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06/25/2018 AGENDA PACKET SPECIAL SESSION
CITY COUNCIL 345 6th Street, Suite 100, Bremerton, WA 98337 I Phone (360) 473-5280 MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2018 CITY COUNCIL "SPECIAL MEETING" 5:00 PM in COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM 603 A. GENERAL BUSINESS 1. Confirm Appointment of Angela Woods to the Position of City Clerk; and set the salary at Band 13, Rate 2 on the City of Bremerton's 2018 Management & Professional Salary Plan (Action is anticipated) B. GUEST PRESENTATIONS 1. "Proposed Puget Sound Tunnel" - By Retired Civil Engineer Bob Ortblad 2. "Heading Home: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan" — By Kirsten Jewel, Housing and Homelessness Division Coordinator with the Kitsap County Department of Human Services C. GENERAL COUNCIL BUSINESS 1. Audit Committee Briefing (6/18/18 Meeting) — Committee Member Pat Sullivan 2. Public Works Committee Briefing (6/19/18 Meeting) — Chair Pat Sullivan 3. Announcement of next meeting: City Council Study Session on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 D. ADJOURNMENT OF STUDY SESSION ® Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations provided upon request. Those requiring special accommodations should contact the City Clerk's Office at (360) 473-5323 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. AGENDA BILL CITY OF BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: Confirm Appointment of Angela Woods to the position of City Clerk; and set the salary at Band 13, Rate 2 on the City of Bremerton's 2018 Management & Professional Salary Plan STUDY SESSION Date: N/A SPECIAL MEETING Date: June 25, 2018 Department: Finance/Legal Presenter: DeWavne Pitts Phone: (360)473-5296 SUMMARY: Section 21 of the Bremerton City Charter requires confirmation by Council of appointments of appointive officers including the City Clerk. Per BMC 2.50.032 (a), City Council approval is required when setting a new employee's initial salary at a rate which exceeds rate one (1). It is proposed that Angela's salary be set at rate two (2). She was hired by the City of Fife as their Deputy City Clerk in January of 2016 and then promoted to City Clerk in 2017. From June 2014 through December 2016 she worked for Pierce Transit as their Assistant to the CEO/Deputy Clerk of the Board. From June 2006 through May 2014 she worked for the City of Bremerton as an Office Assistant Senior. Ms. Woods has her Bachelor's Degree from the University of California. ATTACHMENTS: 1) Resume 2) Letter of Engagement outlining the terms of her employment with the City of Bremerton 3) 2018 Management & Professional Salary Plan 4) Job Description progress) FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount): No budget adjustment is needed STUDY SESSION AGENDA: ❑ Limited Presentation ❑ Full Presentation ❑x N/A SPECIAL MEETING ACTION: ❑ Consent Agenda ❑x General Business ❑ Public Hearing RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to confirm the appointment of Angela Woods to the Position of City Clerk and authorize her salary being set at Band 13, Rate 2 of the Management and Professional Salary Plan. COUNCIL ACTION: ❑ Approve ❑ Deny ❑ Table ❑ Continue ❑ No Action Form Updated 01/02/2018 Angela M. Woods, CMC Objective; To work in a local government position that encourages me to develop my own strategies and implement skills I have acquired through my work and life experiences. Related Work Experience: 1416 -Current City of Fife — Fife, WA City Clerk, 2417 -Current, Executive Department Deputy City Clerk, 2016-2017, City Clerk and Customer Support Division Performs responsible professional, administrative, clerical and technical services for the Office of the City Clerk. Attends study sessions, special meetings and City Council meetings; oversees the accurate recording of proceedings and preparation of minutes; assures compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act; prepares and publishes legal notices in accordance with established procedures and State law. Reviews agenda bills and supporting documentation from each department for City Council Agenda Packets prior to review by the City Manager and prepares final agenda packet. Supervises Public Records Officer who is responsible for all public records and records management. Acts as the recipient for claims for damages and lawsuits against the City. Directs the maintenance of City code to ensure comprehensive and cohesive codification of City laws. Officiates all bid openings and prepares bid results. Performs the official certification and recording for the City. Serves as licensing clerk for the City business and specialty licenses. Serves as a Notary Public. Maintains the official documents of the City, including but not limited to legislative minutes, ordinances, resolutions and contracts. Acts as alternate Delegate to the City's insurance authority in absence of City Manager. Serves on the City's Safety Committee. 2014-2016 Pierce Transit - Lakewood, WA Assistant to the CEO/Deputy Clerk of the Board, Executive Office Chief Executive Officer's primary administrative staff. Managed all confidential CEO matters including discussions, documents, personnel transactions, labor related issues, organizational structure matters, sensitive communications that may include investigations, terminations, preparation of key staff evaluations, and other employee related performance maters. Interacted with employees wishing to see or communicate with the CEO, scheduled appointments, provided information to employees on behalf of the CEO, responded to inquiries, and kept CEO informed of employee requests and concerns. Researched, prepared and recommended the Executive Office budget. Managed day to day activities and efficient operation of the Executive's Office, Provided support to the Executive Team in organizing meetings, distributing information, and taking minutes at regular staff meetings. Functioned as a Deputy Clerk of the Board communicating with Board members, assisting with Board and Committee meeting preparation and compilation of the Board packets, and took minutes at monthly Executive Finance Committee meetings. Filed and uploaded resolutions, interlocal agreements and minutes to agency website and code company. 2006-2014 City of Bremerton - Bremerton, WA Office Assistant Senior, 2007 — 2414, Public Works and Utilities—Engineering Office Assistant II, 2006 - 2007, Public Works and Utilities—Engineering Acted as Records Retention Manager and Public Records Liaison for Public Works and Utilities (PW&U). Processed Accounts Payables. Prepared and scheduled Agenda Bills for department. Communicated with Legal Services, City Council, and City Clerk's Offices for review of various City contracts/documents and clarification of procedures. Maintained division credit cards and ensured appropriate project numbers coordinate with charges. Responsible for timekeeping and processing payroll. Processed reimbursement claims. Assisted in preparing, and reviewing departmental policies and City Ordinances. Kept up to date with Capital and Development projects within the City of Bremerton. Assisted staff with correspondences, office projects, and clerical duties on a daily basis. Specifically, proofreading and editing correspondence written by the City Engineer, Project Managers, Engineers and Engineering Technicians. Provided first contact and assistance for public at permit counter and contacts proper staff member for further assistance. Ordered office supplies for division. Prepared and organized a wide variety of project files and folders for office by computer and filing cabinets. Kept track of calendars and sign in boards to determine where staff members are at different times of day. Kept up to date with current policies and procedures. Maintained a multi -line phone and directs calls to appropriate party. Assisted PW&U Administration with phone lines and editing correspondence when assistance is needed. Maintained 7arstad Park reservations (May - September). Prepared and distributed Weekly Street Closure report for City street closures. Responded to and organized duties as assigned. Coordinated and reserved conference rooms, training and travel for staff. Education: Training 2018 Northwest Clerks Institute — Professional Development IV (registered for June 2018); Washington Association of Public Records Qgcers Spring Conference; Washington Municipal Clerks Association Spring academy and Conference 2017 Northwest Clerks Institute — Professional Development 111; Washington Municipal Clerks Association Spring Academy and Conference; Washington Association of Public Records Officers Spring Training; Washington Association of Public Records Officers Fall Conference and Annual Business Meeting 2016 Northwest Clerks Institute — Professional Development 11; ATLAS Business Licensing Training (State Business Licensing); Effective Supervisory Training — 1CM4 — 6 sessions; Washington Association of Public Records Qjficers Spring Training; Various Washington Cities Insurance Authority Training Sessions; Department of Enterprise Services — Government to Government; Cascadia Rising Exercise; Washington Cities Insurance Authority -- Building Supervisory Skills; Department of Enterprise Services — Steps to Becoming a Supervisor; Washington Municipal Clerks Association Fall Academy; Washington State Archives Training; Washington Cities Insurance authority — Employment Law for Supervisors; Washington association of Public Records Officers Fall Conference and Annual Business Meeting; De - Escalation Training; and Department of Enterprise Services — Supervision Essentials Phase 1 2015 Northwest Clerks Institute - Professional Development 1; Washington State Transit Association CIerks of Authority Fall Committee Meeting 2014 Preventing Workplace Harassment; EverSafe Driving; ADA accessibility awareness; Bloodborne Pathogens; Fire Extinguisher; Material Safety Data Sheet; It's All About You — Emotional Intelligence and Your Authentic Self Managing Your Time and Team Work for Results; Clerks of Authority Committee 2006 Handling Difficult and Demanding Customers: A Communications Course; When the Phone Rings, Are You Ready?; Diversity Training; Editing and Proofreading Skills Bachelor of Arts Degree Japanese. Language and Culture; University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Certification: Municipal Clerk Certification; and Notary Public for the State of Washington. Memberships: International institute of Municipal Clerks; Washington Municipal Clerks Association; Washington Association of Public Records Officers; Olympic Region Municipal Clerks Association (Treasurer 2018-2021); and Pierce County Clerks and Finance Officers Association (Secretary 2017-2018). Technology: Windows, Internet, Microsoft Office: Word, Works, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Exchange; FMS, AS400, BSR Advance, AIMS 4.4 - OMNI, CMIS; Genero Desktop Client, Laserfiche Client, Paymentnet, Adobe Professional, Springbrook, ADP, Invintus, Liquid Files. Additional Skills: I possess a positive attitude, which creates strong skills in problem solving and negotiation, excellent oral• and written communication, and adapting well to new circumstances. I am also dependable, prompt, a quick learner, well -organized, detail oriented and demonstrate strong commitment. I have the ability to work independently, as well as on a team. June 20, 2018 Angela Woods RE: Letter of Engagement Dear Ms. Woods: Greg Wheeler, Mayor 345 6th Street, Suite 100 Bremerton, WA 98337 Telephone: 360-473-5266 Fax: 360-473-5883 greg. wheeler&i. bremerton. wa. us It is with great pleasure that I confirm your appointment to the position of City Clerk (pending City Council Confirmation). Your new position is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Provisions and included in the Management classifications as follows: Position: City Clerk Department: Legal Department Effective Date: July 18, 2018 Rate of Pay: $3,452.33 semi-monthly (Band 13, Rate 2) Pending Council Approval Appointment/Removal: Mayor Benefits: Pursuant to BMC Chapter 2.50 Vacation: 15 days pro -rated for 2018 You are an "at will" employee and may be terminated by the City without cause at any time with thirty (30) day notice. You may be terminated for cause, without notice, and no severance pay shall be paid. This letter shall constitute your terms and conditions of employment with the City and there are no other written or oral agreements that have not been set forth in this letter of engagement or covered by Chapter 2.50 of the Bremerton Municipal Code. Please sign below indicating your acceptance of our offer of employment as outlined above for the City of Bremerton. Sincerely, Greg Wheeler Mayor cc: Charlotte Belmore, HR Manager ACCEPTANCE OF JOB OFFER: I, Angela Woods, hereby accept the appointment to position of City Clerk, effective July 18, 2018, under the terms and conditions as set forth in this Letter of Engagement. SIGNATURE: Angela Woods DATE: z O Lu 2 LU w m LL O H U co 0 N z J a a J a a U D LL J a z LU 13 LL z O U J a z O U) U) LU LL O a F z W 2 W c� a z a 00 N N VI� 00 f� 00 01 (O 00 01 (O 00 V N w w N (O t O (O M N N WMWN 00 V 00 0. 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Item 62 Guest Presentations 6/25/18 HEADING HOME Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan 2018 Update Released for Public Comment 4/26/18 Kitsap County Department of Human Services k'a3 M I N GKdK LN Kitsap Housing and / \Homelessness Coalition HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Table of Contents ExecutiveSummary........................................................................................................................ 