Community Clearinghouse

Household Resources & Emergency Assistance

Housing Stabilization Services

The Community Clearinghouse (CCH) program provides multiple services for struggling households. Services include providing free household items, like furniture, cookware, bedding, toiletries, and other household necessities. CCH also provides empowerment training, financial assistance, school supplies, and holiday support. All the items are given away for free and provided through generous donations from the local community or purchased using grants or monetary donations.

For more information on your impact, contact cch@helpinghandshawaii.org or (808) 536-7236 ext. 800.  

Services

Our Impact

The Community Clearinghouse provides a wide range of services that improve people’s quality of life and empowers them on their path to a better tomorrow.

Donate your household goods, like beds, tables, desks, and couches. As Oahu’s central collection and distribution for donated goods, CCH provides thousands of low-income and homeless households with more than $100,000 in donated goods each year for free.

As a single parent, Alicia’s family relied on her income for rent, utilities, food, and other necessities. When Alicia got injured leaving her workplace, she was unable to work for three months. Although she received temporary disability benefits, it ran out after 30 days. Behind on her rent, Alicia applied for emergency assistance through CCH. After getting rental assistance, Alicia returned to work and is getting back on her feet. 

Donate your household goods, like beds, tables, desks, and couches. As Oahu’s central collection and distribution for donated goods, CCH provides thousands of low-income and homeless households with more than $100,000 in donated goods each year for free.

As a single parent, Alicia’s family relied on her income for rent, utilities, food, and other necessities. When Alicia got injured leaving her workplace, she was unable to work for three months. Although she received temporary disability benefits, it ran out after 30 days. Behind on her rent, Alicia applied for emergency assistance through CCH. After getting rental assistance, Alicia returned to work and is getting back on her feet. 

Give monetary donations to support CCH emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities. Empower households experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing their home to create stable living situations. Support them through unexpected disruptions in their income, which cause them to fall behind on their bills.  

As a single parent, Alicia’s family relied on her income for rent, utilities, food, and other necessities. When Alicia got injured leaving her workplace, she was unable to work for three months. Although she received temporary disability benefits, it ran out after 30 days. Behind on her rent, Alicia applied for emergency assistance through CCH. After getting rental assistance, Alicia returned to work and is getting back on her feet. 

Donate school supplies to provide keiki — grades K-12 — across Hawaii with the tools needed to make their educational experiences productive.   

For more than 25 years, Ready to Learn has helped families ensure that no child goes without school supplies. Many students prefer to skip classes instead of returning with last year’s used supplies and backpacks. They may feel ashamed for having to go without the supplies or experience being different from their peers. Without support and encouragement, these students may fall behind in school or develop problematic behaviors that negatively impact their learning and progress.   

Each year, RTL partners help prepare thousands of local children for the upcoming school year.   

Adopt a Family (AAF) is a seasonal event that links individuals and families in need with generous donors in the community. Participants are referred to the program through our large network of community partners. With hundreds of individual donors, we make a difference by having families in need adopted to fulfill their holiday wishes. Our AAF donors provide much needed assistance to a wide range of participants, such as the elderly and disabled, veterans, domestic violence survivors, children, and many others who are struggling. Our goal is to bring families peace, happiness, love, and joy during the holiday season. 

You can donate household items, like beds, tables, desks, and couches. Please visit Donation Guidelines to identify which of your items would most help the individuals and families we serve. 

You can also give monetary donations to support CCH operations in emergency assistance and distribution events.  

And you can donate school supplies or adopt a family in need during the holiday season.