News

2023

November 10, 2023 – KITV Island News: Houseless veterans who felt forgotten get recognized, thanked for their service at Oahu shelter

November 6, 2023 – KHON2: Are you finally ready to tackle our housing issue?

November 3, 2023 – KITV Island News: Finding Solutions for Homelessness Issue at the Hawai’i Homelessness & Housing Conference

November 2, 2023 – KITV Island News: 4:30 News Guest – Connie Mitchell

November 1, 2023 – MidWeek: Hot Shots – Laying a Foundation the Homeless

October 30, 2023 – KHON2: Pedestrian Safety

October 17, 2023 – University of Hawaii News: Medicine and basketball inspires UH alumna to dream big

October 17, 2023 – KHON2: Waikiki Business Improvement District Association Partners with IHS

September 6, 2023 – Hawaii Public Radio: Waikīkī crime rates decline in first year of Safe and Sound program, HPD says

September 5, 2023 – KITV Island News: Waikiki Business Improvement District announces partnership with IHS

August 29, 2023 – Nikkei: NEC Contributes to Hawaii’s Homeless Problem with Face Recognition Technology

August 23, 2023 – MidWeek: Hotshots – Credit Union Gives Back, Serves Meals

August 1, 2023 – Hawaii News Now: Pacific Resource Partnership donates School Supplies

July 31, 2023 – Hawaii Business Magazine: “Living Paycheck to Paycheck Can Be Scary”: How Nonprofits Help Hawai‘i’s Struggling Middle Class Gain Financial Stability

July 25, 2023 – Hawaii Senate Majority: SENATE VISITS THE PŪLAMA OLA MEDICAL RESPITE KAUHALE & ʻIMI OLA PIHA HOMELESS TRIAGE CENTER

July 15, 2023 – KITV Island News: First Hawaiian Bank employees help beautify IHS’s Hale Mauli‘ola Housing Navigation Center

July 13, 2023 – PBS Hawai‘i: VIDEO: INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI – Are Programs to Curb Homelessness Working?

July 9, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: For 45 years IHS has provided aid to homeless in innovative ways

July 9, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: IHS in constant need of skilled volunteers

July 7, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: Institute for Human Services marks 45 years of assisting those in need

July 4, 2023 – Hawaii News Now: Former UH sports star wants people to know: Homelessness can happen to anyone

July 3, 2023 – KHON2: ‘It was kindness for one another’: IHS celebrates 45 years

July 1, 2023 – KITV Island News: Hawaii organization focused on preventing homelessness celebrates 45 year anniversary

May 24, 2023 – Pacific Business News: More business leaders complete Movers and Shakas’ Hawaii Talent Onboarding Program

May 19, 2023 – Civil Beat: Vacant Homes Would Be Taxed At Higher Rate Under Possible City Plan 167

May 11, 2023 – KITV Island News: 2023 Oahu Point-In-Time report shows homelessness up

April 14, 2023 – Civil Beat: A New Program Aims to Help Hawaii’s Older Adults Keep Their Homes

April 12, 2023 – Olelo: Mental Helath Matters: Anxiety Under the Threat of Violence

April 12, 2023 – Daily Nurse: Nursing Student Yasmeen LaTore Designs Training Module to Enhance Healthcare for Homeless

April 4, 2023 – KITV Island News: Aging Well: Homeless service nonprofit executive Connie Mitchell says nonstop job keeps her young

March 24, 2023 – University of Hawaii News: Nursing student designs training module to enhance healthcare for homeless

March 17, 2023 – Hawai‘i Public Radio: Pilot program to return houseless people to the continent advances at the Legislature

March 15, 2023 – KHON2: Can courts order involuntary treatment for chronically homeless individuals?

March 13, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: Honolulu plans expansion of homeless housing and outreach

March 13, 2023 – Civil Beat: Nowhere To Go: Lack Of Housing And Staff Is Undercutting Efforts To Deal With Homelessness In Hawaii

March 2, 2023 – Pacific Business News: Institute for Human Services to open homeless triage center on Oahu

March 1, 2023 – Hawai‘i Public Radio: New Oʻahu triage center ‘bridges a gap’ in homeless services

March 1, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: New center will address ‘gap’ in homeless treatment

March 1, 2023 – KITV4 Island News: The first homeless triage center on Oahu is opening its doors soon

March 1, 2023 – KHON2: New Oahu triage center a ‘stopgap’ to treat homeless

March 1, 2023 – Hawaii News Now: New homeless ‘detox’ center will offer care for addiction, mental illness

February 20, 2023 – Hawaii News Now: Bayer Hawaii donates more than 300 vegetable seed packets to Institute for Human Services

February 7, 2023 – KHON2: ‘Return to Home’ bill aims to send out-of-state houseless individuals back home

February 1, 2023 – KITV4 Island News: Former University of Manoa Fab 5 member overcomes homelessness

January 25, 2023 – MidWeek: New Beginnings (Cover Story)

January 24, 2023 – Hawaii News Now: This program has diverted scores of mentally ill people from jail to treatment. It’s also saved millions

January 12, 2023 – Civil Beat: Hawaii’s Governor Vowed To Cut Homelessness. Will The Legislature Go Along?

