MAUI AIDS FOUNDATION    
 

Dear Friends,

Maui AIDS Foundation (MAF) is overwhelmed with gratitude and hope from the outpouring of support for the Maui Fire Relief Wish List. Your compassion for the Maui community and support for MAF services during a time of such loss and suffering, provides hope to the lives of many. As our community faces evolving and difficult challenges, it is because of support from people like you, that we can provide the best care and rapid response, and continue our mission.

 

At time when the needs require a long and extensive road of recovery, your support helps provide the very basic needs so many have lost. So many are left with nothing while grieving at the same time. You are joining us in relieving barriers to support items and services, promoting mental health and harm reduction, providing a strong sense of community, and sustainable impact for those affected by the devastation of the fires. Your Maui Fire Relief Wish List donations have an important impact on the individuals and families trying to navigate putting one foot in front of the other. The donations from the wish list have allow us to expand our reach to individuals who cannot access the support they need, and provide for many more community members.  This fire relief initiative allows us to respond to the most current and detrimental needs with broader, national support when it is needed most. It has helped keep the lack of supply burden from our local stores, and provided a faster response directly to displaced families and survivors. Most importantly, it is providing aloha, hope, compassion, and dignity.

 

MAF and the amazing community volunteers surrounding us, have continued to deliver wish list donations directly to clients, individuals, families, and community partners with a listening ear, warmth, a hug, and presence. You are making this possible. The stories of loss are endless and heart-wrenching,  your support provides light and hope for better days ahead. You are playing an essential role in the healing, health, and future of fire survivors and the Island of Maui as a whole. 

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With ever-evolving needs, we have a continual focus on what helps the most throughout the days and weeks of healing, and finding temporary or ultimately, permanent shelter.  The donations so far, have provided the loving support needed to move with these changing needs to where we are now. We are looking to take some time to focus on providing clean air and water items, and gift cards for housing supplies, pets, clothing, shoes, and continue supporting basic need through hygiene items. Please check back as we continue to update what is needed most, and choose items that are environmentally sound air and water systems , and gift cards that allow clients, individuals, and families to access a level of specific need like clothing sizes for the school year, transportation, or filling the gaps in household items. 

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This vital work would not be possible without your heart for the Maui community following this tragedy, and your heart in standing by us through a long journey to healing. We continue to see the positive outcomes of your support through the hope we see faces of those we are serving, and the weight lifted from their hearts and shoulders. We extend our most heartfelt gratitude to you for being an integral and cherished part of the healing and long road of recovery for Maui.

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Mahalo nui loa for your compassionate support of our efforts, it a profound source of hope and light to countless people.

 

With greatest gratitude and aloha to all,

Your Maui AIDS Foundation  'Ohana

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