3 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 5 Crisisand Response...................................................................................................................... 9 A Housing Affordability Crisis.......................................................................................... 9 Progress and Innovation................................................................................................... 11 Current Resources.............................................................................................................. 15 Kitsap Homelessness Today.......................................................................................................... 17 Action Plan Needs, Gaps, Core Strategies, and Action Areas.......................................................... 25 Action Plan Detail: Goals, Core Strategies, and Action Steps .................................... 31 Defining and Documenting Success............................................................................................. 38 Conclusion....................................................................................................................................... 40 Appendix......................................................................................................................................... 41 Acknowledgements Thanks to the many people and organizations that provided input and supported this effort to update the Plan, including citizens, mayors, city council members, social service providers, and people experiencing homelessness. Kitsap County Board of Commissioners Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition Member Agencies Robert Gelder, Chair Agape Unlimited Kitsap Legal Services Charlotte Garrido Beacon Communities Kitsap Mental Health Services Ed Wolfe Brain Injury Alliance of Washington Kitsap Public Health District Bremerton Foodline Kitsap Recovery Center Homeless Housing Plan Update Committee Bremerton Housing Authority Kitsap Rescue Mission Kirsten Jewell, Housing and Homelessness Program Bremerton School District Kitsap Transit Coordinator, Kitsap County Human Services (Chair) Catholic Community Services Meals on Wheels Kitsap Monica Bernhard, Community Services and Catholic Housing Services - Max Hale Center North Kitsap Fishline Development Manager, Kitsap Mental Health City of Bremerton CDBG Program Olalla Recovery Center Coffee Oasis Olive Crest Services Crime Victim Assistance Center Parent -Child Assistance Program Bridget Callahan, Housing Solutions Center DSHS — Bremerton CSO Peninsula Community Health Manager, Kitsap Community Resources Goodwill Industries R W Martin Youth Services Marta Holt, Property Manager and Homeshare Habitat for Humanity of Kitsap County Saint Vincent de Paul Administrator, Housing Resources Bainbridge Helpline House — Bainbridge Island The Salvation Army Beverly Kincaid, Partner & Grant Professional, House of Hope Ministries Sound Grants Sound Grants Housing Kitsap South Kitsap Helpline Sheryl Piercy, Social Services Director, Salvation Housing Resources Bainbridge StandUp for Kids Army Kingston Cares United Way of Kitsap County Sandra Paulino-Winborn, Financial Services Kitsap Community Resources WA Department of Veteran's Affairs Specialist 4, DSHS Kitsap County CDBG Grant Program WA Employment Security Department Sean Raybell, Housing Specialist, Department of Kitsap County Aging and Long Term Care Weaver Foundation — Georgia's House Kitsap County Housing & Homelessness Div. West Sound Free Clinic Corrections Kitsap County Sheriffs Office West Sound Treatment Center Sarah Van Cleve, Housing Director, Bremerton Kitsap County Veteran's Assistance Program West Sound Youth for Christ Housing Authority Kitsap Interfaith Network YWCA of Kitsap County IIQ HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Executive Summary The Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan contains data and information collected in 2017 and 2018, as noted. It was updated during 2018 and approved by the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners on History Historically there had been no statewide, integrated approach to homelessness in Washington. House Bill 2163, passed in 2005, attempted to remedy this situation by requiring each county to develop a homeless housing plan, providing a funding source through document recording fees to directly address the goals identified in these plans, and outlining reporting requirements. Subsequent changes to the legislation have added funding and changed requirements. Most recently, legislation passed in March 2018 increased the amount of funding available, specified additional performance and reporting requirements, and changed required elements for homeless housing plans. Progress Since Last Plan Action Steps identified in the 2016 Plan and implemented during the last two years resulted in significant shifts in the homeless crisis response system to: 1) Target prevention to those most needy and divert people from experiencing homelessness as much as possible, 2) Identify and prioritize serving the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness, including expanding street outreach and providing more immediate shelter beds, 3) Increase alternative housing options, 4) Improve system efficiency by using performance measures and evidence -based practices, and 5) Improve communication with the public about homelessness. The 2018 Plan builds on these accomplishments to further improve the Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response System. Development of this Plan The Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan Update Committee, a subcommittee of the Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition (formerly called the Kitsap Continuum of Care Coalition), a network of homeless services and affordable housing providers, worked extensively with Kitsap County Human Services Housing and Homelessness Division staff to analyze the needs of people experiencing homelessness in Kitsap County by reviewing the Homeless Point In Time count data, Homeless Management Information System data, results from a survey of community members and providers, a survey of people experiencing homelessness, a stakeholders workshop, meetings with elected officials, and review of national evidence -based practices. The Plan includes data analysis, a needs assessment, coordination and linkage of resources to avoid duplications, and identification of community -wide collaborative approaches. The included Action Plan is intended to address homelessness by promoting a continuum of housing and support services that augment individual and family stability, resiliency, and economic independence. This Plan is intended to complement the 2016-2020 CDBG/HOME Consolidated Plan (HUD), the Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan, the Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness Plan and other local plans that address homelessness and affordable housing. The Plan has been updated every 3-4 years to respond to changes in legislative and policy requirements, changing availability of homeless services, new evidence -based practices, completion of identified action steps, and identification of new focus areas. HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Scope of the Plan This plan addresses issues of homelessness throughout Kitsap County, including: • Information about progress made over the last ten years, • Current demographics of homelessness in Kitsap, • Resources available, • Current needs and gaps, and • An Action Plan that outlines specific action steps that will be undertaken over the next 3-5 years. Plan Goals The overall goal of the Plan is to work together as a community to make homelessness a rare, brief, and one time occurrence in Kitsap County through an efficient and effective homeless response system. The Action Plan is comprised of five Goals, each with supporting Core Strategies and New Action Steps, which will be used over the next five years to address homelessness. Each Goal also includes Performance Indicators of Success. 1) Make homelessness rare (prevention strategies). 2) Make homelessness brief (crisis response strategies). 3) Make homelessness one-time (ensure long-term housing stability strategies). 4) Continuously improve the homeless response system (increase capacity and efficiency strategies). 5) Expand community engagement (leadership, planning, and communication strategies). Gaps and New Action Focus Areas Needs and gaps in the homeless crisis response system have been identified, with specific new action steps, timelines, and responsible parties identified to address them: • Implement discharge planning for homeless individuals entering the community from jails, correctional facilities, foster care, hospitals, and behavioral health systems of care • Encourage development of affordable housing and alternative housing models through incentives and policy changes • Add 120 low -barrier night -by -night shelter beds and alternative shelter options (tiny houses, safe parks, etc.) throughout the County • Add 15 respite care shelter beds for people with medical needs that are not able to be supported in other shelters • Add 60-80 Permanent Supportive Housing units for people with long-term behavioral health and physical health issues that create challenges to stable housing • Focus on tenancy supports and employment/education connections, including the new Medicaid Transformation Project Supported Housing and Supported Housing benefits • Expand the use of performance measures and data to ensure the most efficient use of public funds • Implement trauma -informed care and evidence -based practices • Expand leadership, accountability, and opportunities for community education and volunteering The Plan in its entirety is available online at https://www.kitsapgov.com/hs/Pages/HH-Housing-and-Homelessness-Landing.aspx 4 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Introduction Homelessness Among our Neighbors Here in Kitsap County, homelessness is not as visible as it may be on the streets of Seattle, but it affects hundreds of people directly, every day, right here in our urban and rural communities. These are our friends, neighbors, co- workers, and community members. According to the 2018 Point In Time Homeless Count, on any given day there are estimated to be more than 450 people living on the streets, in vehicles, and in the woods of Kitsap County, in shelters, and in transitional housing. Homelessness happens to people of all ages, genders, education levels, races, income levels, and household types. It happens to good people in our community who work hard to be self-sufficient but live on the brink of economic instability. Health issues, poor credit, job loss, family break-up, domestic violence, mental illness or substance use disorders can also push people into homelessness. Whatever the underlying reason for their homelessness, they are in crisis. Visible or hidden, everyone deserves a safe and decent place to live. History of Homelessness Homelessness was a relatively rare phenomenon until the 1980s, when many economic and social changes converged to cause its dramatic rise. These changes included: • Lack of growth in real earnings for those with low incomes, • Growing scarcity of appropriate affordable housing, • Demolition of old buildings that provided inexpensive Single Room Occupancy (SRO) opportunities, and • Closing of institutions (i.e. beds at Western State Hospital) that had long served individuals with mental illnesses. The number of homeless families and individuals continued to rise during the 1990's. Factors included: • On-going deinstitutionalization of persons with mental illness without the development of adequate community-based housing and appropriate support services, • Foreign out -sourcing of manufacturing jobs that paid a living wage, • Rise of a service economy with low paying jobs, and • Flat and/or reduced spending on social programs at the state and federal level. More recently, the Great Recession of 2009-2012 created the highest unemployment rates in decades, resulting in fewer workers employed, a decline in earned income, fluctuating rents, an increase in home foreclosures, and a reduction in state and federal funding for need -based assistance programs. These factors pushed many low-income households, and even some middle-income families, into crisis, including homelessness. Spectrum of Services at Coffee Oasis Spark Charlie's Hope Street Hope, Coffee Oasis' Street and School Outreach program found Charlie, age 19, as he exited Renaissance Alternative High School due to lack of stable housing. Charlie's parents' addictions to methamphetamines had torn the family apart and his sister was placed in Child Protective Services. Once connected to Coffee Oasis, Charlie's relationship with the Program's director blossomed. During that time his father entered an Oxford House to support his addiction recovery. Soon Charlie entered Coffee Oasis' Partnering Hope program to support his goals of getting a driver's license, completing his education at Renaissance High School and working with his dad to secure housing in order to bring his sister back into the