U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award $1 million in federal funding to Maui Family Support Services to support the Quality Care for Hawaiian Keiki Project, which provides child care subsidies to Native Hawaiian families. “With this funding, Maui Family … [Read more...] about Federal funding for Native Hawaiian child care on Maui
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U.S. Senator Brian Schatz and Senate Appropriations Committee get Maui help from federal government
Is there a more powerful job in Washington than being a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee? I mean, sure, the President can starve the Affordable Care Act of money, order the Department of Defense to give armored trucks and grenade launchers to small town police departments, order the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, … [Read more...] about U.S. Senator Brian Schatz and Senate Appropriations Committee get Maui help from federal government
Hawaii receives nearly $50,000 in substance abuse treatment grants
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded up to $47,145 in grants to fund substance use prevention programs in Hawaii over the next several years, SAMHSA announced in an Oct. 31 news release. The grants are specifically for programs aimed at preventing mental and substance use disorders. These SAMHSA grants are geared toward expanding and … [Read more...] about Hawaii receives nearly $50,000 in substance abuse treatment grants