Hawaii Catholic Herald KAILUA-KONA — Twenty longtime Hawaii residents moved into HOPE Services shelters last month, receiving a reprieve from life without a roof, running water or safety. The residents had pitched 11 tents outside the Kona Community Aquatic Center. They told outreach workers they had previously taken refuge in the bushes at the Old […]
HOPE Services breaks ground for kupuna housing project in Puna
Diocese of Honolulu-affiliate HOPE Services Hawaii broke ground April 16 for the Sacred Heart Affordable Housing Project, the first affordable housing development dedicated to kupuna in the Big Island’s Puna district. The project is on land adjacent to Sacred Heart Shelter, the micro-shelter village next to Sacred Heart Church in Pahoa built for people displaced […]
Housing is healthcare
HOPE Services director invites lawmakers to join her in standing up for the homeless By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The talk was one of confidence and hope, delivered to a congregation considerably thinned by social distancing. It was also an invitation. “I need your help in showing compassion for the vulnerable, to advocating for […]
Red Mass address: Relationships and partnerships
Our goal is a simple one: for homelessness to be rare, brief and non-recurring By Brandee Menino CEO of HOPE Services Hawaii Here are excerpts from the prepared text of this year’s Red Mass address delivered by Brandee Menino on Jan. 19 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Menino is CEO of […]
HOPE Services Hawaii director to speak at Red Mass
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Brandee Menino, whose achievements in the battle against homelessness on the Big Island are fueled by her driving optimism, aloha and a surplus of hope, will share her passion with Hawaii lawmakers and other civic leaders at the 9 a.m. Red Mass, Jan. 19, in the Cathedral Basilica of […]
A meal, a message, a prayer
East Hawaii Island parishes extend Christmas greetings to HOPE Services Hawaii shelter guests By Gwen DeCoito Special to the Herald This Christmas, East Hawaii Island parishes delivered 120 hot lunches “to go” to six homeless shelters managed by HOPE Services Hawaii in Pahoa and Hilo. By noon on Christmas Day, each shelter guest had received […]
Postscript … Additional thoughts on recent stories
Postscript … Here are some additional thoughts on recent stories in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. HOPE Services delivers This is by Carol Ignacio, the Big Island’s founding director, now retired, of the diocesan Office for Social Ministry, on the Oct. 16 story “A decade inspiring hope,” about HOPE Services Hawaii’s 10th anniversary. The church-affiliated non-profit […]
A decade inspiring hope
Diocese-affiliated Big Island nonprofit marks 10 years fighting homelessness By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald To see the impact of HOPE Services Hawaii, you can count the number of micro-housing units it helped set up and now operates across Hawaii island. You can also browse the long list of programs it runs and the partner […]
Rent and mortgage assistance available on the Big Island
The Diocese of Honolulu-affiliated HOPE Services Hawaii on Aug. 24 joined five other local nonprofit organizations to launch the Hawaii County Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program (RMAP), a program that provides rent and mortgage money to households suffering financially from the coronavirus pandemic. The funds, which come from the Federal CARES Act, will provide a […]
HOPE Services micro-shelters open doors for Kona homeless
Diocese of Honolulu Big Island social ministry affiliate, HOPE Services Hawaii, on July 1 welcomed 15 residents who have become homeless during the coronavirus epidemic into a new village of micro-shelters at the Old Kona Airport Park. The village, called Ka Lamaku, is a joint project of the County of Hawaii and HOPE Services, which […]