Social Services Get Lift From Community-Based Groups
Lt. Governor Aiona recently discussed with non-profit organizations in Hawai`i how to better work with faith-based groups to help solve social problems across the state.
Lt. Governor Aiona addresses a conference organized by faith-based leaders.
He credited such partnerships for already providing social services such as job training and drug treatment in Hawai‘i, where faith-based and community organizations are benefiting from an $8.2 million federal grant administered by the Lingle-Aiona Administration.
The money is used to support programs ranging from job training for former prisoners and recovering addicts to rehabilitation for the poor and homeless. “And it is healing and strengthening families,” Lt. Governor Aiona told an estimated 200 leaders and volunteers of faith-based and other social service groups during a conference at Hope Chapel in Kaneohe Bay organized by Together-Strengthening Our Community Services.
“We live in a fast-paced world, and it is difficult to find the time to give back to the community,” Lt. Governor Aiona told the gathering. “That is why we are so thankful for your commitment to volunteer your time and talent to serve the people of Hawai‘i through your faith-based and community organizations.”
Lt. Governor Aiona also recognized faith-based organizations for their help in feeding the homeless, establishing transitional shelters and finding permanent, loving homes for children in the foster care system.
