Spectrum Awards Grant to Project Hawaii, Inc.

Spectrum announced Project Hawaii, Inc. has received a $23,000 grant through its Spectrum Digital Education program. Since launching in 2017, Spectrum Digital Education has committed more than $10 million to nonprofits focused on improving digital literacy, workforce development and educational access in unserved and undeserved communities across Charter’s 41-state service area.

Project Hawaii, Inc. was established in 2003 to help homeless unsheltered children succeed by providing year-round services. Their mission is to teach the life and social skills needed to allow each child to find their own passion and develop their sense of self so they can succeed in school and beyond.

“As the director of Project Hawaii, Inc.’s teen mentoring programs, I would love to thank Spectrum for supporting our college dorm residency program for homeless young women,” said Magin Patrick, Project Hawaii, Inc. Co-Founder. “This grant will allow us to provide computers, technical training and resource lounge – all tools essential for our participants to succeed in school and prepare for their future careers. Our mission is the help homeless children succeed, and this support is what makes it possible for us to reach our goals.”

The organization will use the funding to support its Teen Mentoring Program, which works hands-on with homeless teens to create a learning environment to end their cycle of poverty. They host a wide variety of mobile workshops, training and labs across the island, and have provided laptops and other devices to teens.

“Congratulations to Project Hawaii, Inc. on receiving this Spectrum Digital Education grant,” said Rep. Greggor Ilagan, House District 4. “With support from companies like Spectrum, we can expand opportunities for underserved teens and create lasting change in communities across Hawaii.”

Spectrum presented the $23,000 grant to the organization on July 17 in Keaau. Rep Greggor Ilagan, Councilmember Heather Kimball, Shannon Matson from Councilmember Jenn Kagiwada’s office and Spectrum executives participated in the celebration.

“Project Hawaii, Inc. is an asset to our community,” said Councilmember Heather Kimball. “Mahalo to Spectrum for investing in programs that give homeless and at-risk youth a path forward. Supporting organizations like Project Hawaii helps strengthen families and build a more resilient Hawaii.”

“Connectivity is the foundation for meaningful learning, professional growth and human connection, and helps to build strong, thriving communities,” said Gregg Fujimoto, Senior Vice President for Spectrum. “Spectrum Digital Education supports programs that empower community members to enhance their lives with connectivity, from providing digital literacy training to seniors to connecting students with important resources and tools for their education.”

Celebrating the 66 Spectrum Digital Education Champions

Through direct support of nonprofit partners across Spectrum’s service area, Spectrum Digital Education has helped distribute over 18,500 laptops and sponsor more than 40,000 digital education classes, benefiting over 173,000 community members since 2017. Project Hawaii, Inc. is one of 66 nonprofit organizations that has been awarded a Spectrum Digital Education grant. View the full list of 2024 grant recipients. The program has awarded a total of $1.3 million to 66 organizations.