Hawaiʻi True Cost Coalition

Community-based organizations are crucial lifelines for Kaua`i’s most vulnerable residents. They provide services such as domestic violence support, food assistance for kupuna and resources for those in needs. However, these essential services are now at serious risk because of federal funding cuts and ongoing uncertainty. Link to full article Read more

Community-based organizations provide amazing social services to our state. Without their efforts, hundreds of thousands of local residents would have a harder time getting food, housing services or relief from domestic violence, etc. But this work is in jeopardy, which was apparent well before the current concerns about federal and state cutbacks on contract work, Read more

Hawaii True Cost Coalition comprised of over 70 CBOs serving more than 500,000 people statewide, advocates to ensure government contracts cover the full costs of providing services so that CBOs can continue delivering vital services to the most vulnerable in our community. Here’s how you can help keep the funding flowing. Link to video on Read more

By Alice Luck, President and CEO of Kauai Planning and Action Alliance The threat to federal funds exacerbates the already longstanding issue of the chronic underfunding of government contracts. The purchasing power of the contracts these nonprofits rely on from the state has eroded over the decades. Contracts have not been adjusted for inflation or Read more

Hawaii News Now Spotlight Now interviewed TCC member, Connie Mitchell, Executive Director of Institute for Human Services (IHS). Over the years, the costs have gone up and the contracts just haven’t kept up. And so it’s really tough. You have to raise more money to fill the puka and then you’re spending more time trying Read more

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 Read more