As COVID-19 continues to spread through our community, the economic impacts of the pandemic are hitting people hard. Many residents have lost their income and are facing financial uncertainty. Here at Parents And Children Together (PACT) we are doing our very best serving our keiki and families during this pandemic, to provide the services they need to keep them safe, healthy, and able to withstand the social and economic impacts of the virus.
- Early Childhood Education
- Domestic Violence Prevention & Intervention
- Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention & Treatment
- Behavioral Health Support
- Community & Economic Development
TL;DR: "Re-opening" isn't about saving ordinary workers and earners. You can't save someone by infecting them with a deadly disease. "Re-opening" is about saving investors. These people are willing to risk workers' lives and shoppers' lives because they believe they do not have a shared microbial destiny with the rest of us. But the vast majority of Americans think re-opening is a bad idea. Ass a result, Texas, Ohio, Iowa all have snitchlines for bosses who want to punish mulish, uncooperative workers who think their job isn't worth their lives. If the won't go back go back to worK, their unemployment will be denied.
The Hawai‘i Resilience Fund was created to rapidly deploy resources to <b>community nonprofits</b> and health care providers who are working on the ground to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Hawai‘i.
HCF is working in close collaboration with state leaders, non-profit organizations, businesses, and philanthropists to get a clear understanding of the quickly-evolving priorities in our community. Grant reviews happen daily using our four-phase approach to resilience, outlined below. If you are a nonprofit in need of funding, please visit our grantee page here.
Telephone and internet service providers in Hawaiʻi have taken the pledge to not terminate service to any residential or small business for 60 days starting March 16. If you are affected, check the link.
Free lunches for kids under 18. Locations and times vary...advance to the second slide for info.
One-time financial assistance to families with at least one Hawaiian Kamali’i (children ages birth to 17 years old).
Updates were made on April 14, 2020 to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relation (DLIR) website to address the concerns of those filing for Unemployment Insurance. Click on “Check Your Claim Status” to find out the status of your claim. This function has been separated out to address the overload issues.
Are you in the ones percent? Good news, have we got aid for you! The rest? Meanwhile, it's root hog or die for us! Or bridge liquidity, lol.
Who is eligible for the Economic Impact Payment?
U.S. citizens or resident aliens who:
Have a valid Social Security number,
Could not be claimed as a dependent of another taxpayer, and
Had adjusted gross income under certain limits.
How to make sure you are receiving the economic impact payment!
Call 211 to reach Aloha United Way as they have new funding to help those who are struggling with rent and utilities. They will refer you to an agency that the funding has been dispersed to, you can only receive this assistance once during the crisis.
We’re providing cash assistance to restaurant workers, car service drivers, delivery workers, personal service workers and more who need the money they aren’t getting to survive. Please help!
Not in Honolulu yet, but perhaps soon if you know a restaurant owner willing to take this on! Due to the closure of restaurants across America, thousands of restaurant workers have an urgent need for assistance. Independent restaurants are at the center of the vibrant growth in America. For the past decade, we have relied on the convivial and dynamic hospitality of the independent restaurant scene to make this a city that we are incredibly proud of. Restaurant workers need your help more than ever. It is vital that we offer relief to those in need, so after this crisis restaurants can return to their full vibrancy.
In partnership with @makersmark and @leeinitiative @chefedwardlee we have turned restaurants across the country into relief centers with local chefs for any restaurant worker who has been laid off or has had a significant reduction in hours and/or pay. We are offering help for those in need of food and supplies. Each night, we will pack hundreds of to-go meals that people can come to pick up and take home.
Includes several more relief funds for restaurant workers and their children, Crucial resources for immigrants, both documented and undocumented, health info, explanations of Gov't resources, unemployment resources, news and information on the impact of Covid 19 on the restaurant sector's workers. GEM of a resource.
Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC) is asking for disaster relief for the workers it represents, but its aid program is on hold since they were overwhelmed with applications, so I would consider donating to Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation Covid Fund instead until ROC resumes direct aid. I will change this as soon as I find out they are back on track.
Temporarily on hold, but they promise to be back. They were overwhelmed by applications.In the meantime, you can apply for relief now if you are a restaurant worker at Southern Smoke (serves all states, not just in the South).
Application for emergency Covid 19 relief funding for individual restaurant workers. The application is for all states, not just southern ones, and the detailed information is required by Federal regulations, not an info grab as far as I can tell.
They are promising 0% interest loans for restaurant workers as soon as they are able to set them up and will inform via their newsletter first. Sign up here.
Limited eviction relief. Includes a wonderfully Orwellian definition of a "covered dwelling"...Just when you thought you were covered.