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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 1040.023 2006-2008 0$ I flY 2~ 9PI 9 42 FAX Date: May 20, 2008 To: Council Testimony From: Sonia Scadden RE: Testimony on Bill 253 Draft 2 Comm. 1040.3 3 pages follow.... . Mahalo ~d . 23 Wo TOO 404 Dal; MAY 2 2003 iE 3Btid 0071 L6999ZE 90:01 8002/0Z/50 TESTIMONY FOR KALOKO HOUSING PROGRAM BILL 253, DRAFT 2 My name is Sonia Scadden. I live in Kailua-Kona. I am an active member of the Social Ministry Committee of St. Michael's Catholic Church and represent St. Michael's on the CAP, the Community Alliance Partners, that work to find solutions to homelessness. As a volunteer involved in preparing and serving meals at the Friendly Place in Kailua-Kona, I have the opportunity to talk to many of those in our community who have no place of their own to call home or to raise their children. Their stories have profoundly affected me. That is why I flew over to Honolulu five times to testify during the Legislative session that just ended and that is why I am here today. For example, earlier this year, as we were finishing serving, a well-dressed young couple whom I had not seen before came to be served. In conversation with them, I learned that they were both working in town and had come on their lunch hour for a hot meal. They told me that they had children, but because their family was homeless, they spent the nights outdoors somewhere in the bushes. This is no way for parents to be forced to raise their children! Even though they were both working, they did not make enough money to afford any available place for rent. Based on the 2007 Homeless Point in Time count, there are 1,228 unsheltered people on the Big Island. It is a very sad fact that 1 out of 3 is a child. Of these children, 210 are under the age of 5. Hawaii County has the largest percentage of unsheltered children under the age of 5 in the state. It is hard enough to be a parent these days, but imagine trying to be a parent and have to live unsheltered, being constantly on watch for your children's safety. According to the same 2007 Point in Time Report, on our island, 1 out of every 6 homeless persons is employed either part time or full time. They are trying to get their lives together. These are examples of the people that are being helped by the Kawaihae Transitional Housing Program. The story of the working couple had a happy ending. Within two weeks from the day I met them, they were accepted at Kawaihae Transitional Shelter. We need the Kaloko Housing Program, because, as you know, in 13 months the Kawaihae Transitional Housing will close. (The only facility for homeless families in all of West Hawaii, an area comprising 2,230 sq. miles!) It houses only 24 families and is always totally occupied with a waiting list. The West Hawaii CAP Outreach Committee conducted a campaign to educate citizens about the homeless issues and the need for the Kaloko Housing Program and collected their signatures on petitions in support of the Kaloko Housing Program to be submitted to the State Legislature. In all, we collected 1,463 petitions with the help of the 31 local organizations, the list of which is at the end of my testimony. In addition, we now have the support of the 702 member Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce to make the Kaloko Housing Program a reality. All of us strongly urge you to pass Bill 253, Draft 2 Communication 1040.3 (communication from Housing Administrator Ed Taira to Council Chair Hoffman, requesting an increase to $5.413 million to the Kaloko Housing Program funding.) TESTIMONY FOR KALOKO HOUSING PROGRAM Scadden P.2 "West Hawaii Needs Kaloko Housing" Particiaating Organizations Faith-Based Communities Annunciation Catholic Church Waimea Christ Church Episcopal Kealakekua Kona Beth Shalom Kona Coast Chaplaincy Lanakila Congregational Church Kainaliu Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity Kona Mokuaikaua Congregational Church Kona Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Honokaa Sacred Heart Catholic Church Hawi Society of Fdends(Quakers) Kona & Volcano St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Kealakekua St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church Kona United Methodist Church Kona Social Services, Healthcare, Education Care Hawaii, Inc. Family Support Services of West Hawaii Habitat for Humanity Hui Laulima Council Kawaihae Transitional Shelter Kealakehe Elementary School Neighborhood Place of Kona North Kona Catholic Community Religious Education The Friendly Place Businesses ATR Property Management Club Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Copy Post Plus, Inc. 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