HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0099.029 2020-2022 From: Hamakua Harvest
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2021 11:09 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: RE: Communication No.99.4
Aloha e Councilmember Sue Lee Loy, Chair, and members of the Human Services and Social Services Committee:
We are grateful to the County of Hawaii and this year's Nonprofit Grant Program Ad-Hoc Committee for the financial
assistance and awards,so that Hamakua Harvest, INC can continue our commitment to increasing food security,agriculture,
and healthy rural lifestyles in Hamakua. This year's process,while different,aspires to be a catalyst for positive change across
many sectors and lays the foundation for better collaboration between, public, private, and philanthropic partnerships.
The absence of the State's Grant in Aid program made the work of this year's Ad-Hoc Committee challenging and their shift for
the presentations of our objectives, activities, outputs, outcomes and impact was tough but a transparent demonstration of
how our programs are reaching the most vulnerable in our community.
This year's Ad-Hoc asked thorough and thoughtful questions; especially the critical questioning of other barriers our programs
are challenged with and we look forward to more collaboration to bridging these gaps.
Mahalo,
Jessica Sobocinski 4
President of the Board of Directors
Hamakua Harvest, INC
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