Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation on March 7 dedicated the second phase of its Meheula Vista senior affordable rental housing development in Mililani Mauka. A blessing and groundbreaking also marked the start of phase three of the project. Meheula Vista provides low-income seniors with an affordable permanent living option, offering complementary amenities so residents can […]
Catholic Charities, AARP offer free tax prep for seniors
Hawaii seniors and others who need help preparing their 2017 tax returns by the April 17 deadline have experts at two Catholic Charities Hawaii locations, one on Oahu, one on the Big Island, available to assist them. Catholic Charities and AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free tax assistance and preparation service, are teaming up […]
Red Mass speaker urges officials to open their hearts to the newcomer
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In a talk full of autobiographical detail, the head of Catholic Charities Hawaii spoke to Hawaii’s public leaders about the courage and humanity of immigrants and refugees at the annual diocesan Red Mass, Jan. 16 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. “I speak from experience,” Terry Walsh said, “that […]
RED MASS 2018 TALK: Encountering the stranger, fear melts away
This is the prepared text of the 2018 Red Mass talk delivered by Terry Walsh, the president and CEO Catholic Charities Hawaii, Jan. 16 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. By Terry Walsh Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald “Hope is what drives the hearts of those who depart.” Pope Francis shared these words recently […]
Migrants and refugees will be the focus of the 2018 Red Mass talk
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Migrants and refugees, a topic close to the heart of Pope Francis, will also be the subject of the Red Mass talk by Catholic Charities Hawaii head Terry Walsh, Jan. 16 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. Walsh will speak about the Caritas campaign “Share the Journey,” […]
‘Making God’s love visible’
Ohana and Gospel values inspire outreach at Catholic Charities Hawaii during Christmastime and beyond By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald A widowed mother raising two young daughters and a preteen son is aided into permanent housing, starting a new life from scratch after living in a transitional shelter for many months. A family […]
Catholic Charities names administrator for housing assistance
Catholic Charities Hawaii has named Jillian Okamoto as division administrator for its housing assistance and referral programs. Previously the program director for Catholic Charities statewide housing assistance programs, Okamoto will head programs serving families, individuals and military veterans who are homeless or who are at-risk of being homeless. Okamoto will also serve on Catholic Charities’ […]
Weinberg gives $1 million to Charities’ Laulima campaign
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation on Nov. 7 donated more than $1 million to Catholic Charities Hawaii’s Laulima House campaign. The grant will help the organization expand counseling and child case management services at the 5,377 square-foot property located next to Catholic Charities’ main campus in Makiki. “This donation and others to the Laulima […]
Phase 2 of Catholic Charities affordable senior rentals in Mililani taking applications
Tenant applicants are being accepted for the second of four phases of Catholic Charities Hawaii Meheula Vista, a senior affordable rental housing development in Mililani Mauka. Located at the corner of Meheula Parkway and Lehiwa Drive in Mililani Mauka, Meheula Vista provides low-income seniors with an affordable permanent living option. It serves seniors with incomes […]
Photo: Laulima House donation
The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation on Aug. 3 awarded a $100,000 grant to Catholic Charities Hawaii for its Laulima House Campaign. Pictured from left are First Hawaiian Bank senior vice president Vernon Wong, Catholic Charities Hawaii president and chief executive officer Terry Walsh and Laulima House Campaign chairman Jerry Rauckhorst. Catholic Charities purchased the Laulima […]
