The biennial budget analysis product is a core service provided by Appleseed researchers.

During the month of September, donations at Hawaiʻi Safeway will help families struggling more than ever with hunger during the pandemic.

Fewer than 1 in 11 keiki in free or reduced-price school lunch were reached by summer meals.

During this unplanned school closure, three SFSP sponsors—YMCA Honolulu, Parents and Children Together, and Palama Settlement—are opening food sites in low-income areas on Oʻahu for keiki.

Even fewer low-income children in Hawaiʻi are starting their day with a healthy school breakfast.

With the new Trump Administration Public Charge rule given the green light today by the U.S. Supreme Court, both Hawaiʻi’s economy and its hardworking immigrant families will suffer.

The merger of these social justice organizations is meant to forge a stronger connection between data-driven policy and impacted communities.

The state is foregoing more than $600,000 per year in federal meal reimbursements as a result.

The more accurate Supplemental Poverty Measure ranks Hawaiʻi at 13th highest for poverty in the nation.

All throughout this month, when you make a donation to the Hunger Is campaign at Safeway stores throughout Hawaiʻi, your money will help us expand school breakfast participation in our schools.

The 50-year advocate for the low-income community and founder of Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice will retire on August 31, 2019.

A national report released today shows Hawaiʻi has dropped to 43rd in the nation in providing free or reduced-price school lunches to keiki over the summer, but there is reason for optimism going forward.

Renters need to work a total of 143 hours a week at minimum wage to afford a two-bedroom apartment.

The state is foregoing more than $500,000 per year in federal meal reimbursements as a result.

The state’s high cost of living and low wages has made recovery slow and painful for many families.

Recommendations for policymakers on how to address our highest-in-the-nation housing costs and associated socioeconomic problems.