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Effective December 30, 2022, households receiving Social Security and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will see their benefits increase 8.7%. The increase is due to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).  Social Security and SSI beneficiaries were sent notifications by mail in early December. The increase in Social Security and/or SSI may impact eligibility for SNAP and could ...
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Keiki P-EBT 2023

Posted on Jul 14, 2022 in Featured, Main

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What is Keiki P-EBT? The Keiki Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program is food assistance approved by the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service, and authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127) as amended by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159) and ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2022 (updated) DHS Provides Additional Application Period for Preschool Open Doors Program to Assist Eligible Families Honolulu, HI – The Department of Human Services (DHS) is helping families better afford preschool for the 2022-2023 school year by providing an additional application period. The Preschool Open Doors (POD) program new summer ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY:  June 23, 2022 STATE WARNS OF TEXT SCAM ABOUT P-EBT BENEFITS HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) is warning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and the general public, to be aware of a scam using texting to obtain your personal information after receiving reports from the community. The text ...
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  Processing Centers To reach our Statewide Branch Support Desk, please dial toll free: 1-855-643-1643 Oahu   Kapolei Processing Center 601 Kamokila Boulevard, Room 117 Kapolei, HI 96707 Fax: 692-7783 Email: [email protected]   Koolau Processing Center Waikalua – Lobby remains closed until further notice 45-260 Waikalua Road Kaneohe, HI 96744 Fax: 233-3620 Email: [email protected]   ...
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For Immediate Release: April 5, 2022 UH News Release (click here) The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Health Policy Initiative (HPI), which aims to improve health care in Hawaiʻi, was launched thanks to a $10 million multi-year commitment from the Med-QUEST Division of the state Department of Human Services. Housed in UH Mānoa’s College of Social Sciences, HPI will facilitate ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   March 1, 2022 DHS Shares Family First Hawai‘i 2021 Accomplishments HONOLULU – The State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) Social Services Division (SSD) Child Welfare Services (CWS) Branch is honored to share the Family First Hawai‘i (FFH) 2021 Accomplishments (click here). The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) provides Hawaiʻi ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY  February 24, 2022 SNAP/Financial Assistance Processing Centers and First-To-Work Offices at a number of statewide locations restart in-person services HONOLULU – Over the past two years, the Department of Human Services (DHS) took proactive and aggressive actions to provide vital services to support the needs of the community amid the pandemic. These unprecedented times ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  January 7, 2022 Preschool Open Doors Program Application Period Open Through March 31, 2022 Honolulu, HI – The Department of Human Services (DHS) is assisting families to better-afford preschool for the 2022-2023 school year. The Preschool Open Doors program application began on January 3 and is open through March 31, 2022. Both ...
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