1. HOUSING:

·         Catholic Charities Horizons Independent Living Group Home in Salt Lake

o   For men ages 18 to 25

o   Former foster youth or previous out-of-home placement

o   Stay up to 2 years

o   Program fees

§  1st month free + $100 groceries

§  2nd month $150

§  3rd month on, $300

§  Fees returned on exit

o   Has Savings Account, will match up to $300 per month

o   No curfew

o   Greg & Barb Garner, foster parents

o   Contact Andreas Okolovitch, Transition Facilitator (535-0115)

·         Hale Kipa Independent Living Program Training Apartments in Matlock Hale on Ke‘eaumoku Street

o   Four bed residential program for

o   young men (17½ through 21) in need of transitional housing and

o   services and exited from foster care

o   Group and individual services to teach health, nutrition, vocation/education, employment, and home maintenance

o   6 - 9 months with youth being fully prepared to begin life as fullyfunctioning, independent adults

o   Must be in school or working

o   20% Program Fees, refunded on successful exit

o   Jelicia Bell, foster parent, and Matt Jugran, ILP Case Manager (292-3881)

o   Contact Jaque Kelley-Uyeoka, Deputy CEO (589-1829)

·          Kulana Nani, affordable housing complex in Kāne‘ohe (247-0602)

o   Has two bedroom units that rent for $590-$680 per month.

o   Parking is $15 per month. 2

·          Hale Kipa Hāloa House in Foster Village near Radford High School

o   Four bed residential program for young women (17½ through 21) exiting or who have exited from foster care

o   Group and individual services to teach health, nutrition, vocation/education, employment, and home maintenance

o   9-12 months residence with the young women being fully prepared to begin life as fully-functioning,independent adults

o    Must be in school or working

o    20% Program Fees, refunded on successful exit

o   Kathleen Walsch, foster parent (754-4712)

o   ILP Case Manager Vasi Wolfgram

§  Office: (235-2758) Cell: (779-3106) Fax: (235-7808)

·         Hale Kipa Transitional Living Program, two 5 bedroom homes in West Lock Fairways in ‘Ewa

o   For homeless or at-risk of being homeless

o   Homes for males and females

o   Females can have children

o   For youth ages 18 through 22

o   6-9 month stay

o   Contact Alika Campbell, program coordinator (754-7060)

·         Hale Kipa Passages I Independent Living Group Home in Liliha.

o   Must be referred by Department of Health, Child and Adolescent Mental

o   Health Division (CAMHD) mental health care coordinator

o   For ages 16 through 17

o   For males and females

·         Hale Kipa Passages II Independent Living Group Home in Mānoa.

o   Must be referred by Department of Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD) mental health care coordinator

o   For males and females

o   For ages 18 through 20

o   Must qualify under Support for Emotional and Behavioral Development (SEBD)

·         Hawai‘i Job Corps, 41-467 Hihimanu St, Waimānalo (259-6001) or 500 Ike Dr, Makawao (579-8450)

o   Offers vocational training in:

§  Automotive Repair: Brake &

§  Electrical

§  Business & Finance : Accounting Clerk & Business Administration

§  Culinary Arts & Hospitality

§  Facility Maintenance

§  Health Occupations: Certified Nursing Assistant & Home Health Care Aide

§  Painting

§  Renewable Resources: Ornamental Landscaping

o   Can earn competency-based high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED)

o   Can be resident or non-resident

§  Pickup at Pearlridge and Kalihi

o   Can enroll ages 16 through 25

o   Generally 12-18 month program

o   Tours offered every other Thursday from 9 – 11 am

o   Campuses in Waimānalo, O‘ahu and Makawao, Maui

o   Contact Mike Schneider, Outreach & Admissions Specialist (536-0695)

·         Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Family Unification Voucher Program

o   For former foster youth ages 18-21 and at risk of being homeless

o   Must apply before 22nd birthday

o   Maximum rent is 30% of income and minimum is $50

o   Program available for a maximum of 18 months

o   Hale Kipa ILP case managers will process the application even if they are not current clients

o   Contact Sandra Toma (768-7078)

·         Check honolulu.craigslist.org for rental listings

·         Check University of Hawai‘i Off-Campus Housing Referral System (www.housing.hawaii.edu/och) for rental listings

·         Hale Na‘au Pono Independent Living Group Home in Wai‘anae

o   Must be referred by Department of Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD) mental health care coordinator

o   For up to five males

o   For ages 18 through 20

o   Must qualify under Support for Emotional and Behavioral Development (SEBD)

·         Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subsidized apartments (www.hud.gov/apps/section8/step2.cfm?state=HI%2CHawaii)

o   Hālawa View Apartments in ‘Aiea

§  (488-3613)

o   Makalapa Manor Apartments in

§  ‘Aiea (487-7114)

o   Kalani Garden Apartments in Mililani

§  (623-9811)

o   Jack Hall Housing

§  94-827 Kuhaulua Street, Waipahu (671-2244)

§  Charges 30% of Income

o   Waipahu Tower

§  94-337 Pupumomi Street, Apt. #106 Waipahu (539-9777)

§  Requires $300 deposit

·         Hale Kipa Hāpai Home in ‘Ewa

o   Four bed residential home catering to expectant teens, teen mothers and their babies.

o   Primary focus is effective parenting, completion of high school or further education, employment readiness or acquisition.

o   All areas of independent life with a child are addressed.

o   Elaine Baltazar, resident foster parent, and case manager Michelle Kinimaka ( 754-9189)

·         Catholic Charities Mary Jane Program (group home)

o   For pregnant youth or young mothers and their babies.

o   Can stay up to four months after giving birth.

o   Contact Lindsey Schwartz (261-9776)

