Grants support Hawaii Island health care
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has awarded more than $119,000 in community benefit grant funding to three nonprofits seeking to promote economic opportunity and support workforce development throughout the state.
Hawaii Community College (via UH Foundation) was awarded $69,333 for the school’s nursing program to help address health care labor shortages on Hawaii Island.
The Patsy T. Mink Center for Business and Leadership, in partnership with Mana Up (via YWCA Oahu), received $35,000 to promote economic opportunity, counseling and training for locally owned small businesses, with a specific focus on women’s leadership development.
Hawaii Hospital Education and Research Foundation (HHERF) received $15,000 to expand scholarships for health care students in Hawaii.