Creating
CHANGE
Rebuilding and Reconnecting
“The lava has stopped flowing, but we are still faced with the resulting sudden spike in homelessness and And for always increased strain on our nonprofit organizations,” says Diane Chadwick, Director of “It’s not healthy Community to be in a disaster state of Philanthropy mind for a long time. Lots of at the Hawai‘i local families are too humble to Community ask for help, but suffer from mental Foundation health stressors. HACBED’s role is (HCF). to balance near-term support with a With plan for long-term resilience.” assistance Brent Kakesako, still in need Executive Director of the Hawai‘i Alliance on the island, for Community Based Economic Development HCF continues to support the community through local nonprofits. The Foundation has distributed more than $670K toward
For All…
“First, we’re trying to simply create space for people to reflect, reassess, and get reenergized by reconnecting to the bigger picture, which builds up long-term relationships for overall resilience,” says Brent Kakesako, Executive Director. HACBED’s second role is recovery efforts to local researching a ‘community organizations providing trust’ in which an entity buys food, shelter, mental health, land in perpetuity, and leases hygiene, legal, and insurance it out to people of a certain support. income level so they can build equity. Now comes the rebuild. Given the loss of 700 homes Third, HACBED is in the area, the biggest coordinating civic issue is long-term affordable conversations with community housing. For that, HCF members, government and is turning to the Hawai‘i other institutional partners, Alliance for Community Based service providers and Economic Development other community-based (HACBED). organizations to gauge their
interest and capacity to create such a land trust. “We’re figuring out the nuts and bolts: where resources will come from, who’s doing what, who can develop housing, who is willing to step up and take a role,” he says. “Our preliminary feasibility analysis shows we can do it. Anyone can step up. Our thanks to the ongoing, continuous support from donors and the Hawai‘i Community Foundation.”
DID YOU KNOW:
More that ninety funds at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation have been established to benefit Hawai‘i Island.
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