Group Homes

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​Free places to stay and other free things

​google maps press the trolly icon by the walking man and get bus directions (also turn on location on android)

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​211 call the number or 988lifeline.org call or text 988 they will be with you in 

Amhd referral form application (one of the pages in the housing packet) to get into group homes

 

Amhd housing packet from your mental health case manger. List of things to do:

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i went to my PCP (Primary Care Physician) to get a consent to release of info to my mental health casemanger for TB, and physical

7 day MAR just a meds list. i called waikiki health and asked them to mail me the 7 day MAR and they did i adobe scanner app and sent text pdf to my mental health case manager. because its AMHD Housing group homes you have to see a therapist or psychatrist (i choose this one for meds managment and short telehealth interview and 90 day supply next appointment in 3 months telehealth) paxil for social anxiety diagnosis. When at the appointment i said im there for meds managment.

 

Then i went to the Hawai'i State Library printed out Cage-aid form and i walked in there, and the Medical Assistant signed it last time i just did a walk in. 

the Housing Questionare is for the Mental Health Case Manager to fill. i signed the four consents to (Mental health Kokua, Stead Fast and the others..) on the computer screen i met my mhc at Starbucks Alamoana mall past the USPS. 

 

1. look up online (your provider like HMSA Medicare or UHC Medicare (called MedQuest in hawaii) provider directory look for a psychiatrist or therapist online book a telehealth appointment

 

2. Print Cage aid form to find I used keywords cage-aid form hawaii PDF online you can get access to a computer via any Library ask for guest the pass and go online for one hour and free printing. with the Hawaii state.library card its one hour per day and printing fee $0.15 cents gets stored on your card for payment.

 

3. Get an appointment with psychiatrist of therapist ask for a behabiroal health evaluation, also email them to ask to send via email attachment 

release info to your mhc consent form i did this over wmail they sent consent as attachment the pcp they wouldnt let me do this through email so i had to go there to sign consent to release info form.

 

4. Make an appointment with PCP to get Physical and TB at appointment have the Cage-Aid form printed. Also sign consent to release info.

 

(Go-to Your PCP is at like waikiki clinic and ask to sign a consent to release info then give back to waikiki health clinic and notify your mhc that you signed to release info. its for the TB and physical so if you didn't already goto your PCP and make appointments for physical and TB)

 

5. Ask your Therapist or psychiatrist for consent to release form and send it back to them then notify your MHC (Mental health case manger)that you gave consent from your psychiatrist to release info.

 

(While your staying at group homes you have to get yearly Physical and keep TB up to date they make you sign something yearly to ensure health)

 

6. Call your PCP (need to get your Primary Care Physician established it shows on yout HMSA MedQuest card who your pcp is) to get your 7 day MAR sent to you via USPS mail 

 

(or Mental Health Case manager can recieve your mail for you and hand to you call or text mhc and housing navigator (ask mhc for on) twice a month to keep services and stay on the waitlist for housing. the Housing Navigator can get you into transitional homes (goaskaunty.ohanahealthplan.com put 96817 clikc housing and look for transitional homes and let your housing navigator know about those because they dont know all resources but can look into how to get you in those places. Transitional homes or Kauhale tiny houses at homeaidhawaii.org/projects let your housing navigator know about that website (homeaidhawaii.org/projects also. the mhc (mental health case manager) can get you into group homes since (see a therapist or psychiatrist to get stay at group homes).

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A. 988lifeline.org to get a 30 day mental helth case manager ask to be transfered to long term mental health case mmanager. Long term is for housing and level 5 mental health case manger has transportation. United health care Medicaid is good maybe they have behavioral in the rest of the states. Apply online for medicaid at medicad.gov Click "Learn how to apply" to find the online pplicatiok for your state for free medical. this free medical if you choos UHC United helth care as your provider they can get you into group homes with your local behavioral helth insurance (i was thinking it might be United Health Care in the rest o fthe states, for your local Behvioral health insurance, that will get you a long term mental health case manager for housing like group homes). 988lifeline.org is a good route to get a long term mental health case manager because they meet you to give you a mental health evaluation to get a 30 day mhc for crisis care ask for a long term mhc to get into housing like grouo homes.