family. Next steps brought Charlie into Coffee Oasis' HOPE INC job training program, resulting in an internship, and eventually a permanent job at the YMCA. Also, following monitored weekly visits, Charlie's sister was returned to the care of Charlie's dad, who secured employment and rented a three-bedroom home that the three now live as a family unit. Sadly, Charlie's mom has not overcome her addictions. HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Causes of Homelessness Today, many of our community's low-income households are at -risk of becoming homeless — often a single paycheck away from losing their housing. Many individuals lack education and job skills to be prepared to compete for living -wage jobs, have an insufficient personal safety net to successfully weather temporary or chronic adversity, and may have limited options for improving their situation. Ultimately, they lose hope for a future that envisions economic self-sufficiency and social resiliency. While economic problems and evictions are often the final event leading to homelessness, individuals with serious behavioral health issues are particularly vulnerable. They are often unable to maintain a job (or if they do, it is at very low pay), have difficulty managing medicines appropriately and rely on multiple services to sustain self- sufficiency. Others at -risk are members of dysfunctional families who are often victims of domestic violence, runaway or abandoned youth or youth who have aged out of foster care, large families, or veterans who have been negatively impacted by the traumas of war. The combination of rising housing costs, limited income and a severe shortage of affordable housing are other major factors leading to homelessness. The issue of homelessness is evident across Kitsap County. Ultimately, homelessness is a result of other societal factors that create financial instability and inability to afford housing: lack of affordable housing, inter -generational poverty, expensive health care costs, lack of living -wage jobs, lack of education and training, severe mental illness, and substance use disorders. Addressing homelessness is, necessarily, working backwards attempting to fix the condition (homelessness) and then providing individualized social supports to address the underlying social issues facing each individual household. Social Impact of Homelessness: The Cost of Doing Nothing Homelessness not only has huge impacts on the individuals experiencing it, it is also expensive for our community. Homelessness almost always escalates an already unstable family situation. Youth and adults with mental illness or drug and alcohol problems get worse when they do not have stable housing to get the behavioral and/or medical attention they need. Homelessness costs our community in other ways, as well. Each year, Kitsap County residents' tax dollars are spent caring for homeless people through our emergency services — including 911, emergency rooms and clinics, law enforcement, fire and rescue units, jails, detoxification programs, public health system, the judiciary system and more. Homelessness has a particularly troubling impact on children. Homeless children often are impacted by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) resulting in impediments to growth and development and overall weak performance in school. Numerous studies have found that housing instability and homelessness lower academic performance, increase the chances of repeating a grade, and reduce high school completion rates. Homelessness also puts children at greater risk of serious physical health problems.' All of these factors contribute to perpetuating the cycle of homelessness. Homeless adults have a hard time gaining employment and holding a job. Evictions and foreclosures hurt landlords, banks, and neighborhoods. Law enforcement spends countless hours responding to complaints about illegal camping and illegal overnight parking. In his mid -30's, Tom, who had a long history of using and selling cocaine, arrived at Benedict House, a Kitsap shelter and transitional residence for men. He had worked as a truck driver for most of his life, but had a serious accident that crushed his right hand making it impossible to continue driving. Lost, injured, homeless, and stigmatized, Tom ended up at the Benedict House. Tom's case manager was able to help him access an orthopedic specialist to perform restorative surgery on his hand. Tom is making excellent progress as a result of the restorative surgeries and therapy that he is receiving, while concurrently participating in a 12 -Step program to curb his addiction. Tom has been accepted into permanent housing at Catholic Housing Services Max Hale Center and will now live independently. ' the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, Report: Recession Could Cause Large Increases in Poverty and Push Millions into Deep Poverty, 11/24/08. A HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Cost studies around the nation, however, have proven that many of these individuals and households can succeed in transitioning back to stable housing, and often self-sufficiency, if they access appropriate supportive services. Once housed, their use of emergency services declines sharply as family or individual's stability improves. The result: a decrease in expenses for society, and a more livable community for all of us.2 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 Approximate Cost of Housing Types per Day $98 $99 $44 $37 Washington State Kitsap County Jail Transitional Housing Prison (2) (3) Housing (4) First/Permanent Supportive Housing (5) (1) 2010 Kaiser State Health Facts (2) Washington State Prison, 2016 (3) Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, 2017 (4 )(6)(7)(8) Washington State Department of Commerce, State Homeless Housing System Overview (5) 1811 East Lake Project, Seattle, DESC. Washington State and Local Gov't Hospitals (1) $2,689/day $29 $25 $15 M Emergency Rapid Homelessness Shelter (6) Rehousing/Rental Prevention (8) Assistance (7) Although implementing the Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan will require significant community investment, it will not cost our community as much as continuing to try to manage homelessness indirectly through law enforcement, emergency services, and less effective temporary solutions over the years to come. History of the Plan This plan is part of a national movement to end homelessness. As part of that national effort, Washington State passed legislation in 2005 (ESSHB 2163), and subsequent legislation in later years, mandating that each county focus on reducing homelessness. Each county is required to (1) develop and periodically update a Homeless Housing Plan, (2) collect funds to pay for its implementation through a document recording surcharge at the county Auditor level, (3) collect data about homeless households and the services they receive to evaluate progress, and (4) coordinate efforts among homeless service providers. The Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition developed the first Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan, which was approved by the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council in December 2005. Since that time, the Plan has been updated every three to four years. 2018 Plan Update The picture of homelessness and the body of research about the most effective ways to help people regain housing stability have changed rapidly. Since the first Plan in 2005 many new strategies have been implemented, the landscape of providers has changed, we have much better data about our homeless households, and new evidence -based practices have been developed and replicated around the country. While the original 2005 legislative mandate was to "reduce homelessness by 50% by 2015", there is now a more sophisticated understanding of the causes of homelessness. The goal in Kitsap now, and nationwide, is to make homelessness rare, brief, and a one-time event. Until the underlying social issues that lead people to become homeless are addressed, the homeless crisis response system's role is to prevent homelessness whenever possible and help people quickly regain stable housing and overcome their barriers to sustaining that housing. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Medicaid and Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Literature Synthesis and Environmental Scan, Martha Burt, Carol Wilkins and Danna Mauch, 1/6/11 VA HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update For this latest update, the Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition formed an Ad hoc Homeless Housing Plan Update Committee to oversee the process of updating the plan to reflect the current situation. One objective of this update is to focus on gaps in what's currently being provided and offer specific goals and strategies to fill them. Another objective is to incorporate strategic thinking about what is needed over the next three to five years to continue the progress effectively addressing homelessness in Kitsap County. Input for the plan was gathered from a broad range of sources: • Point in Time Count data, • Homeless Management Information System data, • Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition members through survey of service providers, • Community members through a survey and a stakeholder workshop, • Individuals experiencing homelessness through a survey, • Meetings with elected officials, and • Other plans and evidence -based practices from around the country. This Plan includes three substantive sections: • A Progress Report, which briefly discusses progress made in addressing homelessness since the last Plan update, and outlines the current homeless response system and resources available; • The State of Homelessness, which provides a review of data and statistics regarding homelessness in Kitsap in 2017; and • The Action Plan, including the current needs and gaps, as well as goals, core strategies, and new action steps that our community should undertake to address homelessness over the next three to five years. Although these sections overlap, each can "stand alone," presenting relevant information on a single aspect of homelessness in Kitsap. Collectively, these sections complete the picture of what will be required to make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time. Purpose of the Plan The Homeless Housing Plan Update Committee identified three main purposes of the plan, in addition to fulfilling the legislative mandate: • Blueprint for Implementation: A clear and concise agreement about the community's plan to reduce homelessness. • Tool for Advocacy: An informational focal point to inspire local advocacy and leadership to embrace homelessness as a priority for action. • Reference for Funders: An articulation of the community's priorities for funding, ensuring that these priorities meet the Federal, State, and local requirements that the funded programs are in alignment with the community's homelessness plan. The plan lays out broad goals and strategies to guide government, non-profit agencies, and other partners to achieve the desired outcomes necessary to reduce homelessness and create community impact. Future Plan Updates The Homeless Housing Plan Update Committee recommends updating the plan periodically to reflect the changing factors that affect homelessness, recent successes in reducing homelessness, new innovations in homeless housing programs, as well as new legislation. The plan should be updated every three to five years, or as required by the Washington State Department of Commerce. �'3 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Crisis and Response The past decade has been challenging for many Kitsap County citizens, as the value of their wages has diminished, the number of households living in poverty has risen, and the lack of affordable housing has affected many households, resulting in housing instability and homelessness. In response, Kitsap's social service providers have created a homeless crisis response system to meet the growing demand, with more beds and units available even in the face of diminishing state and federal resources. Together this "Continuum of Care" has been recognized by Commerce as a leader in implementing major changes in the way people are assisted to regain housing stability. However, barriers and gaps still exist that impede progress toward the goal of making homelessness rare, brief, and one-time. A HOUSING AFFORDABLITY CRISIS Although Kitsap's economy is recovering, mirroring positive economic forecasts around the state, those households at the lowest income levels are still struggling to find and maintain stable housing. Affordable Housing Shortage The gap between incomes and the cost of available housing pushes many people into homelessness, particularly in a market like Kitsap where housing prices rise faster than incomes. Research conducted by the Washington State Department of Commerce shows that increasing rents is the largest driver of homelessness in Washington State.' National research indicates that every $100 increase in rent is associated with an increase in homelessness of 6% in metro areas and 32% in non -metro areas.' Kitsap County includes both. At the end of first quarter 2018, the average rent per unit in Kitsap County was $1,323. The average unit rent increased $128 (10.7%) from the prior year and $424 (47%) since the beginning of 2014. Vacancy rates have fallen from 10.12% at the beginning of 2013 to below 5% for the last several years. Vacancy rates were 5.2% at the end of first quarter 2018.' Vacancy rates can also fluctuate due to changes in Naval Base Kitsap personnel levels. Housing is considered "affordable" when it costs no 0 Kitsap Rent/Unit and Vacancy Rates $1,400 12.00% $1,200 10.00% $1,000 8.00°i° $800 $600 6.00% 4.00% $400 $200 2.00% $0 0.00% ti� ti� ti� ti� ti� tih �o ti� ti� ti� ti� tio tio ,yo tio ,�o ,yo ,yo ,�o tio tio tio tio- 10- tio-lo-tio-1p 1P_ 10-10-6ti Avg Rent/Unit Vacancy Rate Out of Reach Report - Kitsap County 20179 Minium Wage $11.00 Mean Renter Wage $11.94 Housing Wage for Zero Bedroom $12.67 Housing Wage for One Bedroom � $15.44 Housing Wage for Two Bedroom 1 $19.98 Housing Wage for Three Bedroom $28.54 Housing Wage for Four Bedroom $33.42 more than 30/ of household income. Kitsap housing costs are well beyond the affordability of low-income households, particularly households with children, where an adult must provide childcare': 3 "Why is homelessness increasing?", Washington State Department of Commerce, Housing Assistance Unit, 2017 ' Journal of Urban Affairs, New Perspectives on Community -Level Determinants of Homelessness, 2012 5 Apartment Insights Washington, 2018 6 National Alliance to End Homelessness, Out of Reach Report, Kitsap County, 2017. 