·         Family Promise of Hawai‘i, 69 N.Kainalu Dr, Kailua, HI 96734 (www.familypromisehawaii.org/html/WhatWeAre.php)

o   Places youth for short-term

o   Contact Kent or Kristy McKibbin (261-7478)

·         YMCA Central Branch, 401 Atkinson Dr, Honolulu

o   94 rooms for Men

o   Dormitory style with showers

o   $37.00 per day rental cost

o   Free use of fitness facilities

o   Free local calls

o   Near The Bus transportation line

o   Contact Thaxon Lukela, Residence Manager (941-3344)

·         Department of Hawaiian Homelands (www.hawaii.gov/dhhl)

o   Must be at least 18 years old

o   Must be at least 50% Hawaiian

·         U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 500 Ala Moana Blvd, Ste 3A, Honolulu

o   Must fit low income bracket

o   List of apartments can be found online at www.hud.gov/cfm  

o   Apply at apartment locations

o   Contact Gordon Furutani, Field Office Director (522-8175)

·         Dorm at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (www.housing.hawaii.edu)

o   $3,497 for traditional double room

o   Meal plan: $1,151 per semester, or $2,302 for the academic year

o   Apply by May 1^st

o   Must be full-time enrollment

·         Chaminade University dorms (www.chaminade.edu/student_life/res_life/halls.php)

o   Housing cost between $1,855 and $3,215 per semester

·         Meal plans cost between $1,850 and $2,500 per semester

·         Hawai‘i Pacific University dorms at Windward Campus (www.hpu.edu/index.cfm?contentID=164&siteID=1)

o   Security Deposit: $500

o   Triple-Occupancy Room: $4221 per semester

o   Double-Occupancy Room: $5282 per semester

·         Housing Solutions Incorporated 2734 S. King St, #100, Honolulu (973-0500)

o   Transitional Housing and Low-Income Housing for Homeless Families and Single Persons

·         Na Kolea Rooming House 1020 Isenberg St, Honolulu (946-8063) ( This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it )

o   $300 per month

o   Dorm style (shared kitchen and bathroom, own room)

o   Need to work at least 19 hours per week

o   There is a waiting list

·         YWCA Fernhurst Transitional House for women and children (941-2231)

o   Helps with education and employment goals

o   Homebased program has a fee of $15 per day

o   Meals included

·         ‘Ohana Ola O Kahumana 86-433 Kuwale Rd, Wai‘anae (696-4095)

o   Transitional Housing for Homeless Adults with Minor Children

·         Weinberg Village - Holo Loa‘a 41-490 Saddle City Rd, Waimānalo ( 259-6658)

o   Homeless Families with Children Under 18 years old and Families at risk of Becoming Homeless

o   Direct Referrals, Transitional Housing, Educational Classes, Counseling, On-Site Preschool, Food & Nutrition Classes

·         Catholic Charities, Mā‘ililand Transitional Housing, 87-190 Maliona St, #B18, Wai‘anae ( 696-4885)

o   Serves unsheltered homeless families.

o   The Maili Land Housing Program provides temporary housing and a structured, programmatic environment to assist families develop the necessary skills, education and income to obtain long-term permanent housing within 24 months of program intake.

o   General services include: intake, assessment, referral and case management services, on-site educational classes, employment preparation, guidance in planning for a successful transition and post-exit follow up services.

·         Kahikolu ‘Ohana O Wai‘anaeHomeless Shelter (973-0500)

o   Working together with the city, state and several nonprofit agencies

o   Serves as an emergency and transitional shelter

o   Offers low income rentals

o   Residents have a max of 2 years

o   They will offer training to help residents become self sufficient

·         Onemalu Transitional Shelter, Building #48, Belleau Woods St, Kalaeloa

(682-3869)

o   Transitional Housing, Case Management, Educational Classes

o   $300 per month program fees

o   Can stay up to two years

·         Ulu Ke Kuku‘i in Ma‘ili, 87-576 Kula‘aupuni St, Wai‘anae (620-9011)

o   Studios, 1, and 2 bedrooms available

§  Studios are $500 per month

§  1 bedrooms are $700 per month

§  2 bedrooms are $800 per month

o   Onsite case management provided

o   Childcare onsite provided by Headstart, PACT and INPEACE

o   2 year maximum stay

·         Pai‘olu Kaiāulu Transitional Homeless Shelter in Wai‘anae

·         Institute for Human Services (IHS), 546 Ka‘aahi St, Honolulu 96817 (845-7052) (http://www.ihs-hawaii.org)

o   Emergency Shelter for Single Women, Single Men, and Families; Food; Clothing; Medical Clinics; Child Care

·         Steadfast Housing Development Corporation, 677 Ala Moana Blvd, Ste 713, Honolulu 96813 (533-0449)

o   Supported Housing Program provides services to clients who are registered with the Adult Mental Health Division

o   Assists with housing search and temporary rental subsidy

·         Honolulu Community Action Program (HCAP) Kumuhonua Transitional Shelter Housing Program in Kalaeloa (682-5494)

o   Can stay for up to two years

o   Must transition from emergency shelter

o   For single adults 18 and older, or couples without children

o   Cost $400 per month for a studio with private bath, refrigerator and microwave

o   Requires $400 security deposit

o   Need:

§  State ID

§  Birth certificate

§  Declaration of homelessness status form

§  Proof of income/benefits

§  Employment verification

§  Medical information

§  TB clearance

o   Will provide case management, ongoing workshops and classes

o   Apply at HCAP Main Office, 33 S.King Street, Suite 300, Honolulu or HCAP Leeward District Office, 85-555 Farrington Highway, Wai‘anae

·         Hui Ola Transition Program, 1226 Ulupuni Street, Kailua, HI 96734

o   For youth transitioning out of HYCF

o   In general, a 6 – 9 month stay