 

Grouo homes is co ed or all male or all women group homes are free call or text 988 or Hawaii's rotary number: 808-832-3100 (CARES HAWAII) there is 8-16 hr. group homes and 24 hr. group homes. That means how long the staff is there at my 8-16 group home the staff usually there 8-hour shift sometimes was there 16 hr. during Christmas. 

 

"To stay there just follow 

curfew (10pm usually), 

follow daily chores, 

clean up after use the kitchen, 

sign in and out of the daily sign in and out book is when you leave and when you come back and where you went, 

have good hygiene. 

Keep room clean.

You can get a job if you want to stay there also 

see your psychiatrist could be telehealth and 

take medicine I just took my Paxil for anxiety once a day. 

 

Why it was free for me was because the money came from G.A (general assistance where you can apply online link above) since I didn't have a job and 

SNAP for food (that's also why it was free). 

Disabilities bus pass 45.00 for one year for transportation.

When I got there, they gave me a room sometimes there is a roommate, 

They luckily had sheets a pillow and a blanket but you should bring your own bedding if you have, and bath towel hygiene, toilet paper, laundry detergent, shampoo, toothbrush toothpaste (your hygiene supplies, a pill holder to help you keep track of your meds) any vitamin and calcium supplements and vitamin C gummies for daily health. If you need a cart that's like the one many on the bus use, to carry groceries from Walmart online UWA Small Shopping Cart https://www.walmart.com/ip/175880964

If there isn't a dresser, they usually had one in the room, the Sterilite dresser drawer at Walmart or Target for $20.00. " - Anonymous

 

"They give you G.A (general assistance, calling 808-832-3100 is CARES Hawaii, they will help you with everything) that is the financial money that also pays for the group home rent was $103.50 plus utilities $80.00 so that was determined by my G.A (General Assistance) and 30% so if you get a job, it will be 30% of your income. G.A gave me $375.00 a month rent was $103.50 utilities was $80.00 so I had $195.00 left for laundry detergent, shampoo, toilet paper each month. Some clients used Walmart delivery ("50% off Walmart Plus with benefits" use as keywords in search engine if you have SNAP MedQuest any type of benefits G.A) to deliver their groceries to the group home. Instacart they also used that which also takes SNAP. 

 

Chores 

the mop Swiffer or trash liners is provided by the utilities fund $80.00 so the staff buy the baking soda with gain scent powder for carpet. 

I traveled with my disability's bus pass (A/C the chaperone limo driver j/k I look out with my aloha visitor GPS tour guide app...)

During the day I went to the day treatment program at Care Hawaii sand island access rd. I bought a cart from Walmart online: 

UWA Small Shopping Cart https://www.walmart.com/ip/175880964

to carry my food items on the bus back to group homes. " -Anonymous

 

B. Clean and sober homes is free call 808-832-3100 (CARES HAWAII: https://hicares.hawaii.gov/)

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C. Domestic Violence all male too shelters are free also (1-800-799-SAFE) 

 

D. What is free? 

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Shelter Plus Care

Housing First

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Apply online you don't know unless you try: https://pais-benefits.dhs.hawaii.gov/ (G.A and snap application)

 

     1. G.A ("general assistance I have social anxiety and see a psychiatrist and take Paxil so it's my income" - Anonymous) is financial. 

 

     2. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

 

     3. If you see a psychiatrist, use the

     Disabilities bus pass form: https://www.thebus.org/Fare/Disability_HOLO_Card_Application_English2024.pdf to get $45.00 for one year bus pass. 