01 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update • In 2017 affordable rent for a person earning minimum wage ($11.00) was $572. • In Kitsap, the estimated mean renter wage was $11.94; making $621 an affordable rent with a single wage- earner. • However, in Kitsap the fair market rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment was $1,039 (statewide: $1,229). The annual household income needed to make this affordable was $41,560, or $19.98 per hour. • For a household of any size earning 30% or less of Area Median Income ($23,130), affordable rent would be no more than $578. • For households receiving a disability payment through Supplemental Security Income (SSI) ($781/month), they can afford rent of only $234. The Eviction Lab at Princeton University recently released data showing that Kitsap County had about one eviction per day in 2016 (357 evictions), a 1.09% eviction rate, nearly double the .58% eviction rate in 2014 (187 evictions).' As rents increase and households are unable to keep up with the cost of housing, evictions are an inevitable result. 100 1. so GAP ('0 40 20 o 0%-30p 0%-50% Percent of Median Family Income In addition, a 2015 Washington State Housing Needs Assessment revealed that for Kitsap County, there are only 12 affordable and available housing units for every 100 households earning less than 30% of the Median Family Income (about $22,500).8 Declining Value of Wages Nationally, statewide, and locally, the value of wages has not kept pace with inflation and the cost of goods and housing. In 2017 in Washington, a minimum wage worker earned an hourly wage of $11.00 and the average wage earned by Kitsap renter households was $11.94, however those wages are not nearly sufficient to afford housing and other basic needs.' In addition, in Washington State households with the lowest 30% of income pay the highest proportion of taxes than in any other state due to the state's regressive tax system which results in a greater tax burden on the poor.") Rising Poverty Rates According to community health indicators prepared by the Kitsap Public Health District, more of our Kitsap neighbors are experiencing poverty than ever before": • 10% of residents are living below the Federal poverty level (2015), an increase from 8% in 2005. • 9% of youth are living below the Federal poverty level (2015), an increase from 6% in 2005. • 31% (2015) of households are spending more than 30% of income on housing, similar to 32% in 2005. Other Causes of Homelessness The lack of income to pay for housing is a result of the breakdown of other social factors, such as economic security, employment, education, and the health care system. The Great Recession that began in 2008 had a huge impact on economic and housing factors that affect homelessness. The effects of the Great ' 2018 Eviction Lab data, Princeton University 8 2015 Washington State Housing Needs Assessment. 9 MIT Living Wage Calculator, Kitsap County, 2017. 10 Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, 2015 Report 11 Kitsap Public Health District, Public Health Indicators, September 2017. 10 2018 Point in Time - Causes of Homelessness Substance Use - 14% Eviction/Loss of Housing 25% Job Loss/Unable to Work 34% Discharged from Systems � 10% Health Issues/Mental Health 37% Family Conflict 19% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Recession still affect many households today. The resulting economic instability, foreclosure, unemployment, insufficient outreach to some of the most vulnerable citizens including veterans, loss of retirement and savings, and loss of health benefits forced an unprecedented number of households into homelessness. Many of these households were not previously considered to be at risk of homelessness, but were affected by prolonged unemployment, foreclosure, or rising health care costs. Mental health, substance use disorders, and physical health issues are a factor in a large number of households' homelessness. Inadequate resources to address their needs is a significant challenge today. Another key reason for homelessness is discharges from other systems of care, such as jail, foster care, and health care systems. During the Summer 2017 Point in Time Count, surveys collected in the Kitsap County Jail revealed that 43% of inmates had involvement with homelessness in the past or anticipated upon release. Of these, 67% were homeless immediately prior to jail and 78% expected to be homeless upon release. With so many of our neighbors living on the edge of housing instability, small crises are often the tipping point leading to homelessness. These crises are often related to loss of employment or financial hardship, physical or mental health issues, being discharged from other systems of care (jail/prison, foster care, physical or mental health), substance use disorders, or family break-ups12. In addition, emerging research shows the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on the physical and behavioral health of adults, increasing the likelihood of homelessness. PROGRESS AND INNOVATION When individuals or families are in danger of becoming homeless, or have already lost their housing, the goal is to get them into housing and provide services that best meet their needs as quickly as possible. This "homeless crisis response system" involves many organizations, a diverse set of programmatic tools, and multiple funding sources. Twelve years after the originating legislation, Kitsap has made progress in many areas, adding emergency housing beds, expanding outreach, and supportive services and programs. Action Steps identified in the 2016 Plan called for a significant shift in the homeless crisis response system to: 1) Divert people from experiencing homelessness and target prevention to those most needy 2) Identify and prioritize serving the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness, including expanding street outreach and providing additional immediate shelter beds 3) Increase short-term and long-term alternative housing options 4) Improve system efficiency by using performance measures and evidence -based practices, and 5) Improve communication with the public about homelessness. Below are highlighted significant changes or accomplishments since the last update of the Homeless Housing Plan for 2016 — a lot was accomplished in 2 % years! Prevention and Diversion The most cost-effective way to decrease homelessness is to intervene before individuals and families lose their housing. Often, a household on the brink of homelessness can avert the crisis with a small amount of financial support and the necessary supportive services to regain financial stability. Contrast this minimal cost for prevention with the immense cost to the family, social service agencies, and the community 12 2018 Kitsap Point in Time Count 11 Prevention and Diversion • Housing Solutions Center implemented a Diversion Program • Prevention programs focused on most needy • Therapeutic courts expanded and divert people with behavioral health issues from jail • Steps to Housing program provides easy one-stop connection with resources HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update when individuals or families become homeless. By focusing on diversion and prevention, we can effectively reduce homelessness. The Housing Solutions Center of Kitsap County (HSC, opened in 2012) is our coordinated entry program, a single point of entry where all residents seeking assistance with housing or homeless services are welcomed, assessed, and referred to appropriate housing and resources for which they are eligible. The HSC also keeps a community- wide emergency housing waitlist. In mid -2016, the HSC launched a more robust diversion component to the intake process, working with each client to determine ways to avoid going into shelter if other options are available — such as family and friend resources, employment supports, or assistance negotiating with landlords. Prevention programs were re -oriented to focus on identifying households that had the least other resources available to them, were the most vulnerable, or the least likely to be able to help themselves. Prevention was also targeted to those who would be successful after a one-time infusion of rental assistance. Therapeutic court diversion programs were expanded in Kitsap over the last several years to identify good candidates for alternative sentencing and supportive services to help people get treatment for underlying behavioral issues and keep them out of jail and prison where these issues would not be addressed. There are now therapeutic courts for mental health, substance use, and veterans. The HSC also launched a Steps to Housing program, which provides a weekly drop-in opportunity for household concerned about housing stability to easily get connected with resources. Identifying and Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Both philosophically and financially, it makes sense to focus on helping those in our community who are most at -risk of harm living on the street and/or least able to help themselves — we often refer to people in these situations as "most vulnerable." Since its inception, the homeless crisis response system has, by default, focused resources on those who could seek resources and advocate for themselves. Programs prioritized households who were thought to have the best outcomes for the least amount of investment. However, this has meant that people at the other end of the spectrum have been neglected in the system and this has contributed to extending their homelessness. In response to directives from the Department of Commerce and a growing recognition of this problem locally, the 2016 Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan began to shift the system to identify and prioritize the hardest to serve individuals — focusing efforts to bring the services to the people who need it most. The HSC began experimenting with vulnerability assessment tools — Identify/Prioritize Most Vulnerable • Housing Solutions Center implemented vulnerability index screening tool • Greatly expanded outreach, including several programs in the jail • Expansion of Severe Weather Shelter program to North Kitsap and South Kitsap • Opening of Salvation Army low - barrier Winter Shelter and Kitsap Rescue Mission night -by - night shelter • Kitsap Connect program serves most vulnerable high utilizers of emergency services giving incoming households an additional screening tool to determine their capacity in various areas. This screening results in a vulnerability index score, which assists with determining who is prioritized for shelter and housing program placement. Through trying various vulnerability index tools, the HSC has developed and implemented a customized tool for Kitsap. In addition, the HSC has expanded outreach to the Bremerton ferry terminal, select libraries, and the Kitsap County Jail. The Coffee Oasis, our primary youth homelessness provider, launched a jail outreach program for young adults, and West Sound Treatment Center started a jail outreach program for people who are seeking treatment for substance use disorders upon discharge. The Kitsap Rescue Mission has stepped up to be a key organization in outreach to encampments, as well as opening a day room program for people to have a safe and welcoming place to go during the day. 12 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Building on a program launched many years ago by the Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition and the Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management (DEM), the Severe Weather Shelter (SWS) program was greatly expanded in the last two years. The SWS relies on host organizations to supply volunteers to open shelter beds in churches and community centers when the DEM determines that inclement weather make it dangerous for anyone to be sleeping outside. A single SWS operated for many years in Bremerton and moved in 2016 to operate out of the Bremerton Salvation Army. Over the last several years, organizations in Kingston, Poulsbo, and Port Orchard have volunteered to host additional severe weather shelters