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Office of Social Ministry
The Office for Social Ministry works
to meet the challenges of ever-changing community needs by utilizing
spiritual, human and material resources, to empower those in need to
live with dignity and respect.
Funded Programs
- Hawaii Island Food Basket
The Food Bank Basket salvages edible food from wholesalers, retailers and farmers that would otherwise be dumped and
distributes this food to needy people in the community through a
network of not-for-profit organizations and raised consciousness
regarding hunger.
- Care-A-Van Outreach Program for the Homeless
Mobile
outreach team assists homeless into permanent supportive housing,
leading to self-sufficiency by offering payee services, rental
subsidies, and 24-hour on-call landlord support.
- Mobile Care Health Project
The
Project provides primary dental care for the low-income uninsured and
under-insured population; provides dental assessments and fluoride
treatments and prevention education through health fairs and school
outreach efforts. -
Beyond Shelter Transitional Housing
Program
The Office for Social Ministry
began a transitional housing program Beyond Shelter, on June 1, 2006 at 110 Ululani Street, Hilo, HI.
Private apartments units for eight families are available at Beyond Shelter in the
form of six – 2 bedroom units with 2 baths, one bedroom unit with 1 bath and
one studio with 1 bath. Families are expected to participate in on –site
program/classes, have the abilities to pay program fees, be good neighbors and
commit to seek employment, complete job readiness programs if necessary to
prepare for the workforce and/ explore educational opportunities.
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Ponahawai
Ola Transitional Housing Program OSM acts
collectively with the State’s correctional and judiciary agencies to identify
offenders at risk of homelessness for placement in our transitional housing
program, prior to offenders’ release. Special needs and diagnoses are assessed
before entry into the program is possible, and preparatory actions are made to
create and individualized support network for each exited offender – including
necessary linkages to treatment facilities for those diagnosed with substance
use issues, mental illness, and /orco-occurring disorders.
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