SBA Disaster Loan Assistance
The SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan provides an advance of up to $10,000 for small business owners who have suffered a temporary loss of revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This program is for any small business with less than 500 employees (including sole proprietorships, independent contractors and self-employed persons), private non-profit organization, or 501(c)(19) veterans organizations affected by coronavirus/COVID-19. For more information, please click here. General Information About COVID-19
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Lunch, from 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Hawaii Foodbank: Ohana Produce Plus Program Distributions Hawaii Foodbank and participating food partner agencies have distributed millions of pounds of fresh produce and assorted dry goods and nonperishable items to underserved communities on Oahu and Kauai through the ʻOhana Produce Plus Program. Below are a list of locations hosting food distributions:
Show Aloha Challenge The City & County of Honolulu, along with individual community members, and non-profits came together to create the Show Aloha Challenge. The Show Aloha Challenge raises money to purchase 60 meals a day from 11 local restaurants to provide hot meals to seniors in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kūpuna who would like to sign up for the meal delivery service may call St. Francis Healthcare System at (808) 547-6501. Hawaii Farm Bureau: Farm-to-Car The Hawaii Farm Bureau has developed the farm-to-car pilot project which allows people to shop on the Hawaii Farm Bureau’s online Farmers Market, pick out their fruits and vegetables and curbside pick-up their orders at the Blaisdell Center. Customers are reminded to bring their receipt upon pick-up. All orders are guaranteed. For more information on the program, call 848-2074. PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
Income and Food Aid
Public schools will not be serving lunch today, Friday, April 10th in observance of Good Friday, but Hui Mālama o ke Kai Foundation will be providing family meals on April 10, 17, and 24, 2020. Mahalo for supporting our community with these meals!
Aloha Pūʻōhala Ohana,
We hope your distance learning activities are going well and filling your child's days with a little more substance than laying around and eating! I think many would agree, weight gain is a very real outcome (for adults at least)! Remember, if you have any questions about the activities or technology, please reach out to your kumu/teacher and they should be able to help you. We have limited resources answering the phones at school. Your best bet is emailing the kumu. Also, I have attached a flier from Ben Parker Elementary as they started offering meals today!!! Parker Grab and Go Flyer with Map (1).jpg Mahalo for your patience as we rolled out the supplies and technology devices this past Monday. It was a success as all but 13 families arrived for pick up! It was so nice to see the keiki faces! Continue to heed instructions from our leaders so our ohana are not hit by this COVID19. A hui hou! Pūʻōhala Staff Technology Resources:
The Federal Communications Commission has released an agreement stating that providers will waive late fees, not cut off service for lack of payment, and open hot-spots.
Additional Grab and Go Student Meals at Benjamin Parker Elementary School Starting on April 8th4/7/2020 We have gathered some resources for assistance (financial, food, other) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aloha United Way
If you need assistance and aren't sure where to start, call 211 for referrals to a broad range of programs, from assistance with basic needs like food and shelter, to child care and legal services. Hawaii Foodbank Food assistance is available at pantries and feeding programs throughout Oahu and Kauai. Check the food bank's COVID-19 response page for a list of distribution sites that are currently open. Oahu Food Assistance Handout Ho'āla Assistance Program Funded by the Hawaii Resilience Fund The purpose of the Hoʻāla Assistance Program is to provide one-time emergency financial assistance (up to $1000 per household) to Hawaiʻi residents facing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. HRF is made possible through a partnership between the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, and Pierre & Pam Omidyar. The program aims to provide stability to families during this emergency situation. The Pantry The Pantry by Feeding Hawaii Together employs a “grocery store style” experience where our clients are able to “shop online” for themselves and “pick up” at an individual’s scheduled time. We offer a range of food for our clients to choose from, all for free. By doing this, The Pantry reduces food waste because our clients are taking the food they want. Hawaiian Electric Co. HECO announced on March 17, 2020, that it would suspend disconnections for at least 30 days as relief for customers who are financially challenged by the pandemic. Customers who are having a hard time paying their bills are asked to contact customer service to discuss their options. Visit HECO's COVID-19 response page for more information and tips on saving energy while working from home. Hawaii Gas The company announced that it will not be interrupting gas service through at least April 30, 2020, to provide relief to customers who are unable to pay their gas bill. Customers are asked to call the utility to discuss payment options. Bank of Hawaii Bank of Hawaii is offering two assistance programs for customers facing financial hardship because of COVID-19. The forbearance program offers loan forbearance on residential mortgages, home equity loans and home equity lines of credit for up to six months; while the extension program offers an extension of up to three months on installment loans such as personal loans and auto loans. Visit our COVID-19 financial assistance page to learn more about the programs, and how to get started. If you have a loan or mortgage with another financial institution, reach out to learn more about what kind of assistance they may be offering. YMCA In the meantime, see what our YMCA is doing to help our community during this time of uncertainty and need that includes providing emergency healthy meals for children, child care for essential workers, virtual counseling support for the Y teens in our substance abuse treatment programs, and offering our new Virtual YMCA to the entire community for free, to keep everyone healthy and connected with online exercise classes, activities for families and kids and a fun nationwide fitness challenge. Senator Schatz Resources for Hawai'i During the Coronavirus Pandemic. We’re working hard to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Congress recently passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (click here) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (click here). As a result of this legislation, the federal government is now offering several resources to support our families and our local businesses during this public health emergency. Aloha Pūʻōhala ʻOhana!