so that people experiencing homelessness throughout the county are able to survive these winter nights. The Salvation Army Winter Shelter served 470+ unique individuals between December 2017 and March 2018. The Severe Weather Shelter at the Salvation Army was so highly utilized that the Salvation Army opened a 60 -bed Winter Shelter, open every night during December through March rather than only on severe weather nights. It has been extremely popular with guests, and served more than 470 unique individuals. The low -barrier model welcomed guests with their spouses/partners, accommodated their possessions, and sheltered their pets —this encouraged many people who had not been eligible and/or willing to come into shelter in the past to participate in the program and begin building relationships and accessing other services. The Winter Shelter ran over capacity most nights during the 2017-2018 season. Upon its closing in March 2018, many of the guests will go back to living in the woods and on the streets. Also in Bremerton, the Kitsap Rescue Mission started a night -by -night shelter with 25 -beds. Guests are required to register in advance with the HSC and must meet certain requirements. The Mission shelter works closely with the Winter Shelter to take referrals for families and others that need a more structured environment. The Kitsap Connect program was launched through a partnership with Kitsap Public Health, the Salvation Army, the Housing Solutions Center, and Kitsap Mental Health Services. It works to identify the highest utilizers of emergency rooms, emergency medical services, and law enforcement with the goal of reducing costs to these systems and improving health outcomes through a coordinated care model that includes public health nurses, behavioral health professionals, and a housing specialist. The vast majority of their clients are chronically homeless and extremely high -needs. Through 2017, they have assisted 67 individuals to form positive social relationships, connect with resources, improve their health, and (for some) find housing. This shift to focus on outreach to those who may not be accessing resources and prioritization of emergency housing for those who are the most vulnerable has not been easy, but a good start is underway. It has been challenging for shelters to serve people with higher needs, often with staff and programs structures that are not equipped for this population's needs. Shelter stays can be longer because it can take longer to get high -needs clients stabilized and is even more difficult to find permanent housing placements for them. Action Steps in the 2018 Plan will continue this work. Alternative Housing Options Another focus are over the last two years has been expanding alternative housing options, such as legal encampments, boarding houses, home sharing, and tiny houses. Kitsap County Commissioners approved a permanent Transitory Accommodation Ordinance that allows permitting of encampments, tiny house villages, boarding houses, and other temporary housing solutions on both small and large scales. Despite Alternative Housing Options • Kitsap County Transitory Accommodation Ordinance • Homes for All Tiny Cottages project underway • City of Poulsbo/Coffee Oasis youth Boarding House some promising opportunities, no organizations have applied for a permit under this new code to date. In 2016, the County, Cities, and Tribes sponsored a Homelessness Workshop with nationally recognized guest speakers, drawing more than 120 Kitsap leaders from across many sectors. This convening lead to the creation of 13 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update a cross -sector leadership group, the Homes for All Leadership Group, which has been spearheading the development of tiny cottages for use as emergency housing. Partnering with area churches and a wide array of organizations in different sectors, the Homes for All project hopes to pilot a tiny cottage village in South Kitsap in 2018. The City of Poulsbo has partnered with the Coffee Oasis, a youth housing provider, on piloting a youth boarding house model on city property. The City hopes to expand the model to other sites in the next few years. System Efficiency Each year progress has been made to improve the efficiency of the housing and services delivery system; the last two years continued this work with some additional changes. System Efficiency • Better funding coordination with Consolidated Homeless Grant • Expansion of Project Connects A Strategic Analysis of Funding Sources undertaken in 2010 resulted in I and Point in Time Count the creation of the Coordinated Grant Application Process, outreach implemented in 2011, which combines the applications for the major local government funding sources for homeless housing, social services, and community development into a single application and review process. This eliminates duplication of funding, and increases the efficiency for grant administration and for grantees. In 2017, the Consolidated Homeless Grant, a funding source from the Washington State Department of Commerce, was brought under the administration of the Kitsap County Housing and Homelessness Division. This has resulted in a more consistent and coordinated approach to funding homeless programs and services. Work will continue to streamline and maximize efficiency in the funding process over the next several years. The Point in Time Count has been conducted in coordination with a low-income services fair, Project Connect, for the last ten years. In 2017, large-scale outreach efforts were added to the survey process to locate more households living on the streets and in wooded areas. Also in 2017, a Summer Point in Time Count was piloted. In 2018, Project Connect resource fairs were added in North Kitsap and South Kitsap to improve access for households throughout the county and to improve data collection during the Point in Time Count. Communication and Engagement As mentioned earlier, elected leaders and key organizations gathered for a Homelessness Workshop in June 2016. This lead to the formation of the Homes for All Leadership Group, which is working on creating a tiny cottage pilot program in South Kitsap. Responding to citizen requests for more information about homelessness, the Housing and Homelessness Division began producing various data summaries about different aspects of homelessness. In addition, the Division assists organizations and individuals with data upon request. Communication and Engagement • Homes for All Leadership Group • Homelessness Data Summaries and information available • Community group presentations • Promoting Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week activities • Point in Time Count volunteer project The Housing and Homelessness Division staff and leaders from other Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition organizations frequently respond to requests from community groups (such as Rotary, Kiwanis, Elks, League of Women Voters, citizen advisory groups, and school groups) to make presentations. Over the last two years, they have presented information about homelessness to more than 20 groups. In 2017, the Housing and Homelessness Division launched a volunteer effort to support outreach efforts for surveying during the Point in Time Count. More than 100 citizen volunteers have participated during the last three Point in Time Counts. 14 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, usually held the week before Thanksgiving, is organized nationally. Over the last two years, the Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition has been building support and promoting specific activities to raise community awareness during this week, including a Hunger and Homelessness Awareness March. Specific Population Programs Certain homeless populations require specific services or housing situations to be able to acquire and sustain housing. Several programs exist to serve particular populations, such as veterans, youth, severely mentally ill, those with chemical use disorders, and survivors of domestic violence. In addition, people who are on fixed incomes and/or disabled experience significant challenges affording permanent stable housing. As our population ages, we can expect this to affect a growing number of Kitsap residents. We need to further develop innovative, Specific Population Programs • Youth: Coffee Oasis — HOST Home Program, Youth Crisis Hotline, youth boarding home, and Kingston services • Veterans: Homes for All Who Served — Functional zero for unsheltered veterans evidence -based programs in order to move these sub -populations out of homelessness. Homeless youth, countywide, have benefitted from an ever-expanding array of services offered by the Coffee Oasis programs. In addition to youth street outreach, drop-in centers, case management, job training, and a youth shelter, over the last two years the organization has brought online a 24-hour youth crisis hotline, is piloting a HOST home program wherein youth are temporarily placed with volunteer families, opened a youth boarding house in Poulsbo, and is expanding services to Kingston. Following the lead of a national initiative to end veteran homelessness, federal, state, and local veteran housing providers came together to form the Homes for All Who Served initiative. The group did a needs analysis, developed a plan to improve services for homeless veterans, and implemented many improvements for service delivery to veterans. Hundreds of veterans have been successfully housed and the goal of "functional zero" for unsheltered veterans was achieved. More work remains to ensure that sheltered veterans are able to get into permanent stable housing. CURRENT RESOURCES Leadership The political and community commitment to address the issue of homelessness is essential. Over the last few years, leadership in this effort has enabled Kitsap to make extraordinary progressin addressing homelessness through HMIS implementation, the Housing Solutions Center, and support for the Kitsap Housing and 2017 Subsidized Housing Beds/Units 2000 1500 1000 500 65 25 111 154 261 191 0 Winter Night by Emergency Transitional Shelter Night Shelter Shelter Housing 1892 1151 Permanent Permanent Permanent Section 8 & Supportive Housing with Subsidized VASH Housing Services (no disability) Homelessness Coalition. The leadership has been by Kitsap elected officials, the Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition, and many faith -based organizations. HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Providers The Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition is a very active organized network of over 50 different homeless housing and service organizations that create a continuum of housing and services for homeless households. Together these organizations comprise the homeless crisis response system. Housing Units Through these providers, the emergency, interim, and subsidized housing listed on the chart above are currently available. Funding Sources In order to fund these programs, Kitsap County housing and services providers rely on a number of federal, state, local and private funding sources of funds. Many of these funding sources are specifically "targeted" towards homelessness and are restricted to services and projects which directly benefit homeless individuals and families and others with special needs. These charts summarize state and local targeted funding sources and how they are spent on Kitsap program types. In March 2018, the Washington State legislature made a significant increase to the amount of funding available for homeless programs through local and state grants. However, this funding will not start to become available until mid -2019 to 2020. 