As a former social service provider and director of PHOCUSED (Protecting Hawai‘i’s ‘Ohana, Children, Underserved, Elderly, Disabled), a coalition of social service and health providers across the state, I can tell you that funding has never come easy for community-based organizations (CBOs). T hey are consistently expected to provide the most excellent care for those in our communities while having to scramble for resources. ...read more read less