2000 Best Practice AwardsProgram and Geographical Winners: Hawaii
Best Practice: "Ellis Island of the Pacific:
Fair Housing Info-mercial Outreach"
Info-mercial Informs Low-Income Residents
about Housing Discrimination
Honolulu.
To raise awareness of fair housing rights among immigrants and low- to moderate-income
groups in Hawaii, a state and inter-county alliance hired a local comic
celebrity to conduct info-mercials on fair housing. Through humor and a
recognizable rainbow logo, the info-mercials clearly stated that "Housing
discrimination is against the law!" Television proved to be an important
outlet to reach elderly "shut-ins" and people with mobility impairments.
Stations provided free or low cost airtime for the info-mercial. The alliance
posted mass transit bus placards in Honolulu and Hilo, and placed posters
in government housing offices. All counties in the state participated in
an inter-governmental agreement to fund the info-mercial and related project
costs.
Contact: Madid Shaw Abelina, Phone: (808)
527-5311
Tracking Number: 3112
Winning Category: Program (Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Best Practice: Alternative Structures International,
dba Ohana Ola O Kahumana
Alternative Structures International Transitions
Homeless to Permanent Housing
Waianae.
Alternative Structures International, doing business as Ohana Ola O Kahumana,
works within the HUD Continuum of Care model to help residents move from
homelessness to permanent housing. Ohana Ola O Kahumana provides a transitional
housing program to help homeless adults with children become self-sufficient
through a coordinated effort of health, housing, and financial and social
and follow-up services. Families may stay in Ohana Ola housing for up to
two years and must participate in on- and off-site program activities that
include parenting classes. Participants are required to save four percent
of their income, or at least $25 a month. When participants leave the program,
their money is distributed through vendor payment as security deposits,
rental fees, utility fees and moving expenses. The majority of the 145 families
who have been helped through this program have maintained permanent housing.
Contact: Helen Kimball, Phone: (808) 696-4039
Tracking Number: 3289
Winning Category: Geographical
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