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to Kailua-Kana. Construction is scheduled to begin in the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Phase 1 of the project will provide for a 24/7 assessment center, community center, kitchen facilities, safe parking, manager's unit and 16- individual micro units. Focus of Kukuiola is on singles and couples. Phase 2 of the project will include additional buildings for the delivery of services and an additional 48 permanent affordable rental units. Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: likely to become homeless after being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); and, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs The Community Alliance Partners, a consortium of agencies representing county and state government, non-profit homeless service providers, domestic violence program providers, health care provicirs, businesses, private funders and community advocates and volunteers meet on a monthly basis to discuss barriers and develop solutions to address the needs of our most vulnerable community members. The CAP continues to look at opportunities to collaborate to maximize the number of households served by funding received from federal, state and private grants. In early 2021, the County was informed of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Emergency Voucher Program. The County received an initial allocation of 110 vouchers. The program is scheduled to launch in late summer 2021. Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again The CQVID-19 pandemic impacted all of us and more so, our vulnerable population. With the use of federal funds, the County implemented several programs to support household who were directly and indirectly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In January 2021,the County received approval of a grant from the Cities for Financial Empowerment to implement a Financial Empowerment Center on Hawaii. The free one-on-one counseling services will provide opportunities for community members to connect to financial counselor to help with addressing financial barriers. OMB Control No: 2506-6117 (exp. 09/30/2021) CAPER 19