2018 Homelessness Program Funding Sources Youth Affordable Prevention Housing Grants McKinney- $237,252 Temporary Vento Grant 7% Assistance for $527,588 5% Needy Families 169/c $62,426 2% -.Housing Homeless Permanent $209,592 Subsidized Consolidated Homeless Grants $429,518 13% Housing 2018 Projected Investments by Project Type Youth Prevention Homelessness. $178,362 $155,000 6% 5% Transitional & Bridge Housing Permanent $209,592 Subsidized 7% Housing $514,692 17% Permanent Supportive Housing Unsheltered $491,342 Coo Homeless 16% Entry Services $330,000 $71,241 11% 2% HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Kitsap Homelessness Today DEMOGRAPHICS Understanding the scope of homelessness in Kitsap County is an important step in developing key strategies to address it. Homelessness is an extremely complex social challenge and requires significant community investments to create an impact. There is a constant flow of people becoming homeless while others move out of homelessness into housing. Many may only experience one episode of homelessness, while others (often termed "chronically homeless") may experience multiple episodes over several years or remain homeless for many years. Fortunately, we have better data and statistics on the homeless population than ever before to guide our efforts. Before discussing statistics and data, it is important to recognize that it is very difficult to arrive at a definitive number of homeless households or accurate statistics about our homeless population. The following variables impede our ability to accurately identify the number of individuals and families that are homeless and the complex barriers they face while attempting to overcome homelessness: • The face and composition of homelessness is changing all the time. Each day new households are forced into homelessness and each day homeless households are re -housed and re -gain self-sufficiency. • Due to the ongoing stigmatization of being homeless, many individuals and households either do not self - identify as homeless and do not seek services, or do not admit to being homeless. Our data collection efforts require voluntary participation, so households that do not seek services or volunteer to be counted in our homeless census are not included in statistics. This is the hidden face of homelessness. • Data about homelessness gathered from different sources does not always provide a consistent picture, since it may define homelessness differently or collect data differently. Data about homelessness is collected in several ways, through the efforts of the social service and housing providers who work with people experiencing homelessness: Point in Time Count The Point in Time Count (PiT) is required by the Department of Commerce and HUD in order to receive homeless grant funds. The information from the count is compiled and submitted to WA State and is used locally for evaluation and planning purposes. The PiT surveys sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on the fourth Thursday in January during a specific 24-hour period in all WA counties. Kitsap County has conducted an annual Point in Time Count of the homeless since 2005. The PiT provides limited information about the full scope of homelessness, because external factors affect the results: weather, volunteers, and the social stigma of homelessness. Many communities consider the PiT to undercount homelessness by a factor of two to three times. However, the PiT provides a large sample, from which we can extrapolate general information about our homeless population, including reasons for homelessness. Homeless Management Information System and Housing Solutions Center The second tool that is used to collect information about homelessness in Kitsap is the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). This is a federally -mandated and state -managed database of information that is required to be collected by homeless housing and service providers about every client who receives homeless assistance provided by federal or state funding. Faith -based or privately -funded programs are not required to participate, though in Kitsap several of these programs choose to do so. Required HMIS data includes demographic information such as gender, age, prior living situation, length of time homeless, education level, ethnicity, and family composition. Clients must provide signed consent to have identifying information entered into the system. When a client enters a particular housing or homeless services program, information about their participation in the program is also recorded in HMIS. HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update 2017 Demographics for Households Experiencing Homelessness in Kitsap13 Prior Living Situation Unsubsidized Permanent Housing 1 10 Subsidized Permanent Housing 1 Staying with Family or Friends � 160 Transitional housing for... 1 3 Residential project or halfway... 1 Substance abuse treatment... � 87 Psychiatric hospital or other... 1 11 Long-term care facility or nursing... 0 Jail, prison or juvenile detention... 1 13 Hospital or other residential... 1 14 Foster care home or foster care... 0 Interim Housing 1 4 Safe Haven 2 Emergency Shelter, including... 295 Place not meant for habitation 595 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Family Composition Couple Family 6% 12% Single Single Female Male w/Child 2% Single Female w/Child 10% Age - Head of Household 1000 850 785 800 615 600 549 400 311 1319 1 356 245 213 200 54 107 0 -2 <18 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ ■ All Households ■ Literally Homeless Households Length of Stay in Prior Living Situation One year or 90 days or longer, 100, One night more, but 9% 10� less, 215, less than 19% one year, 117,10% One month or more, ilk but less than 90 op days, 180, Two to six 16% nights, 300, 'W 26% One week or more, but less than one-- month, 227, 20% Head of Household Self -Reported Characteristics Veteran 10% Domestic Violence 29% Physical Disability (Long Term) � 22% Developmental Disability ® 11% Co-occuring Physical/Developmental... 11 4% Mental Illness 40% Substance Use Disorder �� 20% Co-occuring Mental Illness &... � 11% Male HoH Female HoH Transgender HoH 14 <1% Income as a % of Federal Poverty Level 51% 48% 600 524 ------------ 500 i v1 400 1 vl I 'ol 300 i 229 �1 v 200 1 133LL1 100 I 74 79 01 68 I . . '° 1 ■ 17 41 14 9 11 01---------------1 — — — o�°3# off° off° off° off° off° ti ti� �ti �� oti �� hti oti hti � ti ti ti ti ti 13 Data from the Homeless Management Information System, through the Housing Solutions Center, 2017, Literally Homeless Households. Iii t -V HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update HMIS information is used at the state level to develop state-wide statistics and models. At the local level it provides accurate information about clients who access services. Its limitation is that clients, who are not using services, either by choice or because needed services are not available, are not included. Thus, it provides limited information about under -served populations or gaps in service. Youth Homelessness Each school district is also is required to collect information about student homelessness and submit it to the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. This represents students that were identified by school district staff as experiencing homelessness, but is considered to be a fraction of the actual number. 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Homeless Children and Youth by Kitsap County School District Bremerton, 434 Central Kitsap, 427 South Kitsap, 192 North Kitsap, 81 Bainbridge Island, 9 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MEASURES Statistically, this equates to about one student in every classroom experiencing homelessness. To make sure that what we are doing is having the desired effect, specific system performance measures are used, based on data collected through the HMIS and other sources. Some of the performance measures listed below are mandated by the Department of Commerce — these are indicated by a *. RARE: How many people experience homelessness? The Point in Time Count provides information about homeless households who choose to participate in a survey on one particular day, regardless of whether they are seeking or receiving services and includes individuals who are sheltered and unsheltered, by federal definition. The Homeless Management Information System and the Housing Solutions Center provide information only about clients who seek and access services. * At a Point in Time The following table shows data compiled from annual Point In Time count from 2011-2018. • In 2018, 69% were being served by current facilities, staying in emergency shelter or transitional housing. • 31%, or 146 individuals, were not being served by current homeless housing programs and were living in situations not meant for human habitation, such as abandoned buildings, illegal encampments on private and public property, on the streets, or in their cars. HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Kitsap Point in Time Count of Homeless Persons: All Individuals, 2011-2018 600 500 400 300 200 ■ , 100 ■ 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017(S) 2018 ■Transitional Housing 143 147 72 155 152 199 180 177 152 ■ Winter Shelter 47 66 ■ Emergency Shelter 92 118 104 66 84 75 124 110 103 Unsheltered 93 60 64 77 106 181 165 197 146 Total Count 328 325 240 298 342 455 516 484 467 The overall number of individuals who were counted in the annual Point in Time Count has decreased between 2017 and 2018 by 9%. However, the number of sheltered people is a direct reflection of the number of transitional housing units and emergency shelter beds available. For example, the chart above shows an additional 47 people sheltered in the Winter Shelter for 2017 and 66 for 2018. Winter Shelter capacity increased between 2017 and 2018, so that Winter Shelter -stayers plus unsheltered people add up to the same number for both years (212). Annually HMIS data collected upon entry into the Housing Solutions Center program indicates the number of households seeking assistance for housing stability. Kitsap Point in Time Count of Homeless Persons: Unsheltered Individuals, 2011-2018 250 200 150 " 100 50 , ■ 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017(5) 2018 Annually HMIS data collected upon entry into the Housing Solutions Center program indicates the number of households seeking assistance for housing stability. HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update HSC Quarterly Enrollments by Household: 2014-2017 Literally Homeless and At -Risk 1400 1200 1000 800 I 600 400 200 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 � Q1 1684 729 731 1100 � Q2 1076 602 750 708 � Q3 1130 602 701 501 Q4 861 484 717 517 Total 4751 2417 2899 2826 Key 2017 statistics for people seeking housing stability assistance at the Housing Solutions Center: • Housing Status: In 2017, the HSC enrolled 2,826 unduplicated households comprising 4,847 individuals. Of these, 33% or 1,199 households comprising 1,756 individuals, reported being literally homeless. • Prior Living Situation: The prior living situation for literally homeless households: 50% were in an unsheltered situation (such as an encampment, living in a car, or place not meant for human habitation), 24% were previously staying in a shelter, 13% were staying with family and friends, and 7.3% were in a substance abuse treatment facility or detox. • Characteristics: The following are literally homeless self-reported characteristics: Mental illness (40%), domestic violence (29%), physical disability (22%), and substance use disorder (20%). • Income: 43% of literally homeless households reported $0 income, 87% of households have incomes at or below the federal poverty level. $700 is the minimum income for a household to be considered able to maintain housing independently, though at this income level, they are very likely to be severely rent - burdened (paying 50% or more of income on housing). Per Capita Homelessness The Kitsap Public Health District reported that in 2016, 1.7% of individuals in the County were currently or imminently experiencing homelessness, an increase from 1.5% in 2011. 2017 HSC data indicates that 1,756 unduplicated individuals were literally homeless over the course of the year. With an estimated Kitsap population of 264,811, that means that 1 in every 150 residents experienced homelessness in 2017. * New to Homelessness Another performance metric is measuring the number of people who are new to homelessness. This is measured by the number of households who were literally homeless or at imminent risk of losing housing and who received HSC services, and had not received homeless services within the last two years. 2017 HMIS data indicates that 680 households were new to homelessness (75%) and had not received homeless services in the prior two year period. 21 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update * Prevented from Homelessness In 2017, the homeless crisis response system provided targeted prevention assistance to 259 households, about the same number as in 2016. BRIEF: How long are people homeless? * Length of Time in Housing Programs HMIS records the length of time people spend in different types of housing and the number of households served. Between 2016 and 2017, shelter stays and transitional housing stays increased, while the length of time people were in a rapid rehousing program decreased. Night by night shelter beds were added, so there was as significant increase in the number of households able to be served. As emergency shelter stays increased, the number of people able to be served over the course of a year decreased; the same is true for transitional housing. Waitlist times and households stayed the same between the two years. Average Stay - Days Enrolled 400 334 367 300 246 216 200 100 9 9 4 21 36 48 0 M Waitlist Night by Emergency Rapid Transitional Night Shelter Rehousing Housing Shelter ■ 2016 2017 Shorter stays in temporary housing are considered to be better for building long-term stability. In addition, when people regain permanent housing faster, more people are able to be served with the limited temporary housing resources. HUD sets the goal of less than 20 days in emergency shelter. This data does not include people who are unsheltered and are NOT seeking services — often these individuals experiencing "chronic homelessness" are unsheltered for extended periods of time (1+ years) or repeatedly over the course of many years. Length of Time Homeless Sixty-five percent of Kitsap's homeless individuals who access services through the Housing Solutions Center are homeless for less than one month before seeking services, being housed through one of Kitsap's social service agencies, or overcoming homelessness on their own. (Chart under Demographics section.) Number of Households Housed 800 Households Served/Un-served 2500 617 2019 2083 600 497 1500 371 367 400 290215 824 500 327. 