#Maui Poverty
MEO seeking more responses to survey on causes of poverty in county
Maui Economic Opportunity has been gathering community’s input on the “causes that could lead to poverty” in Maui County and encourages more submissions before the survey’s deadline of Wednesday, June 25.
MEO surveying residents about top community needs
The survey of the general public and stakeholders is an initial step as MEO creates a Community Action Plan for 2027-30.
Child & Family Service deploys model of care to break the cycle of poverty
Child & Family Service hosted a lunchtime gathering of more than 30 local nonprofit leaders and partners in Waikīkī earlier this week to share its pilot program results of “Transition To Success,” which took place on Maui and Kauaʻi and showed statistical improvement in positive changes in the lives of its 986 participants.
Community Needs Survey launched to better understand causes of poverty in Maui County
Maui Economic Opportunity has begun circulating a survey on the causes of poverty in Maui County to be used in the development of a Community Needs Assessment and Action Plan that the nonprofit generates every three years.
Mayor declares May Community Action Month with MEO in attendance
Mayor Michael Victorino proclaimed May Community Action Month in Maui County on Wednesday, May 4, with staff from Maui Economic Opportunity, the county’s Community Action Agency, attending and turning the Mayor’s Conference Room into a sea of pink polo shirts.
