It’s never just one thing. It’s never just one person. “People will shake their finger at me and say, ‘you need to do this one thing.’ But that’s the problem. It can’t be solved with just one thing. It’s complex. It’s everywhere. And it takes all of us.” -Nanci Kreidman, Domestic Violence Action Center “People […]
It’s never just one thing. It’s never just one person. “The answer is so much more than housing. It goes deep. We have to look beyond simply finding a home.” -Connie Mitchell, The Institute for Human Services “There was this gentleman, homeless and not working because of his health needs,” recalls Connie Mitchell, executive director
It’s never just one thing. It’s never just one person. “We have to listen and learn from the old-timers, those who’ve been here for generations. Complex problems require comprehensive solutions.” -Terry George, The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation Harold K.L. Castle established his foundation in 1962. The way he saw it, he had some land and
It’s never just one thing. It’s never just one person. “We keep realizing how much we are still learning from our father, now thirteen years after his passing.” -Elizabeth Steele, The Steele Family It’s hard to imagine preserving a culture that’s not one’s own. Where do you even start? How do you understand the complexity,
No one knows the scope of their services,” says Nancy Pace, longtime advisory board member of the Salvation Army. “They do the most good for those least served,” she says, “and people don’t know about it.” Pace is a legend in Hawai‘i’s nonprofit world. Besides doing groundbreaking medical work around the globe, she’s served on
It happens all the time, right? Maybe you see an injured pet and know it needs services it might not get. Sometimes you notice something and wonder if it might be done better, or you realize there’s a service needed that’s not being offered in your community. Those moments and many others are the beginnings
• • • when we die, we leave everything behind everything we have everything we acquired during our lifetimes: the houses, the cars, the money, the flatscreens… even our bodies and the relationships that we made… after time they all fade away and the only thing that remains the only thing that stands a chance
Not all of us have the big bucks to leave big money endowments. So what? Giving back isn’t just about money. It’s about acts of intention, seeing what needs to be done and doing it. It’s remembering what you learned growing up — to act with respect and care for those around you, to leave
Caring for our communities requires everyone to pitch in and give back. It’s what we do. And it takes all of us. In these profiles, we zoom in on neighbors making a difference every day. We meet a family that’s been giving back for generations because it’s in their DNA and a man who created
Caring for our communities requires everyone to pitch in and give back. It’s what we do. And it takes all of us. In these profiles, we zoom in on neighbors making a difference every day. We meet a family that’s been giving back for generations because it’s in their DNA and a man who created
Caring for our communities requires everyone to pitch in and give back. It’s what we do. And it takes all of us. In these profiles, we zoom in on neighbors making a difference every day. We meet a family that’s been giving back for generations because it’s in their DNA and a man who created
Caring for our communities requires everyone to pitch in and give back. It’s what we do. And it takes all of us. In the profiles that follow, we zoom in on neighbors making a difference every day. We meet a family that’s been giving back for generations because it’s in their DNA and a man