371272 367 291 200 1395 ' ' ' 1■02 69 _ ■ 2014 2015 2016 0 ■ Households newly enrolled in housing programs Waitlist Night by Emergency Rapid Transitional Households unable to be served Night Shelter Rehousing Housing Shelter ■ 2016 2017 Shorter stays in temporary housing are considered to be better for building long-term stability. In addition, when people regain permanent housing faster, more people are able to be served with the limited temporary housing resources. HUD sets the goal of less than 20 days in emergency shelter. This data does not include people who are unsheltered and are NOT seeking services — often these individuals experiencing "chronic homelessness" are unsheltered for extended periods of time (1+ years) or repeatedly over the course of many years. Length of Time Homeless Sixty-five percent of Kitsap's homeless individuals who access services through the Housing Solutions Center are homeless for less than one month before seeking services, being housed through one of Kitsap's social service agencies, or overcoming homelessness on their own. (Chart under Demographics section.) At the same time, 100 individuals were identified as "chronically homeless" (i.e. they have been without housing 1+ years or have had four episodes of homelessness within three years). ON Homeless Response System: Households Served/Un-served 2500 2019 2083 2000 1500 1114 1171 1119 1000 824 500 327. 371272 367 291 115 ■ ������ 1IIIIIIIIIIIIII 0 _ 2014 2015 2016 2017 ■ Households newly enrolled in housing programs ■ Households enrolled on waitlist Households unable to be served At the same time, 100 individuals were identified as "chronically homeless" (i.e. they have been without housing 1+ years or have had four episodes of homelessness within three years). ON HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Unable to Be Served This metric reflects whether the homeless crisis 2017 HSC: Reasons Unable to Serve response system has adequate capacity to assist all households who need it. When Qualified, No Funding Available 88 households are assessed at the HSC, they are 1) Funding Doesn't Cover Client's Needs 37 immediately referred to shelter or a housing Client Over Income 26 program, 2) placed on a waiting list if there is a Client Under Income/Can't Sustain Rent 14 shelter that they are eligible that will have an opening in the near future, or 3) if there are no Not Homeless or At -Risk 12 housing programs for which they are currently Client Declined Options Provided 12 eligible, they are considered "unable to be Already Receiving Assistance 3 served". For these households, they are Non -Compliance with Program 2 connected with as many other resources as Denied by Program/Shelter 2 possible to address. A breakdown of reasons people are unable to be served shows that the most frequent reason is that no rental assistance funding or insufficient rental assistance funding was available at the time. Some clients were unable to be served due to being over income or under income to qualify for programs. ONE-TIME: How many people are re -housed? How many people experience homelessness again? A total of 2,917 individuals were housed in the homeless response system during 2017, broken roughly into these demographic categories. * Exits to Stable Housing, Increased Income Households exiting housing programs to stable housing destinations is the ultimate goal of the homeless crisis response system. Increased income indicates a higher likelihood of self-sufficient housing in the future. Of the 456 households exiting emergency shelter, transitional housing, and rapid rehousing programs in 2017, 196 exited to stable housing and 61 exited with increased income (of those exiting emergency shelter, transitional housing and rapid rehousing programs). 2017: Individuals Housed At -risk of Homelessness 270 Foster Youth 36 Domestic Violence Survivors 80 Extremely/Very Low -Income Households 93 Mental Health Clients 110 Multiple Barriers/Recovery 164 Veterans 292 Youth 78 Homeless Families 601 Homeless Men 677 Homeless Men w/Children 95 Homeless Women 293 Homeless Women w/Children 121 Homeless Transgender Adult or Family 7 2017: Household Exit Outcomes 400 348 350 300 250 200 150 114 100 „� 67 58 50` 38 41 24 18 5 0 Emergency Shelter Transitional Housing Repid Rehousing ■ Total Exited Exited to Stable Housing Exited w/Increased Income 23 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update * Returns to Homelessness Of the 468 households who exited to permanent housing in the two years prior to 2017, 85% had not returned to homelessness; 15% returned to homelessness (71 households), a significant increase from 7.6% in 2016. Conclusion Though no single data source provides definitive information about homeless demographics, the picture that results from the data sources cited above indicate more than 2,800 households, with a variety of household compositions and needs, require homeless housing and services on an annual basis. Each household has unique needs that must be met in order for them to access a path to regain stable housing and self-sufficiency. Single males make up the largest demographic of literally homeless households, though women are more likely to be head of household. The vast majority have incomes that are below the federal poverty line, making it difficult to secure and maintain long-term housing without some increase in income. Mental illness is the most frequently reported characteristic — highlighting the need for emergency and permanent housing for people with behavioral health issues. Economic factors continue to precipitate households being pushed into homelessness, particularly the dramatic increase in rents over the last several years. People with fixed incomes are particularly vulnerable to rent increases. Overall, Kitsap providers are doing a better job of quickly providing immediate housing and services, however the focus on prioritizing the most difficult to serve, has put a strain on shelters and has slowed exits to permanent housing because of insufficient permanent supportive housing. While the waiting list for shelter time is relatively short for most households, there are a significant number of households that are unable to be helped because we do not have the programs and resources to do so. "Ilk 1 in 150 people experienced homelessness in 2017. About 150 people were unsheltered on a given day; many more when the Winter Shelter is closed. BRIEF 1 in 6 were not able to be housed immediately. 1 in 8 were not able to be housed with existing resources. ONE-TIME 75% of households seeking housing assistance were new to homelessness had not received assistance within the last 2 years. 85% of households who exit to stable housing are not homeless again within 2 years. Most households are able to maintain stable housing after leaving programs to a stable housing destination, which points to successful program models. However, some households cycle through the system and use a higher proportion of resources. This calls for solutions that target highly vulnerable households with many needs and barriers — they will be more expensive to serve in the short-term, but this will have the biggest long-term impact on community resources, the quality of life for these households, and our ability to make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time. 0z1 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Action Plan Needs and Gaps, Core Strategies, and New Action Steps We will work together as a community to make homelessness a rare, brief, and one time occurrence in Kitsap County through an efficient and effective homeless response system. Despite strong leadership and a diversity of existing resources, homelessness is still a persistent issue in Kitsap, illustrated by the current demographics of homelessness. The update process revealed specific barriers and gaps that represent some of the underlying causes of Kitsap's inability to meet the needs of all homeless residents. This plan is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the existing strategies and programs already in place in our county. Instead, it anticipates that the existing continuum of housing and homeless services that has been developed over the last decade is maintained, with improvements that reflect evidence -based practices. This plan also does not enumerate every possible action step that could be implemented; instead it focuses on achievable action steps that are needed to fill identified gaps in housing and services. The Action Plan includes a narrative description of goals, current needs and gaps, core strategies, and new actions steps. It is followed by an Action Plan Matrix organized in the following way: • Goals constitute the overarching critical path to making homelessness rare, brief, and one-time, while improving our response system and engaging our community. • Core Strategies for each goal outline our overall methodology, principles, and current approaches to achieve each goal. They often encompass multiple actions and programs already in effect. • New Action Steps to for each goal are listed with projected timelines and responsible organizations — these action steps are the focus for improving the homeless crisis response system over the next 3-5 years. Because many of the strategies are closely related, some of the action steps support more than one strategy. • Indicators of Success are the performance metrics that help us measure our progress on achieving each goal. These indicators are not linked to individual strategies or actions, but show the aggregate impact of all of the strategies and actions. Focus Areas of This Update Building on the re -orienting of the system in the 2016 Plan towards prioritizing the most vulnerable, the 2018 Plan expands emergency and permanent housing options for this population. In addition, based on analyzing the many different sources of input during the planning process, the additional needs and gaps in the homeless crisis response system have been identified, with specific new action steps, timelines, and responsible parties to address them. • Implement discharge planning for homeless individuals entering the community from jails, correctional facilities, hospitals, and behavioral health systems of care • Encourage development of affordable housing and alternative housing models through incentives and policy changes • Add 120 low -barrier night -by -night shelter beds and alternative shelter options (tiny houses, safe parks, etc.) throughout the County • Add 15 respite care shelter beds for people with medical needs that are not able to be supported in other shelters • Add 60-80 Permanent Supportive Housing units for people with long-term behavioral health and physical health challenges to stable housing • Focus on tenancy supports and employment/education connections, including the new Medicaid Supported Housing and Supported Employment benefits W HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update • Expand the use of performance measures and data to ensure the most efficient use of grant funds • Implement trauma -informed care and evidence -based practices • Expand leadership, accountability, and opportunities for community education and volunteering 1. Make homelessness rare One of the most cost-effective ways to decrease homelessness is to prevent the endless flow of individuals and families who become homeless from entering the system. Current Needs and Gaps Increased Demand: The numbers of homeless individuals and households and requests for homeless services have grown over the past decade, as evidenced by data referenced earlier. As long as the myriad underlying social causes of housing crises exist, households will continue to become homeless. National research indicates that many households who report needing assistance to prevent homelessness may actually be resilient enough to resolve the issue independently, whereas those who are most vulnerable should be prioritized for assistance. People Re-entering the Community from Systems of Care: People are frequently discharged from other systems of care, such as jails, hospitals, behavioral health programs, substance use disorder treatment, and foster care, into homelessness due to lack of housing options. In addition, Kitsap currently has very few emergency housing beds for people who have high behavioral health needs, significant medical needs not able to be tended while living homeless, or criminal histories. Affordable Housing Shortage: Kitsap County, like many other cities and counties, is in the midst of a shortage of affordable housing — both subsidized and market -rate. The 2015 Washington State Affordable Housing Needs Assessment estimates that there are only 12 units of affordable housing for every 100 units needed by people earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI). This results in 4,545 renter households at 30% of AMI and 4,110 renter households at 50% of AMI being cost -burdened, spending more than 30% of their income on housing. An addition 2,700 home -owner households at 30% of AMI and 2,845 households at 50% AMI are cost - burdened. These are the households most at risk of housing instability and homelessness. The 2016-2020 Kitsap County Consolidated Plan includes a comprehensive affordable housing needs assessment and gap analysis. Core Strategies Preventing homelessness through targeted prevention can avert eviction or foreclosure for those most likely to become homeless. Diversion programs make smaller investments of funds for non -housing items that prevent housing instability or homelessness. Prevention programs have improved efficacy if connections to existing supports (such as job training and placement, basic