Kathy Jaycox, President, Faith Action for Community Equality (FACE) Oahu | Feb 2, 2018 | February - March 2018, Programs & Services
In 2017, Hawai‘i legislators and Gov. David Ige created the Kupuna Caregivers Program. This program helps family caregivers who work at least 30 hours per week outside the home by providing a $70-per-day benefit in services that could help make home caregiving for aging family members more affordable.
Lisa Sekiya, Corporate Communications, Queenʻs Health Systems | Feb 2, 2018 | February - March 2018, Programs & Services
Yoko Futa, an 83-year-old former clerk for the Dept. of Transportation, volunteers for about 10 hours a week, helping patients at Queen’s hospitals. Yoko Futa is a member of The Queen’s Medical Center’s Volunteers in Place program, a way for community-minded people and groups to serve at home, centers or sites.