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Rural Development Helped Her Own a Home: She's Now Kauai's Habitat for Humanity Executive Director
Twenty-two years ago, Milani Pimental and her husband built their home in Kalaheo, Kauai with the help of Kauai Habitat for Humanity and the Single Family Housing Direct Home Loan, also known as the Section 502 Direct Loan Program, through USDA Rural Development (RD).
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Hawaii and Western Pacific
Community Clinic of Maui Offers One-Stop for Healthcare Needs
The Community Clinic of Maui opened its doors in 1993 with only a mid-level provider sharing an office at the Salvation Army, dedicated to serving the poor, uninsured and homeless of Maui. As the community needs exploded, the growing clinic struggled to find space to meet… [Read More]
Hawaii and Western Pacific
Patience and Faith Pay Off for First-Time Homeowners
For the past nine years, Ernest & Janette Sanchez, along with their six children, were living in a small home that they shared with their in-laws. Having to live with three other families in a four-bedroom home, their living condition were extremely overcrowded to say the… [Read More]
Hawaii and Western Pacific
USDA Assists Single Mother in Becoming a First-Time Homeowner
Sherilyn Cruz is a single mother raising three children on her own. She has been employed with the Department of Education as a teacher’s aide for over 13 years. And for the past 12 years she has been living with assistance from the Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority’s (… [Read More]
Hawaii and Western Pacific