Dedicated to ending homelessness in Kitsap County.
Dedicated to ending homelessness in Kitsap County.
Every person in our community has a safe, decent, stable, and appropriate home.
The Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition provides leadership to end homelessness through planning, coordination among social service providers, advocacy, and education.
The Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition strives to carry out our mission with respect, commitment, compassion, integrity, and a willingness to change.
KHHC monthly meetings occur on the third Wednesday of each month from 2-4pm Pacific. The virtual meetings are open to the public via Zoom. They are also streamed live on YouTube and Facebook via The Conduit and Marwan Cameron of Gather Together Grow Together. Make sure to subscribe to get notified.
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This survey is part of a graduate research assignment to understand how service providers feel about the availability of information about services for individuals and families in need. Please complete all items to the best of your ability. The questions should take no longer than 15 minutes to answer. Your responses will be kept confidential. Thank you for taking the time to contribute.
- Katie Sharp, Graduate Student and KHHC Chair
2024 FAMILY CHRISTMAS GIFT ASSISTANCE SIGN-UP INFORMATION.
Applications will be taken on: Friday, October 25, 2024: 10 am – 12 pm and 2 pm – 7 pm
PLEASE BRING: Photo IDs for children and parent/guardian Proof of Residency Kids coat size, shoe size, and gift ideas!
832 6th Street, Bremerton, WA 98337 (Chapel Entrance) 360-373-555
Gifts will be distributed on December 21, 2024.
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Holiday Help Hub on November 6th at the East Bremerton Community Gym. This event, which plays a significant role in supporting our community, offers a wonderful opportunity for organizations like yours to connect with residents, share valuable resources, and build stronger partnerships.
We would love to have your participation and share valuable resources that are available to families during the holidays. Please let us know if you're available to join us and how you’d like to be involved.
Feel free to reach out with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!
Katie Trammell
Office Coordinator
State and Federal Programs
Bremerton School District
kathrine.trammell@bremertonschools.org
Are you interested in helping with the 2025 Project Connect annual services and resource fairs? The committee will begin meeting monthly in September 2024 and would love your help! Project Connect is a major initiative for KHHC and this year's fairs are tentatively scheduled for the last week of January 2025. Email admin@kitsaphhc.org for more information.
Vendor Information: Vendor registration will be available in November 2024
Resource Fair Dates: January 28, 29, and 30, 2025
Planning Committee Meetings: Every First Thursday at 2pm
The Bremerton - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Library will launch free computer and technology and resume writing classes to support workforce development in Downtown Bremerton.
Please see the below information recently posted to the Kitsap County Coordinated Grant Application Process webpage:
*NEW* Capital and CDBG Services Funding Recommendations Posted *NEW*
Kitsap County has posted funding recommendations and opened a 30-day written comment period for CDBG, HOME, CIAH and MHCDTC capital project funding. To view the recommendations, click on the links below.
Capital Grant Recommendation Committee (GRC) & Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Recommendations:
CDBG Public Service Recommendations
The CDBG and HOME recommendations are also included in the Draft 2025 Action Plan. Click on the link to view the Plan.
30-day Written Public Comment Period Now Open
The Kitsap County Block Grant Program welcomes written public comment September 12 through 2pm on October 14, 2024. Please submit all comments via email to HSGrants@kitsap.gov
Comments can also be sent by mail to:
345 6th Street, Suite 400, Bremerton, WA 98337
Kitsap County Block Grant Program
345 6th Street, Suite 400
Bremerton WA 98337
Public Hearings
A public hearing to review and approve the 2025 funding recommendations and 2025 Draft CDBG HOME Action Plan will be held during the Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners' regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, October 14th, 2024 at 5:30pm in the Commissioners Chambers, at the Kitsap County Administrative Building, 619 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA. The public is encouraged to attend. This will be an in-person meeting but the meeting can also be accessed online via Zoom. The meeting access link, as well as related materials, will be available to the public prior to the meeting at www.kitsapgov.com by clicking on Commissioner Meeting Agendas and selecting the Board Meeting Date for October 14, 2024.
The City of Bremerton will take separate action on the City of Bremerton HOME projects at their Bremerton City Council meeting on November 6, 2024 at 5:30pm. This meeting can be accessed via Zoom. Please go to the Bremerton City Council website at www.bremertonwa.gov for more information on accessing the meeting.
All meeting locations are accessible to those with disabilities. Individuals who require accommodations should contact the Commissioner's Office at (360) 337-7080 or TDD (360) 337-7275 or 1-800-816-2782. (Please provide five business days notice for interpreter services).
As shared from Washington State Health Care Authority:
The Lived Experience subcommittee of the CRIS Committee has launched the CRIS Lived Experience Stories Project – a project aimed to elevate stories and perspectives of people across Washington state who have accessed behavioral health crisis services for themselves or someone else. These shared stories will be brought into the work of the CRIS and integrate what has been learned into recommendations for improving the state behavioral health crisis system.
Learn More About the Stories Project
Point in Time Count: Preliminary Data Now Available.
Read more about the 2024 Kitsap Point in Time Count Preliminary Data that was released in March 2024. To learn more about the Point-in-Time Count, visit: https://www.kitsap.gov/hs/Pages/HH-Point-in-Time.aspx
The City is currently in the process of updating our Comprehensive Plan. Bremerton’s Comprehensive Plan provides guidance for how the City will grow and develop over the next 20 years. The Comprehensive Plan is the centerpiece of local planning efforts and relays the goals and policies that will guide the day-to-day decisions of elected officials and local government staff. The City Comprehensive Plan update will be completed by December 2024.
The following excerpts were obtained from the Kitsap CNA Dashboard Introduction. Please view the dashboard HERE for the full content. Contact KCR or the Kitsap Public Health Department Team for more information or questions.
Responding to community need. Every three years, Kitsap Community Resources (KCR) conducts a comprehensive assessment to evaluate the needs and assets in our community. Historically, it's been designed to highlight the gaps in services, programs and policies in Kitsap county, specifically as they pertain to the community members that might need KCR's services the most. It has also helped inform and guide KCR's strategic plan...
Data gathering with equity in mind. ...In all, 4,205 members of our community shared their perspective; the biggest response by far to any previous survey conducted by KCR. Equally important is that the respondents do largely represent our whole community, when considering their residency, income, race, age, geography, etc. This success is directly attributable to the strength of the community partnership that supported the effort.
Data for all. Moreover, these partners have committed that the data be accessible to all. Below is a public dashboard that's been created to make it easier for all service partners and community members to analyze data and see important results. Our hope is that the results will serve as an educational piece for agencies throughout Kitsap County to better understand the challenging issues our community faces and ultimately aid in creating effective solutions...
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