HI-501 FY ‘21 CoC Project Priority Listing Publicly Available
Partners In Care on behalf of the Oahu Continuum of Care is pleased to make publicly available the Priority Project Listing for the 2021 CoC Consolidated Application to HUD. Pending any appeals, this listing is final, Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Please submit comments or questions regarding the priority listing to Sharon Baillie, Operations and Planning Manager.
11/01/2021 Update
As of 12:00 p.m. HST, Monday, November 1st, the Priority Project Listing is final. No appeals were received.
HI-501 CoC Consolidated Application Project Priority Listing PDF
O'ahu Housing Now Donation Drive
Help us provide newly housed families with items to make their house a home!
When: Saturday, November 6th, 10AM-1PM
Where: TWO locations:
The Church of Jesus CHrist Latter Day Saints: 1723 Beckley St. (Honolulu)
Kokohead Elementary: 189 Lunalilo Home Rd. (Hawaii Kai)
Drive up & we’ll unload your donations!
Interested in volunteering? Contact: Kimberelyw@partnersincareoahu.org
Questions? Contact: ohn@partnersincareoahu.org
HI-501 FY '21 RFP for Project Applicants Now Available!
Aloha Oahu Continuum of Care Community,
Partners In Care, on behalf of the Oahu CoC, is seeking project proposals from qualified nonprofit agencies providing shelter and supportive services to persons experiencing homelessness. Please find the Request for Proposals (RFP) here. Selected applicants will be included in the HI-501 federal grant application for funds under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care Program.
Agencies must attend one of two available RFP Q&A Sessions to be considered for this funding opportunity.
Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 3:00 p.m. HST – Join Here!
Friday, September 17, 2021, 2:00 p.m. HST – Join Here!
Submission due date is Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 12:00 p.m. HST.
For additional information including scoring tools, please visit here.
All questions can be sent to Sharon Baillie, Operations and Planning Manager at 808-380-9466 or sharonb@partnersincareoahu.org
Supreme Court Rules Federal Eviction Moratorium to End
On Thursday, August 26th, the Supreme Court ended the federal eviction moratorium. They stated that "if a federally imposed eviction moratorium is to continue, Congress must specifically authorize it".
Read NPR’s full article here
New Federal Eviction Ban Applies to Oahu
The new federal eviction ban applies to Oahu because of high rates of community transmission of COVID-19. The temporary eviction ban protects qualified Oahu renters who are struggling because of the pandemic. However, renters must take action:
Fill out the CDC declaration form to see if they qualify. Download it at www.bit.ly/cdcdeclarationform
Qualified renters must give the CDC declaration to their landlord or landlord’s representative.
We urge renters to start planning now for when the eviction ban ends. To understand their rights, renters can contact:
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii at (808) 536-4032 or visit legalaidhawaii.org
The State of Hawaiʻi Landlord-Tenant hotline at (808) 586-2634 or download the Landlord-Tenant handbook at https://cca.hawaii.gov/hfic/files/2013/03/landlord-tenant-handbook.pdf
#eviction #hawaii #honolulu #federaleviction
Star Advertiser Editorial PIC leads efforts to help the homeless off the streets and into affordable homes
Executive Director of Partners In Care answers questions about Landlord Engagement and finding affordable housing. Click HERE to read the interview.
How Landlord Engagement is Working to Address Homelessness in Hawaii
A conversation with The Hawaii Cyber Lions Club. Click HERE to watch the conversation on YOUTUBE.
Search is on for LANDLORDS to house homeless on Oahu by Dan Nakaso
Click HERE to read the article from the Honolulu Star Advertiser. The Oahu Housing Now Project aims to house 300 households by September and they need the community’s help.
JULY 24th 10am-1pm OHN Housing Donation Drive
Join us on July 24th, 2021, 10am - 1pm at Central Union Church. Bring new household items to donate to families moving into housing through the Oahu Housing Now Project. Click HERE for more details.
2020 System Performance Measures
The 2020 System Performance Measures Report can be viewed HERE.
OpEd: Don’t Hurt Vulnerable Families; Make Taxes More Equitable
A local family with three keiki under 4 all came down with COVID-19 early on. The dad can no longer work because he is suffering from post-COVID health problems, and the mother’s job was reduced to part-time due to the pandemic. They had been living with family but no longer are able to do so. They now face living on the streets.
We are writing as members of Partners In Care (PIC), a coalition of Hawaii nonprofit homeless providers. We know only too well the suffering of people experiencing homelessness, and now we’re in a pandemic (COVID) within an ongoing pandemic (homelessness).
