Hawaiʻi e-news

AUGUST 2021

You are invited to attend this year’s virtual Biennial Community Gathering
Two nonprofits partner to house justice-involved community members during the pandemic
Hawai‘i state library grant paves way for telehealth partnership
More than $2 million in recent Hawai‘i grants announced

You are invited to attend this year’s virtual Biennial Community Gathering

After the pandemic forced the postponement of last year’s Biennial Community Gathering in Baltimore, the Foundation sincerely hoped to be able to host an in-person gathering in November 2021. Unfortunately, based on current and potential developments related to COVID, we are still planning to hold this event virtually. As you will see on the digital invitation that follows, the possibility of any in-person attendance will not be decided until much closer to the event. Even if some level of attendance becomes feasible, the number of attendees will be strictly limited.

This online gathering is invitation-only, and everyone who RSVPs will receive a special “thank you” from the Weinberg Foundation! So, please read on, and confirm your participation!

November 17, 2021
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. EST

This online gathering is invitation-only!
RSVP to confirm your participation at hjweinbergfoundation.org/gathering.

Everyone who RSVPs will receive a special
“thank you” from the Foundation!

Two nonprofits partner to house justice-involved community members during the pandemic

Across Hawai‘i, an estimated 30 percent of people released from the prison system exit to homelessness. This data is particularly relevant given the population reduction in Hawai‘i’s correctional facilities that occurred throughout the pandemic. One partnership between two Maui nonprofits—Maui Economic Opportunity and Ka Hale A Ke Ola—went above and beyond in the last year to connect justice-involved community members to housing.

Hawai‘i state library grant paves way for telehealth partnership

In the April Hawai‘i e-news, we shared how a $500,000 capital grant to Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i, provided the 20 percent match necessary for the Hawai‘i State Library System to access federal funds to upgrade IT and internet capacity in libraries throughout rural and low-income communities. That commitment has provided the building blocks for the Hawai‘i State Department of Health to invest $3.7 million into those same libraries, this time, with the goal of increasing telehealth access.

More than $2 million in recent Hawai‘i grants announced

The Weinberg Foundation recently approved $2 million in Hawai‘i-specific grants supporting the areas of Housing, Health, Jobs, Education, and Community Services.

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