Institute For Human Services Inc The Peanut Butter Ministry

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Institute For Human Services is the only 24-hour walk-in, emergency shelter on Oahu and provides a range of services to men, women and families with children who are homeless. The agency operates two facilities in Honolulu, one for men at 350 Sumner Street, capable of serving up to 240 men each night and the other, for women and families, at 546 Ka`aahi Street, serving up to 60 single women and families with as many as 60 children daily. Between 6,300 and 7,000 meals are served weekly. The largest component of the IHS is its Meal Program, which receives meals from many of the original churches that helped found the organization. In 1982, IHS incorporated as a private, nonprofit agency.