HGEA Kokua Connection
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HGEA has launched Kokua Connection to provide information, assistance and support to cope with the loss of pay and its impacts.
Unemployment due to Reduction-in-Force
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Click
here for a brief Unemployment Insurance overview and some commonly asked questions
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Click
here for basic information on maintaining medical coverage
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Job resources
Hawaii One-Stop Centers are dedicated to providing FREE services to job seekers including job search assistance, personal career planning services, training opportunities and more.
Financial check-up
- Click here to download a flyer with some quick financial health tips
- Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Hawaii (CCCSH) provides a wide range of resources and services designed to get out, and stay out of debt. For more information, visit their website at www.cccsofhawaii.org
- Helping Hands Hawaii's Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) offers emergency assistance for rent, utilities and other necessities. Click here for a program brochure or for more information visit their website at www.helpinghandshawaii.org or call their office at (808) 440-3835.
Mind & Body Wellness
- For some quick tips on maintaining or improving your mind and body's wellness, click here
- Helping Hands Hawaii's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps families access food stamps and other public assistance benefits. Click here for a program brochure or for more information please visit their website or call their office at (808) 440-3835.
- The National Association of Social Workers Hawaii Chapter wants to assist HGEA members who need counseling and referral services. Services offered will be FREE for HGEA members. Interested members please email Debbie Shimizu, Executive Director of NASW-Hawaii Chapter at info@naswhi.org or call her at: (Oahu) 521-1787; (toll free Maui) 856-7507; (toll free Big Island) 443-2407; (toll free Kauai) 855-2107.
- The University of Hawaii Center on the Family also offers resources and tips for coping job loss and financial stress. To download a pdf, click here.
- Financial Hardship can be stressful for all members of the family, including children. The University of Hawaii Center on the Family presents strategies that parents can use at different stages of their child's development. Click here to download the pdf.
Contact:
unionagent@hgea.org
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