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    Homelessness
    Severe Weather shelters activated through weekend
    Severe Weather shelters activated through weekend
    By Herald Staff • March 13, 2020 1:30 am

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

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    Homeless emergency grabs attention of lawmakers
    Homeless emergency grabs attention of lawmakers
    By BY CAMERON SHEPPARD AND LEONA VAUGHN WNPA News Service • January 10, 2020 1:30 am

    Immediate solutions are elusive

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    Kitsap Rescue Mission overnight shelter moves to Salvation Army as temporary permit expires
    Kitsap Rescue Mission overnight shelter moves to Salvation...
    By Tyler Shuey • October 15, 2019 1:30 am

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

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    City of Bremerton will not renew shelter permit at Kitsap Rescue Mission
    City of Bremerton will not renew shelter permit...
    By Tyler Shuey • October 9, 2019 1:30 am

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

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    Kitsap Rescue Mission’s religion-based hiring process puts a snag in grant funding
    Kitsap Rescue Mission’s religion-based hiring process puts a...
    By Tyler Shuey • September 27, 2019 1:30 am

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

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    Kitsap Rescue Mission overnight shelter to close Oct. 13
    Kitsap Rescue Mission overnight shelter to close Oct....
    By Tyler Shuey • September 18, 2019 1:30 am

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

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    Kitsap Point-In-Time homelessness count starts Jan. 22
    Kitsap Point-In-Time homelessness count starts Jan. 22
    By Bob Smith • January 3, 2019 1:30 am

    Volunteers are still needed to assist countywide effort

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    Tiny homes for the homeless: Group to reveal plans
    Tiny homes for the homeless: Group to reveal...
    By Bob Smith • August 3, 2018 1:30 am

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

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    Garrido to present plan on homelessness to Port Orchard City Council
    Garrido to present plan on homelessness to Port...
    By Bob Smith • July 7, 2017 1:30 am

    PORT ORCHARD — A countywide plan to combat homelessness, Homes For All, will be presented by Kitsap County Commissioner Charlotte…

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    South Kitsap volunteers come together to build humane housing for the homeless
    South Kitsap volunteers come together to build humane...
    By Bob Smith • May 18, 2017 1:30 am

    By Bob Smith

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    Supplies for homeless are depleted; First Lutheran asking for donations
    Supplies for homeless are depleted; First Lutheran asking...
    By Bob Smith • March 30, 2017 1:30 am

    First Lutheran Community Church is looking for donations of personal hygiene products and food kits that members are distributing to…

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    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
    By Grace Swanson • March 10, 2017 1:30 am

    OLYMPIA — Nearly every student experiences struggles at school, but almost 40,000 students in Washington face even stiffer challenges when…

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    There’s help for homeless students in South Kitsap classrooms
    There’s help for homeless students in South Kitsap...
    By Bob Smith • February 2, 2017 1:30 am

    By BOB SMITH

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    Homelessness committee members take action to create severe weather housing in Port Orchard
    Homelessness committee members take action to create severe...
    By Bob Smith • January 20, 2017 1:30 am

    By BOB SMITH

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    Volunteers needed for 2017 Point-In-Time homelessness count
    Volunteers needed for 2017 Point-In-Time homelessness count
    By Bob Smith • January 8, 2017 1:30 am

    Kitsap County and the Kitsap Continuum of Care Coalition once again are teaming up to gather information about homelessness in…

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    ‘Point In Time’ county survey in January seeks volunteers
    ‘Point In Time’ county survey in January seeks...
    December 16, 2016 1:30 am

    KITSAP COUNTY — Kitsap County’s Housing and Homelessness Program is seeking volunteers to assist with the annual Point In Time…

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    Port Orchard, Helpline partnering to collect food for the holidays
    Port Orchard, Helpline partnering to collect food for...
    By Bob Smith • December 15, 2016 1:30 am

    PORT ORCHARD — The City of Port Orchard and its Homelessness Committee have agreed to form a partnership with the…

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    For some, Kitsap’s rental turmoil can bring on homelessness
    For some, Kitsap’s rental turmoil can bring on...
    By Bob Smith • November 25, 2016 1:30 am

    Finding housing — and then being able to pay for it — has become a worrisome struggle for a growing…

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    Searching for a place to live
    Searching for a place to live
    By Bob Smith • November 18, 2016 1:30 am

    For Tiffany Butler of Port Orchard, 2016 has been “annus horribilis.”

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    For some, Kitsap’s rental turmoil can bring on homelessness
    For some, Kitsap’s rental turmoil can bring on...
    By Bob Smith • November 17, 2016 1:30 am

    Finding housing — and then being able to pay for it — has become a worrisome struggle for a growing…

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    • Expert: Some homeless have fallen on hard times, want help
    • Kitsap Hall of Famers look back in time at ceremony
    • BHS gets defensive in romp over Knights
    • 20-year, $271 million bond in works for SKSD
    • Poulsbo food businesses share space to reduce costs

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