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Every person in our community has a safe, decent, stable, and appropriate home.
Our Mission
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The Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition provides leadership to end homelessness through planning, coordination among social service providers, advocacy, and education.
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The Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition strives to carry out our mission with respect, commitment, compassion, integrity, and a willingness to change.
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PRESS RELEASE:
Kitsap County responds to Salvation Army shelter closure the end of April .
Preliminary Report: 2023 Kitsap County Point in Time Count
Kitsap County has released the Preliminary 2023 Annual Point-in-Time Count data. The WA State Department of Commerce will be reporting on the certified count to HUD in Late April. They will release an updated Certified Count report when these certified numbers are released for Kitsap County.
Thank you again all the KHHC partners, staff, and volunteers that helped to participate in this very important count in January.
Comprehensive Plan Update - Bremerton2044
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.
Kitsap Community Needs Assessment (CNA) Dashboard Now Available!
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...
A Farewell Letter
Thank you to Kirsten Jewell, Housing and Homelessness Division Manager for Kitsap County and long-time leader of the Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition, for sharing the following letter with us. We will sincerely miss you and have no doubt you will always be a strong advocate for our mission and Kitsap County. You have done so much for our community and we all wish you the very best. CLICK HERE for more information on attending the farewell event in Kirsten's honor.
Hello, KHHC Colleagues and Friends,
With mixed emotions, I want to let you know that I will be leaving my job with Kitsap County’s Housing and Homelessness Division as of April 13. I have accepted a position as the Housing Policy Manager with the Housing Division at the state Department of Commerce. I’m excited to be taking on a role where I will have a statewide impact on housing and homelessness issues. Even though I won’t be working directly in Kitsap, I am committed to continuing to work on behalf of the local governments, non-profit partner organizations, and volunteers that make our Kitsap homeless crisis response system so successful and effective.
This was an extremely difficult decision to make, mostly because I have had the privilege of working with so many amazing people and organizations in Kitsap County and I will miss working as closely with you all so much. It’s been an honor to work alongside you for the last 19 years to develop programs and services that have helped thousands of people struggling with housing loss to regain dignity, stability, and safety through stable housing.
I wish I could have shared this news with you personally, but the “grapevine” is getting ahead of me and I wanted to provide you with a few details myself. Please know that I am so grateful for the work that each of you do and deeply appreciate your commitment to showing up each day with compassion, dedication, wisdom, fortitude, creativity, and grit. You are an amazing asset to this community!
While my new focus will be on statewide policy, I will be working remotely – my chair and my heart will be staying in Kitsap. I’ll only be a phone call or email way to answer questions or help with historical knowledge. The fantastic Housing and Homelessness Division team will be able to help you with any questions or concerns in the future, so I’m confident that I’m leaving you in great hands to continue the great work.
The position I am leaving at Kitsap County government has been posted. Please share it widely so that we can find a great candidate to assume this role:
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM MANAGER | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com)
I hope our paths will cross again and I wish you all the best!
With deep appreciation,
Kirsten