will assist homeless families in making the transition to stable housing
New 3-story facility aiding homeless families opens in Wahiawa
Family Promise of Hawaii has expanded its efforts to support homeless families by opening a new center in Wahiawa, following the recent launch of its innovative temporary housing center in Moiliili.
New Honolulu facility offers interim housing, services to families
Family Promise of Hawaii officially unveiled Thursday its new facility on Young Street, designed to provide both emergency shelter and comprehensive support services for families experiencing homelessness.
Symposium to address state’s rising cases of childhood homelessness
Symposium to address state’s rising cases of childhood homelessness
Family Promise Focuses on Homeless Children and Their Families
1 in 30 Hawai‘i children experience homelessness each year, and it can have “a disproportionate effect over the rest of their lives.”
Millions on the line as groups battle childhood homelessness in Hawaii
Hawaii's first-ever Childhood Homelessness Symposium brought together local leaders and advocates Tuesday to address a growing crisis, children experiencing homelessness at an alarming rate.
Waikiki Trolley’s “Trial of Fears” Haunted House Returns to Honolulu
Trial of Fears is also “scaring for a cause” by donating a portion of proceeds to Family Promise of Hawaii, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness.
Hawaii could be hit with ripple effects of U.S. dockworker strike
“The commonality we hear in the stories is that families are living on the economic brink,” said Ryan Catalani with Family Promise of Hawaii.
“It could be because their car broke down, and they had to struggle to pay the car maintenance and rent. Any disruptions, any increases in those basic needs can certainly have a ripple effect for the families we are serving,” he said.
5 Questions With: Ryan Catalani, of Family Promise of Hawaii
Big increase in homeless families on Oahu puts more keiki at risk
“These experiences are, unfortunately, very common,” Catalani said. “Homelessness is not just what people see on the street. There is this often hidden population. … And the greatest risk is for the youngest children.”
New report shows a 12% increase in those experiencing homelessness on Oʻahu
Ryan Catalani, the executive director of Family Promise and a member of the advisory board, said he was concerned that families with children experiencing homelessness had increased 1.5 times faster than the rest of the population.
“For families that don't have a social support network, family or friends they can lean on, if they're already sort of on the economic precipice, then it can be sort of any one factor that can lead to a spiral that leads to homelessness,” he said.
Executive Insight: Family Promise of Hawaiʻi aims to end homelessness
The Allstate Foundation Awards $2 Million in Economic Opportunity Grants
Nareit Foundation Presents $200,000 Grant to Family Promise of Hawai'i
The grant will support the introduction of a new facility that will help homeless families with children make the transition to having stable housing and lasting independence.
“Living Paycheck to Paycheck Can Be Scary”: How Nonprofits Help Hawai‘i’s Struggling Middle Class Gain Financial Stability
“There’s this whole population of children and families that struggle with homelessness that we don’t often hear about,” says Ryan Catalani, executive director of Family Promise of Hawai‘i. “When families are so close to the precipice, any one thing can set them over the edge. It’s better if we can keep them in housing with things like rental assistance so they don’t have to go through the long and traumatic process of trying to regain housing and restart.”
Giving Tuesday: Helping to End Homelessness
Family Promise of Hawaii receives $2.5M grant from Bezos Day 1 Families Fund
Family Promise of Hawaii has received a $2.5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund — making it the largest private gift the local nonprofit has ever received.
Editorial: Taking action on housing
Momentum also came in the nonprofit sector, as Jeff Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund awarded $7.5 million to two local groups working on homelessness: $2.5 million to Family Promise of Hawaii on Oahu, and $5 million to Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers on Maui.
“Family homelessness is one of Hawaii’s most urgent challenges,” said Ryan Catalani, executive director of Family Promise. “According to the latest federal data, an estimated 1 in 30 young children in Hawaii experienced homelessness every year.”
Local conference addresses the tough economy's impact on nonprofits
His nonprofit's programs serve children and families who are experiencing homelessness and provides a short term emergency shelter for rent relief and permanent housing solutions.
Finding Success in Fundraising
The nonprofit’s programs serve Isle children and families who are experiencing homelessness, and it provides a short term emergency shelter and resources for rent relief and permanent housing solutions.
Jeff Bezos donates $7.5 million to fight homelessness in Hawaii
Family Promise of Hawaii received $2.5 million from the Day One Families Fund. The nonprofit, located on Oahu, helps homeless and low-income families with rental assistance, emergency shelter and stabilization programs once they have secured housing.
Bezos fund awards $7.5M to two Hawaiʻi nonprofits combating homelessness
Family Promise of Hawaiʻi and Governor-elect Josh Green held a press conference on Tuesday to announce the award. This is the largest contribution to Family Promise in its 16-year history.
Gov.-elect Green, Mayor Blangiardi team up on housing push
Green and Blangiardi on Tuesday teamed up to help announce a $2.5 million grant to Family Promise of Hawai‘i, a nonprofit group that helps homeless families with children.
Family Promise of Hawaiʻi Receives $2.5 Mil
Jeff Bezos donates $7.5M to fight homelessness in Hawaii
On Oahu, Family Promise of Hawaii received $2.5 million — the largest private grant the organization has ever received.
Honolulu non-profit Family Promise awarded $2.5M grant from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
A Honolulu non-profit organization that helps families put a roof over their heads is getting some big help from one of the world's richest men.
