AmeriCorps

Please help us welcome the newest member of the Kaua'i Habitat 'ohana! Maddi is an AmeriCorps service member who will be spending the next 10 1/2 months building homes and hope with us. AmeriCorps is a national organization that addresses critical community needs through volunteer service. Maddi comes to us from Cedar Rapids, Iowa and enjoys basketball, hiking and doing...

Today the County of Kaua'i recognized and celebrated the impact and accomplishments made by AmeriCorps members at a National Service Recognition event at the Lihue Civic Center. Our own AmeriCorps members, Matt DiNote and Brandon West, were joined by other AmeriCorps members that have been embedded within the Kaua'i community to address critical needs on the island.  Kealoha Takahashi, Executive...

Martin Luther King Day is a national day of service. We were so impressed when our AmeriCorp volunteers spent their day off from building homes and hope with Kaua'i Habitat to helping another community non-profit; The National Tropical Botanical Gardens. Justin Cary, Matt DiNote, and Brandon West are currently service members with AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps is a voluntary civil society program...

We truly appreciate our AmeriCorps members! AmeriCorps members dedicate their time to helping others address critical needs in their communities. Angel Trinh-Pena comes to us as an AmeriCorps service member from Houston, Texas. He will be working alongside our homebuyers as they address their need for an affordable place to call home. Angel enjoys playing video games, hiking, fishing, swimming...

We're very happy to have Matthew DiNote serving the Kaua'i community as an AmeriCorps service member. AmeriCorps members are giving individuals who dedicate their time to community service. Matthew will be working alongside our homebuyers as they build their new homes. He enjoys playing the guitar, reading, fishing and going to the beach. He has taught English abroad in Thailand...

Brandon West is an AmeriCorps service member from Cincinnati, Ohio. AmeriCorps members commit their time to address critical community needs. Brandon will be addressing our communities need for affordable housing by working as a Construction Supervisor. While in college he participated in three different trips to Habitat for Humanity locations as part of Habitat for Humanity's collegiate challenge. He enjoys...

Join us in welcoming Gina Salacki who will be spending the better part of a year with us building homes and hope! Gina is an AmeriCorps service member! AmeriCorps members commit their time to address critical community needs. Gina enjoys painting, hiking, photography and thrift shopping. She joined Kaua'i Habitat as she loves the Habitat mission and is eager to...

It was a wonderful day as the County of Kaua‘i formally recognized the great services provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service members. At Kaua‘i Habitat we couldn't be happier to see our very own Justin Cary recognized for the great job he is doing as an AmeriCorps Construction Crew Leader. The Corporation for National and Community Service...

We are celebrating our current AmeriCorps members during AmeriCorps WEEK! AmeriCorps members spend 10.5 months providing community service to those in need! Mahalo Lyric and Justin for helping us build homes and hope on Kaua‘i!...

We are so pleased to introduce everyone to our newest AmeriCorps volunteer, Justin Cary! Justin is a recent grad from Colby College in Maine, who will be spending his 10 1/2 months of service building homes and hope with Kaua‘i Habitat. Justin has dreams of building his own home one day and knew he would be able to acquire a...