Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan

2019 Update to Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing 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

• Plan Approved by Commissioners

  

  The Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners approved the 2018 Homeless Crisis Response Plan on May 23rd, 2018.  The plan includes input from many elected officials, community members, social service providers, housing providers, and from people experiencing homelessness.
  
  The Housing and Homelessness Division will be working with the Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition and many community partners to implement this strategy plan over the next 3-5 years.

  View the 2018 Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan