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Hawaii
PRINCE KUHIO PLAZA
111 Puainako St, Hilo, HI 96720
Launch Date: Nov 22 at 4:00 pm
Located at Prince Kuhio Plaza: Near the Social Security office.
GIVING MACHINE
One unique, fun, and memorable aspect of the Light the World initiative is the popular Giving Machines. These customized vending machines allow the public to donate necessary products and services to those in need worldwide. Giving Machine items often include food, clean water, medical care, clothing, education support, hygiene kits, and even livestock, such as chickens, goats, pigs, and beehives.
2024 Hilo Charities
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Pōhāhā I Ka Lani has been offering educational programs for the past 23 in and above Waipiʻo Valley. Through our stewardship programs, we have been teaching and guiding many on how to grow food along with reforest areas with native, endemic and beneficial plants/trees. With these efforts, we are able to provide produce to those in need and send home school children with produce that they grew.
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Serving Hawai‘i since 1947, Catholic Charities Hawai’i provides a wide range of social services with dignity, compassion, social justice, and a commitment to excellence. Through programs and advocacy efforts, Catholic Charities Hawai’i serves all people, especially those with the greatest need, regardless of their faith or culture.
As part of the largest private network of social service organizations in the United States, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i offers much needed programs and services statewide, serving 40,000 individuals each year.
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The Salvation Army's Hilo Temple Corps Community Center serves the people of Hawaii residing on the eastern side of the Big Island of Hawai'i. In addition to Hilo Corps' function as a church, it provides emergency assistance to families needing help including food, emergency services and clothing vouchers.
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Project Hawai’i, Inc. provides services to over 1,600 individual homeless children annually across the islands of O'ahu, Maui and the Big Island of Hawai'i. The nonprofit strives to change the lives of children by providing a sense of stability through interactive programs, including educational summer camps, holiday events, school support, and educational training. Additionally, the nonprofit provides monthly outreach support to assure that children are supplied with healthy meals, personal hygiene care, and emergency services.
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At Neighborhood Place of Puna, we believe that every family should have access to the resources and support they need to thrive, to raise their children in a safe, stable, and nurturing home.
We are striving to create a non-stigmatizing way to provide families with underage children a variety of resources and supports.
LOCATE YOUR GIVING MACHINE
111 Puainako St, Hilo, HI 96720