Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, Inc. Receives $5 Million Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant to Help End Homelessness for Families in Maui County Fund grants $123.45 million to 40 nonprofits across the U.S. to move the needle on re-housing and supporting families experiencing homelessness WAILUKU, Hawaii – (November 22, 2022): Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, Inc., Maui’s largest homeless shelter provider, today announced that it has received a $5 million dollar grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund—the largest private gift in the organization’s history. Launched in 2018 by Amazon founder Jeff… Read More »

2022 EXECUTIVE REPORT Aloha Beloved Community, We are convinced that the origin of the word “resilience” stems from families and individuals who have endured homelessness. The families, children, and single adults in our shelters are the strongest and most resilient people you will ever meet. They have gone through stressors and trauma that most of us will never experience, but they know how to survive. Most advanced through 2021 working towards their goals even as the COVID pandemic ensued with hell-bent force. When a family or single adult leaves the shelter to move into permanent housing, we give them the … Read More »

Read printed version of Newsletter Directors Report Aloha friends, Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, Inc. has been serving the homeless and under-served in Maui County community for over 30 years, but like many, the last year and a half has been one of the most challenging times in our history. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, our important work to break the cycle of homelessness did not ease up. Homelessness doesn’t take a  timeout or stop when there’s a pandemic. On a monthly basis, on average, we receive 216 (Wailuku shelter) and 122 (Lahaina shelter) calls… Read More »