We hope you are well and heeding the words of our Mayor and Governor to stay at home. Our teachers and staff members have been working hard to prepare distance learning support materials for distribution next week Monday. We have created online resources to continue to support your child's academic growth. On MONDAY, APRIL 6TH, we will have pick-up of important communication, report cards and some learning materials for all students. Technology hardware will also be given out to those who have submitted the survey and requested usage of a Chromebook and/or tablet. We are hoping that all Preschool, Kindergarten and 1st graders have a tablet at home. For the upper-grade levels, a tablet will not suffice for the planned activities. A laptop will be needed. You may respond to this email if you find you are in need of a more suitable device. There is no deposit required to attain a device. Normal wear and tear is to be expected, however, if more damage is done, there may be a replacement cost for the device. We will work with your financial situation in the event that occurs. Please do not consider it a burden to have the device. This is a good time to reinforce to our keiki what it means to take care of valuable learning tools. HERE IS THE PLAN FOR MONDAY, APRIL 6TH 10: 00 AM - 2:00 PM - COME ANYTIME DURING THOSE HOURS. NOTHING WILL RUN OUT SO YOU NEED NOT RUSH. We will have all cars proceed down to the fire lane, which is past the dumpsters. You will stay in your car and staff will help you curbside. You will give them your child's last name and teacher's name. We will hand you your items. AND OFF YOU GO!!! WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE EVERYONE!! WE WILL BE WEARING MASKS AS IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL WHO ARE OUTSIDE AMONG OTHER PEOPLE. SEE YOU ALL MONDAY!!! Mahalo, Pūʻōhala Administration, Faculty and Staff!!! Aloha Pūʻōhala ʻOhana,
We hope all our keiki and ʻohana are safe and healthy at this time. As you already may be aware, the Hawai’i Department of Education has closed all public schools through April 30, 2020. Enrichment activities are being developed through the HIDOE as well as with our own Pūʻōhala staff to provide all students with continued academic support. Our staff has been working eagerly to give our students innovative learning opportunities that we hope excite them as much as it has excited us to create! Our school website will have an ‘Ohana Enrichment Corner beginning March 30. This will be for all our students and families to access. The plan going forward is for distribution of report cards, hard copy learning packets, and some technology hardware, during a drive-up service on April 6, 2020. Each teacher has been creating google classrooms for their students so it will be helpful for students to have computer access. The survey sent out last week helps us to support you with technology. More information coming to you later this week. On our school website is a "Library" section! Find our link at the Pūʻōhala School main website, or go to https://puohalalibrary.weebly.com/ to find the library directly. This "virtual library" provides helpful links, updates, and enrichment activities that all of our families can use right now! See our Quick Links, Storytime Any Time, and For Families tabs to get started with learning-at-home... Be sure to check back often, as site features are being updated every day! Fill out an "Ask the Librarian" form if you need more help with finding resources or simply answering random questions - think of it like your personal Google Assistant! Other resources are available through the HIDOE website for all families and students for the school closure period of March 30, 20202 to April 30, 2020. They will be placed on the main HIDOE website, then click on the COVID-19 tab. Resources will be added as the month progresses. https://wwwhawaiipublicschools.org. https://sites.google.com/k12.hi.us/resources-student-parent/home Lastly, this is the letter from our Complex-Area Superintendent Matt Ho. C-K CAS Letter 3-27-2020.pdf (See COVID-19 post from 2020-03-27) Mahalo! Pu'ohala Staff |
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