Homelessness

Severe Weather shelters activated through weekend

Severe Weather shelters activated through weekend

Special measures are being taken at shelters to prevent spread of COVID-19

 

Homeless emergency grabs attention of lawmakers
IN OLYMPIA

Homeless emergency grabs attention of lawmakers

Immediate solutions are elusive

 

Kitsap Rescue Mission overnight shelter moves to Salvation Army as temporary permit expires

Kitsap Rescue Mission overnight shelter moves to Salvation Army as temporary permit expires

City announced last week they would not renew temporary occupancy permit due to fire safety concerns

 

City of Bremerton will not renew shelter permit at Kitsap Rescue Mission

City of Bremerton will not renew shelter permit at Kitsap Rescue Mission

Bremerton Mayor Greg Wheeler cites fire safety concerns and inadequate funding strategy

City of Bremerton will not renew shelter permit at Kitsap Rescue Mission
Kitsap Rescue Mission’s religion-based hiring process puts a snag in grant funding

Kitsap Rescue Mission’s religion-based hiring process puts a snag in grant funding

The overnight shelter is asking for an exemption based on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Kitsap Rescue Mission’s religion-based hiring process puts a snag in grant funding
Kitsap Rescue Mission overnight shelter to close Oct. 13

Kitsap Rescue Mission overnight shelter to close Oct. 13

Shelter’s temporary permit set to expire amid fire safety concerns; staff seeking new location

Kitsap Rescue Mission overnight shelter to close Oct. 13
Kitsap Point-In-Time homelessness count starts Jan. 22
KITSAP COUNTY

Kitsap Point-In-Time homelessness count starts Jan. 22

Volunteers are still needed to assist countywide effort

Kitsap Point-In-Time homelessness count starts Jan. 22
Tiny homes for the homeless: Group to reveal plans
KITSAP COUNTY

Tiny homes for the homeless: Group to reveal plans

A series of meetings in four cities planned this month and in September.

Tiny homes for the homeless: Group to reveal plans

Garrido to present plan on homelessness to Port Orchard City Council

PORT ORCHARD — A countywide plan to combat homelessness, Homes For All, will be presented by Kitsap County Commissioner Charlotte Garrido to the Port Orchard… Continue reading

South Kitsap volunteers come together to build humane housing for the homeless

South Kitsap volunteers come together to build humane housing for the homeless

By Bob Smith Kitsap News Group PORT ORCHARD — Tim Blair could be excused for his overflowing exuberance last weekend while presiding over the commotion… Continue reading

South Kitsap volunteers come together to build humane housing for the homeless

Supplies for homeless are depleted; First Lutheran asking for donations

First Lutheran Community Church is looking for donations of personal hygiene products and food kits that members are distributing to South Kitsap’s homeless population. These… Continue reading

Evergreen Public Schools students experiencing homelessness camp out in a field. Student homelessness is a challenge for school districts across the state. More than 2,000 students lived in unsheltered living situations last year. (Peggy Carlson/Courtesy)

Homeless students: 40,000 attending public schools in state

OLYMPIA — Nearly every student experiences struggles at school, but almost 40,000 students in Washington face even stiffer challenges when the school day ends. These… Continue reading

Evergreen Public Schools students experiencing homelessness camp out in a field. Student homelessness is a challenge for school districts across the state. More than 2,000 students lived in unsheltered living situations last year. (Peggy Carlson/Courtesy)

There’s help for homeless students in South Kitsap classrooms

By BOB SMITH Kitsap News Group South Kitsap School District’s burgeoning student population is made up of children and young adults who come from all… Continue reading

Homelessness committee members take action to create severe weather housing in Port Orchard

Homelessness committee members take action to create severe weather housing in Port Orchard

By BOB SMITH Kitsap News Group PORT ORCHARD — The winter rain has been relentless, especially earlier in the week when South Kitsap was saturated… Continue reading

Homelessness committee members take action to create severe weather housing in Port Orchard

Volunteers needed for 2017 Point-In-Time homelessness count

Kitsap County and the Kitsap Continuum of Care Coalition once again are teaming up to gather information about homelessness in the county. The agencies are… Continue reading

‘Point In Time’ county survey in January seeks volunteers

KITSAP COUNTY — Kitsap County’s Housing and Homelessness Program is seeking volunteers to assist with the annual Point In Time Count effort to gather countywide… Continue reading

Port Orchard, Helpline partnering to collect food for the holidays

PORT ORCHARD — The City of Port Orchard and its Homelessness Committee have agreed to form a partnership with the South Kitsap Helpline Food Bank… Continue reading

For some, Kitsap’s rental turmoil can bring on homelessness

For some, Kitsap’s rental turmoil can bring on homelessness

Finding housing — and then being able to pay for it — has become a worrisome struggle for a growing number of Kitsap County households.… Continue reading

For some, Kitsap’s rental turmoil can bring on homelessness
For some, Kitsap’s rental turmoil can bring on homelessness

For some, Kitsap’s rental turmoil can bring on homelessness

Finding housing — and then being able to pay for it — has become a worrisome struggle for a growing number of Kitsap County households.… Continue reading

For some, Kitsap’s rental turmoil can bring on homelessness

Searching for a place to live

For Tiffany Butler of Port Orchard, 2016 has been “annus horribilis.” In January, Butler and her husband Trey were forced to leave their basement residence… Continue reading