Hawaii already has the second highest rate of homelessness in the country, and we now have the highest unemployment rate in the country due to COVID. Thousands of local individuals and families are on the precipice of losing their homes and/or not having enough to eat — or have already become houseless.
It’s no secret that our economy is suffering, and we are facing a huge budget shortfall. But our government leaders are proposing serious cuts in state programs, including homelessness-related services.
For example, this past year, domestic violence services received a 25% cut (many women/children become homeless when fleeing from abuse), and substance abuse services, a 19% cut. Homeless emergency grants, including financial assistance for families on the verge of being evicted, are facing a 30% cut; services for homeless and runaway youth, a 24% cut; housing services for persons living with HIV, a 64% cut; and statewide sex abuse treatment services, 30% cut (virtually every woman living on the streets has been raped).
Already, 27% of Hawaii adults living in households with children have “little or no confidence” that they can pay next month’s rent on time. Three times more people are seeking food at Hawaii’s food banks than before the pandemic. Nationally, 28% of children do not have enough food to eat and 40% of military families need food assistance — and these numbers are even worse here due to our higher unemployment rate.
There’s a better solution than depriving vulnerable people of the services they desperately need: Raise needed revenue by taxing the wealthy who have not faced the grim financial consequences of the pandemic.
After cuts made during the 2008 recession, Hawaii’s homeless population increased by 37% over the following few years. If we make similar cuts now, we will once again see homelessness rise significantly.
Instead, by asking Hawaii’s wealthiest individuals and companies to pay more in taxes, the state could raise $550-$970 million in much-needed revenue. For example, we could increase taxes on Hawaii’s top 2%, which is about $800,000 for married couples and $400,000 for singles. We could increase the taxes on the sale of mansions. We could make gigantic global corporations pay taxes on their profits earned here in Hawaii.
Hawaii’s lowest-income residents pay 15% in state and local taxes — while wealthiest residents pay only 8.9%. That means our most vulnerable community members pay much more in taxes, as of a portion of their income, than the wealthy. Does that sound fair?
The Hawaii Tax Fairness Coalition, a group of 30 civic organizations, nonprofits, government agencies and service providers, has proposed measures to ask those who are fortunate enough to be doing well during this pandemic to pay a little more. See www.hitaxfairness.org for more revenue ideas.
By making our tax system fairer, the state will increase revenue and save services that have been a lifeline to so many families during this pandemic.
By Marya Grambs and Heather Lusk
Marya Grambs is a board member and Heather Lusk is president of the board of directors of Partners in Care.
You can read the article online: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/02/22/editorial/island-voices/column-dont-hurt-vulnerable-families-make-taxes-more-equitable/
2020 CPD Funding Matrix Report & Dashboards
The CPD Funding Matrix and Dashboard Reports, as of December 1, 2020 have been posted to HUD Exchange.
These reports provide funding information for each city and state that receive CPD program funds, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Continuum of Care (CoC), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), HOME, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), and Housing Trust Fund (HTF).
Reports detail the size of each grant received over the past several years, as well as the total amount of funds currently available to be spent on affordable housing and community and economic development activities.
View CPD Funding Matrix and Dashboard Reports.
VIEW 2020 Honolulu Matrix & Report
Funding Matrix Dashboard
Funding Matrix Report Detailed
YHDP Grant Award Listing
Partners In Care is pleased to release the funding award for the HI-501 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) monies. A total of 18 applications were submitted with more than $6.2 million worth of funding requested. The overall budget for the 2 year grant cycle is $3,686,000.
PIC YHDP Grant Awards 2020-06-02
To learn more about the YHDP, please check out here.
To learn more about the Oahu Youth Action Board, please check out here.
PIC YHDP Request for Proposals Now Available - Updated: YHDP RFP Materials
We are pleased to release the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Oahu Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Funding. Please find the attached RFP, along with timeline. As a friendly reminder, if your agency is considering applying for this funding, at least one person from your agency must attend the RFP Information Session next Monday, March 30th from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. HST. If for some reason your agency is unable to attend due to other priorities surrounding COVID-19, please email Sharon sbaillie@auw.org and Charmaine at cmccladdie@auw.org with your intent to apply for funding no later than the end of business day on Tuesday, March 31st, providers will be allowed to apply for funding as long as they follow these steps and a recording of the RFP Information Session will be made available to these agencies.