     Low-income affordable transit bus pass:

or if not use the "low-income affordable bus transit online application" as keywords or the link: https://www8.honolulu.gov/dcs/litfp/

For $20.00 cap per month bus pass. 

     If you have EBT (SNAP) Medquest or SSI or SSDI (social security disabilities insurance), They said just take the benefits letter of verification to the kahili transit station where there is a bus pass office at 811 Middle St Honolulu Hawaii 96819, and they will give you the $20.00 cap fee per month bus pass. 

 

     4. Free phone service Tru Connect apply online https://www.truconnect.com/ "I got mine shipped in three days I have unlimited talk text and data today. ACP says it's not giving internet only free phone service, July 14th, 2024, my sim card arrived. " -Anonymous

 

     5. Apply for medical mine is free you never know if you don't try, MedQuest online

https://medical.mybenefits.hawaii.gov/

 

      6. Day treatment program for mental health stress disorder or stay at home not doing well, was free for me I called 808-832-3100 they set me up with day treatment program, for the Care Hawaii sand island access one. M W F 8am-2pm, t & thurs 8am - 12 pm. 

 

     7. I saved $17.00 using pro power saver next to refrigerator plug and the circuit breaker where they said to put it, motion light detection and EBL Rechargeable batteries from Amazon. 

 

     8. For utilities help payment, security deposit payment, rent help with or without an eviction letter? call 211 for Catholic charities 

     List of other charities that give utility help rent payment help link: 

https://homelessness.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Oahu-Rental-Assistance-Resources.png

 

When you call the number 808-832-3100 (have a reason when they give you the assessment that you are not doing well at home having stress related to anxiety and depression and seek to get out of fear of outside by getting out more, anxiety and depression, or have staying sober issues.)

 

A. Call the number 808-832-3100 say to go-to all male clean and sober homes or all male group homes or 

 

Safe Haven emergency shelter run by mental health kokua. 

 

Also clean and sober or mental health 

Day Treatment Programs by

-Hina Mauka (clean and sober day treatment) and

-Poailani (dual diagnosis has mental health and clean and sober day treatment program) both      have Day treatment program like

-Care Hawaii (has day treatment for mental health and clean and sober) at sand island access rd. for clean and sober or mental health. or Housing also for clean and sober.

 

B. A 200-page resource PDF file

https://dcr.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Community-Resource-Guide.pdf

 

C. Apply for MedQuest online

https://medical.mybenefits.hawaii.gov/

 

D. Apply for SNAP (food benefits Supplemental Nutrition Program) 

https://pais-benefits.dhs.hawaii.gov/

 

E. https://www.kphc.org/patient-care/healthcare-homeless/

     Ka’a’ahi Street Clinic

Located at the Institute for Human Services (IHS) Homeless Shelter for Women and Families, services are provided to single women and families who are guests of the IHS Homeless Shelter, single men who are accompanied by their Case Manager, and community members. Services include adult medicine, chronic disease management, immunizations and flu shots, infant and well-child checkups, physical examinations, women’s health, psychiatric counseling and medication management for adults, and multi-axial diagnostic assessments. Call (808) 791-6342 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

 

Homeless Outreach

Outreach and interim case management services are provided island-wide through funding from the Department of Health and Adult Mental Health Division (AMHD). Services help to integrate homeless persons, including those with mental illnesses, into existing services, housing, and back into the community. Call (808) 791-6370 for more information or to make a referral.

 

Case Management

This program provides case management services to homeless individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Services include assistance with entitlements and referrals for medical and mental health services. The program also provides 24-hour crisis intervention.

 

Permanent Supportive Housing

Funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this program provides rental assistance for homeless individuals with disabilities in connection with supportive case management services. Housing and supportive services are provided on a long-term basis for homeless persons with disabilities, (primarily those with serious mental illness, chronic problems with alcohol and/or drugs, and other physical disabilities) and their families who are living on the streets or in emergency shelters.