HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS DIVISION

Housing and Homelessness Division

Kitsap County Human Services Housing and Homelessness Division supports a crisis response system in which the experience of homelessness is rare, brief and one-time. Our funding comes from federal, state and local sources.

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News and Updates

2025 – 2030 Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan

Under the direction of the Washington Department of Commerce, the Housing and Homelessness Division of Kitsap County is seeking public comment on its new five-year Homeless Housing Plan. This update of the Local Plan was created with input from elected officials, community members, social service providers, housing providers, and from people experiencing homelessness.


View the 2025-2030 Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan Draft here

Public Comment Period

Kitsap County is seeking written public comment on its new five-year Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan now through 4:00pm on December 7, 2025. Please submit all comments via email to ceborg@kitsap.gov. Comments can also be sent by mail to 614 Division Street, MS-23, Port Orchard, WA 98366.

A public hearing to review and approve the funding will be held during the Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the Commissioners Chambers at the Kitsap County Administrative Building, 619 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA, and 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 December 8, 2025.

The public is encouraged to attend. The meeting location is accessible to those with disabilities.

NOTE: Kitsap County does not discriminate on the basis of disability.  Individuals who require accommodation 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).



2026 Coordinated Grant Application Process (CGAP) NOFA

Kitsap County Housing & Homelessness Division (KCHHD) released a Homeless Housing & Services (non-shelter) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Affordable Housing Grant Program (AHGP) and Homeless Housing Grant Program (HHGP).

Organizations can find the notices, eligibility requirements, schedule, due dates, and all associated information on the Kitsap County website at https://kcowa.us/cgap.


2025 Kitsap County Point-in-Time Count Updates

The Point-in-Time Count (PIT Count) is an annual survey which gathers information about people experiencing homelessness during a 24-hour period.  This year the PIT Count was conducted at the end of January by volunteers surveying across many locations in Kitsap County.  View the 2025 Point-in Time Count Overview - Preliminary Data (.pdf) report and visit the Point-in-Time Count page for more information about this annual count.

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Download 2025 Point-in-Time Count Overview - Preliminary Data (.pdf) 








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If you are experiencing homelessness or at-risk of losing housing...

The Housing Solutions Center (HSC) is a one stop resource center for anyone needing housing assistance. For more information, or if you are experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis, please contact the HSC.

 

Bremerton - Kitsap Community Resources
1201 Park Ave, Bremerton WA, 98337
(360) 473-2035 

Coffee Oasis (Serving ages 13-25)
837 4th St, Bremerton WA, 98337
(360) 377-5560

Port Orchard - Kitsap Community Resources
3200 SE Rainshadow Ct, Port Orchard WA, 98366
(360) 473-2146

North Kitsap Fishline
19705 Viking Ave NW, Poulsbo WA, 98370
(360) 801-2564

Bainbridge Island Helpline House
282 Knechtel Way NE, Bainbridge Island WA, 98110
(360) 801-2564

Lists of available community resources


Contact Us

   Carl Borg, Program Manager
   360-979-6027 or ceborg@kitsap.gov

   Virginia McCaslin, Grants Program Analyst
   360-979-6358 or vmccaslin@kitsap.gov

   Leah Noldan, Contracts Coordinator
   360-337-7289 or lnoldan@kitsap.gov

   Cory Derenburger, Division Specialist
   360-337-7287 or cderenbu@kitsap.gov

   Derrick Means, Encampment Response Coordinator
   Call Kitsap1 at 360.337.5777 or email help@kitsap1.com

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