PIC 2020 YHDP RFP - 3/27/2020
PIC 2020 YHDP RFP with updated information on timeline and eligible agencies - 4/29/2020
With schedule and eligible agencies updated:
Meeting Information for RFP Session on Monday, March 30th at 3:00 p.m. HST: https://homebaseccc.zoom.us/j/4154097547 Or Telephone: Dial: +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 415 409 7547
New as of 3/30/2020
PIC YHDP RFP Information Session PowerPoint
PIC YHDP Homeless Definitions Quick Guide
As of 3/31/2020
PIC YHDP Funding Eligible Agencies
As of 4/7/2020
PIC 2020 YHDP RFP Scoring Tool
PIC 2020 YHDP RFP Budget Worksheet
As of 4/28/2020
As of 4/29/2020
As of 5/4/2020
Oahu Coordinated Community Plan to End Youth Homelessness
As of 5/8/2020
New $2.5M Hawaii Fund Aims To Help Nonprofits With Coronavirus Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to job losses, quarantines and lots of uncertainty in the Aloha State.
The Hawaii Community Foundation has created a new $2.5 million fund to help public health and other local nonprofits that are trying to help stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The fund includes $1 million from the Omidyar ‘Ohana Fund, $1 million from Hawaii Community Foundation, and $500,000 from the Stupski Foundation.
The fund is aimed at supporting health care workers, expanding testing and screening for COVID-19 and helping vulnerable people who are quarantined with home visits and food deliveries, according to HCF spokeswoman Sheila Sarhangi.
“Grants will be provided to specific health care organizations and nonprofits currently working in appropriate spaces. In an effort to move resources swiftly and to reduce the burden on organizations serving on the frontlines, HCF is forgoing a formal application process at this time,” Sarhangi said in a press release Wednesday.
“As fundraising continues to address the outbreak and the future recovery phases of the crisis, additional funding will be awarded on a rolling basis, making it possible to quickly adapt to evolving needs. The initial round of grants is expected to be released as soon as possible.”
The fund is called the Hawaii Resilience Fund and is open to donations from the public.
Omidyar Ohana Fund, established by Pierre and Pam Omidyar, is managed by the Hawaii Community Foundation. Pierre Omidyar is the CEO and publisher of Civil Beat.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: PIC YHDP Funds - MANDATORY RFP Information Session
Update - 3/18/2020
The YHDP RFP Information Session will now be held via conference call, we will not be meeting in person. It is recommended that agencies login via a computer to view the slides we will be presenting. PIC will not be accepting any project applications from agencies who do not have a representative at the meeting.
Monday, March 30, 2020 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. HST https://homebaseccc.zoom.us/j/4154097547 Or Telephone: Dial: +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 415 409 7547
3/5/2020
We will be hosting a MANDATORY RFP Information Session for agencies who are interested in applying for PIC Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) funds. This session will be held on Monday, March 30, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Meeting will be held in the PIC Offices, located at 200 North Vineyard Boulevard, Suite 210, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817. PIC will not be accepting any project applications from agencies who do not have a representative at the meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Sharon at sbaillie@auw.org or Charmaine at cmccladdie@auw.org.
Heat Map of Unsheltered Surveys taken from the 2020 O‘ahu Point In Time Count
Heat Map of Unsheltered Surveys
A more interactive map will be released in the coming months.
If you have any questions regarding the 2020 O‘ahu Point In Time Count please contact us
Hawai‘i News Now Covers the 2020 O‘ahu Point In Time Count
Volunteers gather for point-in-time count to get better sense of Hawaii’s homeless population
News article can be found here
By Mileka Lincoln | January 23, 2020 at 5:48 AM HST - Updated January 23 at 7:38 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Homelessness is one of the biggest problems facing our state, but just how bad is it? Officials and volunteers are trying to find out through the annual point-in-time count.
The point-in-time is a count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons on a single night in January that helps to determine the funding and resources that are committed to combating homelessness in our community.
“We want to get a sense of the needs of our population and hopefully put the support we’re able to gather in place so we can offer them the services they feel they need to break the cycle of homelessness,” said Steve Kahanaoi, who’s been a point-in-time count volunteer for the last 10 years.
The annual nationwide homeless census is conducted for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Officials say an accurate point-in-time count is imperative to ensuring there are enough services in the right neighborhoods to assist Hawaii’s homeless population.
That accuracy depends on the number of volunteers who are able to assist with the data collection.
On Oahu, volunteers counted 4,453 homeless people in 2019. That was down from 4,495 homeless individuals in 2018.
Statewide, the number of homeless individuals also went down 1% ― from 6,530 people in 2018 to 6,448 people in 2019.
But the number of unsheltered homeless on Oahu jumped 12% last year.
The census counted 2,401 people living on the streets, parks or in cars.
The number of sheltered individuals, meanwhile, went down 13%.
Since 2015, the number of homeless families declined 42% and veteran homelessness went down 18%.
Despite three consecutive decreases, Hawaii currently has the highest per capita rate of homelessness in the country.
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