Phoenix and Kimberleigh Finnegan and their family are opening their doors this year on New Year’s Eve for anyone, no matter how much money they have, to gather with them for a good meal and an entire holiday experience.
The nonprofit Project Hawai’i has received a $20,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for funding its Teen Mentoring Program, which works hands-on with homeless teenagers to create a learning environment to end their cycle of poverty.
When public schools open on the Big Island on Monday, many keiki who are homeless, or living in shelters and other needy situations are receiving help from nonprofits and the Department of Education for school clothing, supplies and transportation.