Volunteers needed for spring cleanup at site of future South Kitsap homeless shelter
We're looking for volunteers to join us for the United Way of Kitsap Day of Caring Friday, June 23 when we'll spruce up the landscaping and grounds surrounding the Pacific Building - the future home of a new homeless shelter in South Kitsap. The event takes place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4459 SE Mile Hill Drive. See the event flyer for more details. Thank you!
2024 Coordinated Grant Application Process
The 2024 coordinated grant application funding cycle is beginning soon for the following funds: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP), Homeless Housing Grant Program (HHGP), Affordable Housing Grant Program (AHGP), Consolidated Homeless Grant (CHG), Community Investments in Affordable Housing (CIAH), and Mental Health, Chemical Dependency and Therapeutic Court Programs (MHCDTC). More information, including the schedule, is available here.
Summary of Kitsap County's Homelessness Response Projects - September 2022
Interested in learning about Kitsap County's ongoing efforts to address the growing homeless and housing crisis? Learn more in the
Summary of County's Homelessness Response Projects(updated Sept 2022).
Housing & Homelessness 2021 Annual Report
The 2021 Annual Report for the Kitsap County Housing & Homelessness Division has been released. This report details how the Housing & Homelessness Division works to make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time, accomplishments for the year, how funds are invested, and an overview of the Homeless Crisis Response System performance. In addition this report includes a COVID-19 Pandemic Response update highlighting the changing role and accomplishments of the division during the pandemic.
2021 Housing & Homelessness Division Annual Report (pdf)
Affordable Housing Report
Kitsap County is pleased to announce the release of the City of Bremerton & Kitsap County Affordable Housing Recommendations Report, March 2020, prepared by ECONorthwest. In response to the affordable housing challenges facing many Kitsap County residents, the County and City of Bremerton partnered to have a study completed to better understand housing affordability issues. The report includes key findings and recommendations to encourage and support the development of more housing to meet residents’ needs. To view the report and appendices click on the links below.
City of Bremerton & Kitsap County Affordable Housing Recommendations Report (pdf)
Technical Appendices:
Housing Landscape Overview (pdf)
Housing Inventory (pdf)
Housing Needs Analysis (pdf)
COVID-19 Guidance to Homeless Service Providers
A webpage dedicated to providing COVID-19 Guidance to Kitsap County providers is available at the
Housing & Homelessness Division COVID-19 Guidance page
2019 Update to Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan – Plan Approved by Commissioners
In the 2018 legislative session, Washington lawmakers passed new legislation that directed the Department of Commerce to issue specific guidelines to counties for updates to each county’s homeless housing plan. County plans that respond to these guidelines must be approved by their legislative body no later than December 1, 2019. The
Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners approved the 2019 Homeless Crisis Response Plan Update on Nov 25th, 2019. Kitsap County updated this plan in 2018 with extensive community input. It is already substantially in compliance with the Commerce Guidelines. Because of these factors and the short timeframe to complete an update, the decision was made to make only minor updates to the existing Plan in the Action Plan – Detail Matrix, and to add Appendix D and Appendix E which directly respond to Commerce’s required elements.
The Housing and Homelessness Division will be working with the
Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition to implement this strategy plan over the next 3-5 years.
View the
2019 Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan
