Fellows mentioned in this story:
Suzanne Skjold, Cohort II
Gavin Thornton, Cohort VIII

From Civil Beat:

A group of 17 Oahu nonprofit organizations will receive $4.5 million collectively over the next three years to address issues related to housing and financial stability, the Aloha United Way and Hawai‘i Community Foundation announced Thursday.

Known as the 2022-24 ALICE Initiative, the program is designed to help working families in Hawai‘i, where a high cost of living and relatively low wages leave many people struggling to get by. The Aloha United Way estimates that as of 2020 59% of Hawaii households were working but having a hard time making ends meet, with no safety net for emergencies.

The ALICE Initiative is meant to bring together the nonprofits in a multiyear, quasi-collaborative endeavor, said Suzanne Skjold, Aloha United Way’s chief operating officer.

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