Josh Green Names Longtime Advocate To Be New Hawaii Housing Chief
The money from Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund went to groups focused on addressing family homelessness in the islands, with $2.5 million going to Family Promise of Hawaii on Oahu.
Family Promise teams up with Waikiki restaurant to help end hunger and homelessness
Happening Wednesday is the second annual "Picnic with a Promise" to raise funds for Family Promise of Hawaii.
Fundraiser for homelessness encourages Oahu residents to order a Tucker & Bevvy lunch
A fundraiser for homelessness encourages people on Oahu to order a Tucker & Bevvy picnic-style meal and all the proceeds go to the nonprofit Family Promise of Hawaii.
Homelessness with Family Promise of Hawaii
We stopped by Family Promise of Hawaii to see what homelessness is like at the moment for the agency, and what resources are available.
Help Family Promise Hawaii assist struggling families this holiday season
KokuaCast: Family Promise of Hawaii
New Models for Helping Homeless Families During COVID-19
With a grant from the Hawai'i Resilience Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation and support from the Weinberg Foundation, Family Promise found alternative shelters, including campsites and a hotel in Waikīkī — the first partnership with a hotel to house homeless on O'ahu.
Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Family Promise of Hawai‘i
With donations, nonprofit puts homeless families up in Waikiki hotels
Family Promise of Hawaii said it has moved 32 people — parents and children — into hotels.
Hawaii Homeless Shelters Scrambling As Coronavirus Outbreak Expands
Since then, Family Promise has restructured its operation. It will be using a state facility, a rental property and a few locations in a church to shelter seven new families.
“We are just trying to get as creative as possible right now and finding individual units where we can temporarily shelter families,” Church said, “especially those families that are really high risk of having severe medical complications should they contract the virus.”
Community Voice: How Hawaii Nonprofits Are Helping At-Risk Renters
Family Promise of Hawaii is a social service agency helping homeless and low-income families in Hawaii and has a 95% retention rate for families it places or keeps in rental units.
Families helping families
Family Promise, which is a national program that came to Hawaii in 2006, is starting up a Central Oahu program, and has already begun offering prevention and diversion services to keep families on the verge of homelessness from becoming homeless.
Half of Hawaii Barely Gets By
“A lot of families we serve fall into getting scammed,” says Samantha Church, executive director at Family Promise Hawaii, a nonprofit that helps homeless families transition into permanent housing. “They go to payday advance places, or a lot of them get a car with a loan that’s an insanely high rate. It’s their first time learning about credit and interest rates and basic financial literacy. We have families who don’t know what a credit score is. They don’t realize what affects it and impacts it. It’s a life skill that so few people know.”
Partnerships Drive New Housing Solutions in Hawaii
With the support of Family Promise of Hawaii, they were able to find some stability, living in hotel rooms until they secured a unit at Kahauiki Village. Says Ashleigh Loa, a housing specialist at Family Promise, “it gives our families a sense of security because they don’t have to worry that they’ll have to leave in a year.”
Once-Homeless Families Move into Sand Island’s New Kahauiki Village
Housing specialist Ashleigh Loa, of Family Promise of Hawai‘i, explained that the organization’s mission is to create sustainable independence for families, helping them with necessities, financial literary and case management to get back on their feet.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
But thanks to Family Promise of Hawai‘i, which supports families with children who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness, Jane turned her situation around quickly.
Family Promise of Hawaii 5K Fun Run/Walk
The Family Promise of Hawaii 5K Fun Run/Walk started and ended at Kailua Intermediate School on Oct. 28. Proceeds from the annual fun run directly assist families on Oahu who are experiencing homelessness.
Helping Hand - Family Promise of Hawaii 2016
As the Aloha State continues to be the epicenter of homelessness in the United States, with the single worst homeless epidemic per capita anywhere in the country, Helping Hand welcomes back Family Promise of Hawaii, a program to help families with minor children escape homelessness. HPR ATC Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Executive Director Mary Saunders.
Column: Gifts With Meaning, Hawaii-Style
In the past, I have written about Family Promise of Hawaii, a little known charity I greatly admire for its use of existing resources to help hundreds of homeless families find housing and a way to independent living.
Column: Can Churches Help Hawaii’s Homeless?
A nonprofit group called Family Promise of Hawaii has found another and perhaps easier way for churches to house homeless families on their church property.
Family Promise to End Homelessness with Mary Saunders
PetSmart Mililani Donates Aquarium To Family Promise Center
PetSmart Mililani associates installed a 10-gallon aquarium for the residents of Family Promise Center, as part of nationwide program called PetSmart Promise.
Windward Churches Giving A Hand Up To Homeless Families
“Family Promise of Hawaii is committed to building community and strengthening lives,” explained its executive director, Mary Saunders. “Our partnership with local interfaith congregations and their dedicated volunteers is crucial to the success of housing (homeless) families.”
Kids’ helpers come together
Occupying the building at 245 N. Kukui St. will be: Family Promise of Hawaii, the Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii, the Consuelo Foundation, Na Loio and Kids Hurt Too.
Warm welcome: A coalition of Windward churches open their doors to homeless families
The Family Promise program was developed on the mainland. Hawaii is the 38th state to adopt the model of help for the homeless. The Windward churches are the 118th network of shared commitment.