Five Year Homeless Strategic Plan Meeting 5/23/24 at Anaina Hou

COUNTY OF KAUA‘IHOUSING AGENCY
ADAM ROVERSI – DIRECTOR (808) 241-4444

Reminder: Series of meetings for Five Year Homeless Strategic Plan
scheduled May 21 to 25

The County of Kauaʻi Housing Agency is reminding all to participate in a series of meetings from May 21 to 25, as the agency begins to develop a Five Year Homelessness Strategic Plan for Kaua‘i. Anyone not able to attend a meeting is encouraged to submit written comments to Farah Aquino at faquino@kauai.gov by Sunday, May 26.

The meetings have been categorized into four separate focus groups to allow more specific and efficient discussions. The four focus groups are for individuals who have experienced houselessness, neighborhood community members, social service providers, and Kaua‘i business leaders.

All participants are encouraged to come to the meetings with their concerns, strategies, and suggestions. Participants will meet with the County’s contractor, OrgCode Consulting, Inc., to assist in developing the Kaua‘i County Five Year Homelessness Strategic Plan. The plan involves engaging the community, homeless service providers, and people experiencing homelessness in surveys, focus groups, interviews, and listening sessions.

The information gathered from these meetings will inform the development of a needs assessment and draft strategic plan that will be shared with the community for additional feedback later in the summer. The meetings are scheduled as follows:

Houseless Lived Experience Meetings
Meetings for individuals who are experiencing or have experienced houselessness.
·       Tuesday, May 21 – 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Līhu‘e Salvation Army (4182 Hardy Street, Līhu‘e)
·       Wednesday, May 22 – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hanapēpē Salvation Army (4465 Puolo Road, Hanapēpē)
·       Thursday, May 23 – Noon to 1:30 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church (4-1056 Kūhiō Highway, Kapa‘a).
·       Saturday, May 25 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kamalani Kai campground side of Lydgate.

Neighborhood Community Meetings
Meetings for community members of various neighborhoods.
·       West Kaua‘i Neighborhood Meeting – Wednesday, May 22 – 9 to 10:30 a.m., at Waimea Neighborhood Center (4556 Makeke Road, Waimea).
·       Anahola Neighborhood Meeting – Thursday, May 23 – 4 to 5 p.m., Kanuikapono Public Charter School (4333 Kukuihale Road, Anahola).
·       North Kaua‘i Neighborhood Meeting – Thursday, May 23 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Anaina Hou Community Park Porter Pavilion (5-2723 Kūhiō Highway, Kīlauea).
·       Eastside Community Meeting and Food Bank – Saturday, May 25 – 1 to 3 p.m., ‘Ohana Christian Fellowship (4531 Pouli Road, Kapa‘a).

Social Service Providers Meeting
A meeting for individuals who are Social Service Providers.
·       Tuesday, May 21 – 8:30 a.m., at Lili‘uokalani Trust (4530 Kali Road, Līhu‘e).

Kaua‘i Business Leaders Meeting
A meeting for individuals who are business leaders in our community.
·       Tuesday, May 21 – 5:30 to 7 p.m., at Lili‘uokalani Trust (4530 Kali Road, Līhu‘e).

For more information or if you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Farah Aquino at 808-241-4427 or  faquino@kauai.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.