HAWAI‘I RESILIENCE FUND GRANTEES

HAWAI‘I RESILIENCE FUND GRANTEES The Hawai‘i Resilience Fund is providing grants to community-based organizations to rapidly address the COVID-19 crisis in Hawai‘i.

Hawai‘i Resilience Fund Grant Summary (as of 3/31): Aloha United Way 211 is a vital part of the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) emergency response plan and is being promoted as the primary community call-to-action for info on COVID-19. By calling 211, specialists help people find food, shelter, financial assistance, child care, parenting support, elderly care, disability services, job training and more. AUW.org; 536-1951 Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) launched the Hoʻāla Assistance Program to provide one-time emergency financial assistance (up to $1000 per household) to cover mortgage, rent, utilities, childcare, and other emergency expenses to households facing financial hardship due to COVID-19. In its first day, CNHA received more than 2,000 applications, demonstrating the high need for support at this time. Hawaiiancouncil.org; 596-8155 Hawai‘i Homeless Healthcare Hui (H4) is servicing O‘ahu’s homeless population with screening, testing, medical support services and a quarantine facility in Iwilei. In collaboration with other social service providers, H-4 will extend screening and medical care to medically fragile kupuna, including those in outlying areas, who are at increased risk for mortality from the COVID-19 virus. H4Hawaii.org; Chinatown: 545-3694; Kaneohe: 234-5562 Hawai‘i’s food banks: Hawai‘i Foodbank (locations on O‘ahu and Kaua‘i), Maui Food Bank, Hawai‘i Food Basket (on Hawai‘i Island) are providing food distribution to ensure that no one in Hawai‘i goes hungry, particularly during this time of crisis.

Hawaiifoodbank.org; Mauifoodbank.org; Hawaiifoodbasket.org Helping Hands Hawai‘i is providing emergency assistance with support for rent and utility payments to families who are facing a loss of income as a result of Covid-19.

Helpinghandshawaii.org; 536-7234 Kama‘āina Kids: Kama‘āina Kids is the largest child care program on Oʻahu and Maui and has 22 centers that will remain open to serve children of essential workers, especially medical staff. They will also offer full or partial tuition assistance to families, beginning with essential worker families that need to enroll their school-age children because public schools are closed.

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Kōkua Kalihi Valley (KKV): KKV is a federally qualified health center that serves the ahupua’a of Kalihi on the island of O‘ahu. Their pilot project will provide door-to-door health and wellness checks to 500 of its most fragile kūpuna and their caregivers over a 3-month period.

By helping these individuals stay in their homes, maintain necessary food and basic needs, and by educating them on how to protect themselves, KKV aims to keep this population healthy. kkv.net; 808-791-9400 The YMCA of Honolulu: The YMCA will provide emergency childcare for healthcare and other essential workers at three sites (Nu‘uanu, Windward, and Leeward). Understanding that many children get their only hot meal at school, the nonprofit will also provide meals for low income children in gap areas not able to be serviced by the DOE. ymcahonolulu.org; (808) 531-YMCA (9622) OUR APPROACH TO GRANTMAKING Our approach to grantmaking is prioritized through a four-phase approach to community resilience through the CHANGE Framework, which has a specific focus on our most vulnerable island residents.

Phase I – Risk Reduction and Disaster Readiness The first round of grants support the work of the public health sector and communitybased nonprofits to 1) increase regional test sites and screenings and help protect the health care workers on the front-lines 2) support self-quarantine measures, such as home visits and 3) distribution of food supplies to populations disproportionately impacted by the outbreak Phase II – Rapid Relief and Response HCF will focus on ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families, kūpuna, homeless and other vulnerable populations who will be disproportionately impacted by the economic consequences of the virus.

Phase III – Recovery and Stabilization HCF’s recovery phase will focus on providing access to affordable loan capital to individual families, local small business and non-profits using our Social Impact Investment Fund. We anticipate being in this phase over the long term and will support local Community Development Financial Institutions that can make direct loans to those affected by the economic uncertainty as the result of COVID-19.

Phase IV – Rebuilding Resilience Phase IV focuses on increasing social equity among vulnerable people and places across our state. HCF will continue to support investments in specific sectors through grant making. We will engage communities statewide and convene community leaders across sectors to actively seek lessons learned and to refine our current resilience plans to proactively prepare for future disasters.

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