January 9, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: VIDEO: Institute for Human Services Connie Mitchell joins ‘Spotlight Hawaii’

January 4, 2023 – MidWeek: Hot Shots A&B LENDS A HAND TO THE HOMELESS

2022

December 23, 2022 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: Institute for Human Services hosts holiday celebration for children and families

December 21, 2022 – KITV Island News: Honolulu shelter holds memorial service for dozens of homeless lives lost this year

December 19, 2022 – KITV Island News: $1.6 million to Fund Triage Center

December 19, 2022 – HiNow Daily: Bayer Hawaii creates solutions for those in need

December 11, 2022 – Civil Beat: Homelessness Nonprofit Finds Success In Treating Mentally Ill Homeless People After Hawaii Loosened Law

November 25, 2022 – Pacific Business News: How Hawaii nonprofits are tackling challenges, furthering growth

November 25, 2022 – Civil Beat: Homeward Bound: Hawaii Program Flies Homeless People To The Mainland

November 24, 2022 – KITV Island News: IHS hosts Homeward Bound 5k in Manoa in support of homeless outreach

November 23, 2022 – MidWeek: Hot Shots: GRANT IMPROVES VILLAGE’S UTILITY SERVICES

November 22, 2022 – Civil Beat: Denby Fawcett: We Have Become Numb To The Plight Of Homeless People

November 18, 2022 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: Crime down in Waikiki, police tell safety summit

November 13, 2022 – KHON2: From functioning alcoholic to ultramarathon runner

November 11, 2022 – KHON2: Punahou Runners to support Homeless in 5k Run

November 11, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: Veterans Day also highlights efforts needed for struggling service members

November 8, 2022 – Pacific Business News: Aloha United Way Women United awards grants to three Oahu nonprofits

November 4, 2022 – Pacific Business News: BLH 2022: NonProfit Leaders

October 19, 2022 – Pacific Business News: The Institute for Human Services helps combat labor shortage

October 18, 2022 – Honolulu Star Advertiser:  IHS spokesperson Jill Wright & Scott Morishige, Hawaii’s homeless coordinator, join Spotlight Hawaii

September 22, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: HPD teams up with homeless providers to train newest officers on de-escalation

September 8, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: Homeless can sleep in their cars overnight in Maui County pilot program

September 7, 2022 – Civil Beat: How Homeless People Have Weathered The Pandemic In Hawaii

September 1, 2022 – KHON2: Rooftop farm to table: How this program changes lives

August 30, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: IHS program aims to help those seeking work, while also providing relief for homeless

August 30, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: Homeless encampments along Nimitz Highway reduced for now

August 28, 2022 – KHON2: Community volunteers spruce up IHS veterans homeless shelter

August 10, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: As homeless crisis continues, service providers convene to brainstorm long-term solutions

August 10, 2022 – KITV Island News: Hawaii nonprofits face uphill battle in ending homelessness

August 1, 2022 – KITV Island News: Hawaii nonprofit helping to relocate homeless to the mainland

May 20, 2022 – KHON2: Mother shares first-hand lessons to bring others out of homelessness

May 13, 2022 – Pacific Business News: Hawaii’s Best Workplaces 2022: Large companies

May 13, 2022 – Pacific Business News: Hawaii’s Best Workplaces 2022: Workplace Champions

May 7, 2022 – OceanIt: STEM Community Supports University of Hawaii’s ‘Be a Scientist Night’

April 29, 2022 – KHON2: ALWAYS INVESTIGATING Crisis on the streets: Stemming the tide of inbound homeless

April 28, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: Big budget surplus means more taxpayer help for Hawaii nonprofits — and the people they serve

March 25, 2022 – KITV Island News: Masks are here to stay for some Hawaii businesses even as state mandate ends

March 8, 2022 – KITV Island News: Homeless from out-of-state increases in isles

February 24, 2022 – KITV Island News: Homeless mother battling depression digs her way out of a dark hole and turns her life around

January 22, 2022 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: Temporary homeless shelter opens to isolate those infected with COVID-19

January 14, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: Tents go up to house homeless people with COVID as shelters run out of quarantine space

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