Category: Media
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Star Advertiser: Column: Federal cuts put our communities at risk
By Christy MacPherson, Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice …Diminished support will mean that there will be less case management for those trying to find housing they can afford. Outreach workers won’t be able to go out into our neighborhoods and assist our houseless neighbors. There will be fewer domestic violence advocates to…
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Working Families Day Rally Feb. 28, 2025
Tina Andrade, President and CEO of Catholic Charities Hawaii speaks about the True Cost Coalition at the 2025 Working Families Day Rally, hosted by the Hawaii Children’s Action Network at the Hawaii State Capitol.
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KHON: The Hawaii True Cost Coalition: Advocating for Nonprofit Sustainability and Community Support
In Hawaii, the network of community-based nonprofit organizations (CBOs) plays a critical role in providing essential services to local families. From housing support for foster youth to food programs for low-income households and services for victims of domestic violence, these organizations are lifelines for many. However, these nonprofits are increasingly struggling due to a growing…
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Star Advertiser Letter to the Editor: Help nonprofits keep isles’ safety net intact
From Andrea Pettiford, Easterseals Hawaii Tina Andrade and Rona Fukumoto’s recent column highlighting Catholic Charities Chicago’s transition away from government contracts should galvanize us to action –transitions like these have significant and sometimes unforeseen ripple effects that are felt far and wide in the communities where they occur. Read full Letter
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Star Advertiser: Column Nonprofits’ contracts need true-to-cost funding
At the heart of the issue is this: government contract rates are often set at or below the actual cost of providing services. That makes delivering critical outcomes unsustainable.
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Hawaii News Now: Hawaii nonprofits brace for less federal funding
Melissa Pavlicek, Hawaii True Cost Coalition, explained, “The community-based organizations that are providing key government services are already struggling to provide those services. Some of their contract prices have not increased in over 10 years. The cost to provide those services is significantly greater. The transportation costs, rent, employees, food, everything has gone up. And…
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Civil Beat: Collaboration Is Needed to Help Nonprofits Survive and Thrive
Sadly, government contracts rates have stagnated for a decade, failing to cover the true cost of services provided by Hawaii’s many amazing nonprofits. Providers then have to rely on philanthropic grants to supplement their government contracts in order to be able to do the work that is fundamental to the well-being of Hawaii’s communities. Link…
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Star Advertiser: Domestic violence affects us all, a whole community approach is necessary
For the past 15 years, funding for DV programs has plateaued, leaving organizations like ours operating at a deficit. CFS employees, who are dedicated to serving the community, often earn below a living wage. This lack of financial support is even more pronounced on neighbor islands, where resources for survivors are already scarce. It is…
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Civil Beat: Waianae Care Providers Want More Funding for Mental Health Programs
Health care providers in Waianae are calling for more resources to expand their services for a community shaken by high rates of gun violence in the last several years. Government support and funding has remained stagnant for at least a decade while funding for other programs gutted during the 2008 recesion have yet to be…
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MidWeek: Think About It with John Fink -Sign of the Times
When any nonprofit shuts down, the ripple effect…can be larger than the problem that was being dealt with in the first place. Who will help those not being helped now? Stretched-thin government or emergency medical services? At what cost? It is essential that quality nonprofits are successfully financed and run in order to help those…