Gladys Quinto Marrone

Nareit Hawaii held its 4th Annual Mahalo Reception on Sept. 26 to honor nonprofits providing affordable housing in Hawaii and announce the five awardees of Nareit Foundation grants in 2024.

A $75,000 Nareit Foundation grant to the nonprofit PAL Hawai‘i (Permanently Affordable Living Hawai‘i) is making the quality of life better for formerly houseless residents in the Kauhale O Kekaha affordable living community on Kauai.

An $80,000 grant from the Nareit Foundation to the nonprofit Arc of Maui County is being utilized to replace the aging and leaking roof of the Lahaina group home that houses five residents living with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Nareit Hawaii presented a $75,000 grant to the nonprofit Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation to support their program of providing stable and affordable housing to young, single mothers raising small children.

On Oct. 4, Nareit Hawaii held a Mahalo Reception to honor five nonprofit organizations awarded grants by the Nareit Foundation in 2023 to support affordable housing projects.

A $200,000 grant from the Nareit Foundation to the nonprofit Family Promise of Hawai‘i will help launch the ‘Ohana Navigation Center, a child-friendly campus designed to transition homeless families with children into stable housing.

A $50,000 grant from the Nareit Foundation to the nonprofit Residential Youth Services & Empowerment (RYSE) is funding essential repairs to a group home on Oahu’s North Shore that will give homeless young adults a safe and secure place to build their lives.

A $25,000 grant awarded to the HHOC Housing and Land Trust by the Nareit Foundation is helping to make first-time homeownership possible for six workforce families in Hawaii.

A $50,000 grant from Nareit Hawaii to U.S.VETS is funding projects that are giving formerly homeless residents of a master-planned, tiny homes community more independence as they rebuild their lives.

Leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, Nareit Hawaii Executive Director Gladys Quinto Marrone had the privilege of awarding much-needed grants to two nonprofits committed to helping the less fortunate and those needing assistance.

A workforce family will be moving into a new, affordable home on Hawaii Island thanks to a $180,000 grant presented by the Nareit Foundation to the nonprofit Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation (HICDC).

The Nareit Foundation presented a grant of $72,548 to the Institute for Human Services (IHS) to improve the water utility services for 129 families and 568 residents living at Kahauiki Village