Hawaii Appleseed's Gavin Thornton Discusses $100 Million CARES Act Housing Support for Hawaii's Families

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Written By Adriann Gin

The Hawaii Data Collaborative is partnering with the Hawaii Executive Collaborative for a “By the Numbers” series featured on the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s COVID-19 Care Conversation. Every Monday morning during the month of June, we will be inviting some of our partners and collaborators to share how they are using data to help Hawaii address the impacts of COVID-19 in our community. Tune in every Monday in June at 11:00am (HST) to catch the segment!

On Monday, June 29th, Gavin Thornton, Executive Director Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, discussed recent legislation passed that will provide $100 million of CARES Act funds to folks in need of rental and mortgage support, and why this assistance is necessary to shield the state from even greater costs in the future.

For more insights on the “Housing Relief and Resiliency” program, check out this blog post published by the Hawaii Budget & Policy Center.

Adriann Gin
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