life skills, financial literacy, and education) are included, so that households can address the underlying reasons for their housing crisis. Pro -actively planning for housing and services for individuals re-entering the community from jails, correctional facilities, foster care, hospitals, mental health programs, substance use disorder treatment, and homeless shelters, transitional housing, and other housing programs will prevent homelessness among people in these situations. In addition, respite beds are needed for people with complex medical and/or behavioral health needs who do not have stable housing and are in need of related supportive services either temporarily or long-term. Additional units of affordable housing for households at very low- and low- income levels are required to prevent the large number of rent -burdened households being forced into homelessness. This plan does not attempt to specifically identify strategies and actions to increase the number of affordable housing units. Alternative housing models may also provide some solutions — in other counties Single Room Occupancy units, boarding houses, shared housing and tiny cottage houses have proved to be a viable way for more low-income households to remain intact. PV HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update New Action Steps Proposed Action Steps for 2018 — 2020 focus on: • Reducing discharges from other systems of care into homelessness • Increase the availability of affordable housing through developing and implementing policies that incentivize development of affordable housing and allowing alternative housing models 2. Make homelessness brief For all households who experience homelessness, being identified, connected with resources, and getting into emergency housing as quickly as possible is the goal. After they are stabilized, transitioning to permanent housing as quickly as possible ends their homelessness. Current Needs and Gaps Accessibility: While the coordinated entry system is successfully doing intake, assessments, and referrals, the accessibility of these beds remains a challenge for some households. Households who are particularly vulnerable and/or unable to advocate for themselves are often not accessing services. The vast majority of shelter beds are located in Bremerton, making it difficult for households in other parts of the county to use these beds. Housing and Resources for Chronically Unsheltered Individuals: Currently individuals with the most severe, persistent, or complex barriers to housing stability are the most under -served. Because they are often not seeking housing, it is difficult to estimate how many are living in places not meant for human habitation, such as camping illegally, living in cars, or in abandoned buildings. They tend to be difficult to place in existing shelter beds and, if they are unwilling or unable to comply with programmatic rules are unsuccessful in existing permanent supportive housing programs. Mental illness is reported by 40% of people experiencing homelessness in Kitsap, and substance abuse is reported by 24% - these factors usually significantly contributes to housing challenges. A growing body of research supports a Housing First housing model for these individuals to become stably re- housed, prioritizing keeping them in housing and then making supportive services available but not mandatory. Immediate Shelter: While Kitsap added 20 night -by -night shelter beds and 60+ winter only night -by -night shelter beds since 2016, the demand still outstrips the supply, particularly when the winter shelter is closed 8 months of the year. Additional year 'round low -barrier night -by -night shelter beds are needed that will serve people with high needs — accepting people's pets, possessions, and partners — that will serve as temporary respites for these households until a longer-term solution could be arranged, rather than returning to unstable living conditions or situations unsuitable for human habitation. Permanent Housing Availability: Many people seeking referrals from the Housing Solutions Center are not able to be referred because although they may have housing instability and are at imminent risk of losing their housing. These households are often under income to be able to afford the minimum rent to provide long-term sustainability required for some programs (many have $0 income), or they are over income to qualify for other programs (sometimes with fixed incomes), despite being extremely low-income. In particular, Kitsap has a severe shortage of housing for people with long-term behavioral health and/or physical health impairments that make housing stability impossible without additional supports. Core Strategies Vulnerable and chronically homeless households should be identified as quickly as possible and prioritized for shelter and services. Easy access and appropriate connections to crisis response housing through the coordinated entry program makes unsheltered homelessness brief. Providing immediate shelter beds for all who want it and having low -barrier shelter beds in more geographic locations means that more households will not be forced to survive outside. Alternative models of emergency PAN HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update housing, such as tiny shelters, safe parks, and legal encampments can expand the options available for people moving out of homelessness —they should not be considered permanent housing, but an interim step to build relationships with providers and improve connections with supportive services. The goal is to place all households into permanent housing as quickly as possible. To achieve this, appropriate and affordable housing must be available. For households with low barriers to self-sufficiency, rapid rehousing with short graduated subsidies and short term support services is appropriate. Households with more complex behavioral and health barriers are not able to afford or successfully maintain mainstream housing and need permanent supportive housing. Housing First is a model of permanent supportive housing that provides housing with low barriers or requirements, and is paired with tenancy supports and offers of supportive services, with the goal of keeping people with significant behavioral health, chronic substance abuse disorders, and/or physical health issues permanently housed for as long as possible. New state legislation prohibits landlords from discriminating on the basis of income source, such as rental assistance or housing vouchers. It also provides a mitigation fund for landlords who have damage to their units. Education for landlords about these new laws will help expand landlord partnerships. New Action Steps Proposed Action Steps for 2018 — 2020 focus on: • Increasing the number of low -barrier shelter beds, and disbursing them geographically throughout the county. • Increasing alternative shelter options, such as tiny houses and safe park programs. • Creating new units of permanent supported housing for people who need long-term behavioral health and physical health supports to stay housed. • Leveraging more existing housing units to assist people moving out of homelessness, both through Housing Authorities and in the private market. 3. Make homelessness one-time To ensure long-term housing stability, households must be quickly connected with resources to help them address and overcome any barriers to housing stability. Current Needs and Gaps Supportive Services: Expanding connections with supportive services is needed, including consistently incorporating these resources into housing stability plans. In addition, an increased focus on personal safety net and skill -building is needed to help households retain housing stability. Employment and Education: Employment is frequently reported as a challenge for people experiencing homelessness — both the ability to get and maintain employment while living homeless, and to find employment that generates sufficient income to move back into housing when large deposits are often required. Core Strategies Once households are stabilized in appropriate permanent housing, they can address the issues or barriers to self- sufficiency that caused the housing crisis. Rapid connection with individually tailored services and resources, including employment supports and education are essential. In addition, developing resiliency through personal skill -building provides long-term benefits, including prevention of further episodes of homelessness. In addition, criminalization of homelessness should be prevented — a growing trend throughout the country, despite evidence that it is expensive and ineffective. New Action Steps Proposed Action Steps for 2018 — 2020 focus on: ir4y HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update • Implementing new Medicaid Supported Housing and Supported Employment benefits • Incorporating employment/education strategies into housing stability plans 4. Continuously improve the homeless response system Although Kitsap has a robust homeless response system, it must continuously innovate to respond to changing needs and incorporate emerging successful strategies. Current Needs and Gaps Performance Measurement: Although many individual organizations are using performance indicators, including outputs and outcomes, currently there is not widespread use of performance measures at the countywide and agency level to help identify whether collective progress is being made to accomplish community impact. In addition, organizations could benefit from training on how to use performance measures and targets to improve their performance. Best Practices: Over the last 10 years, significant research has demonstrated the most effective practices in delivering homeless housing and programs, yet in some areas Kitsap has not yet widely adopted these practices. This is often due to the organizational capacity issues discussed below. Limited Capacity: Capacity issues exist on two levels in our community. First, the existing emergency, supportive and permanent affordable housing available is not adequate to meet the demand. Homeless services, such as emergency shelters, are being strained and usually run at capacity. Since there are not sufficient homeless housing units or beds available to meet the demand, homeless individuals and families are forced to find shelter in temporary or unsuitable conditions. Waiting lists for permanent subsidized housing, such as Public Housing, are often years long. Second, some agencies' abilities to manage the expansion of an existing program or develop a new program are limited. This may be due to a need for more specific expertise and experience within agencies. Agencies can also be reluctant to expand or create new programs without assurance that they have funding for the ongoing operation and maintenance of these programs. Agencies may also need assistance developing their agency capacity through training on capacity -building and emerging evidence -based practices. Core Strategies At a time when demand is increasing and resources are decreasing, doing more with less is imperative. Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the homeless housing system through maximizing system coordination, provider capacity, and overall system capacity is critical. Using performance measures and data to drive decision-making and improving coordination among different systems of care and among service providers will improve efficiency. In addition, ensuring that planning for homelessness and affordable housing are integrated with other planning effort and the evolution of other services delivery will provide a more cohesive and comprehensive response. We must ensure the strategic investment of public funds through incorporating evidence -based practices in new and existing programs to shift the response system. In particular, incorporating trauma -informed care and person -centered care principles throughout the homeless crisis response system will provide a more compassionate and effective response. Provider capacity and outcomes can be improved through providing training on evidence -base practices, performance measurement, and implementing shelter care standards. New Action Steps Proposed Action Steps for 2018 — 2020 focus on: PLO] HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update • Expanding the use of performance measurements, including providing training • Ensuring the most efficient investments of grant funds • Increasing the use of trauma -informed care and other evidence -based practices 5. Expand community engagement Community understanding and support for addressing homelessness is essential for generating the leadership and resources to be successful. Current Needs and Gaps Leadership: Although leadership for homeless issues is strong within the homeless response system, it would be strengthened to incorporate a broader representation from other sectors and systems of care that interact with the issues of affordable housing and homelessness and to widen its scope beyond tiny cottages to the many other homelessness issues facing Kitsap. Citizens Outreach and Involvement: One of the most frequent themes at the Stakeholders meetings for this Plan was the need for having coordinated and consistent communication about the issue of homelessness with the broader community so that compassion for those experiencing homelessness can be increased, leading to greater community support and involvement. Planning Integration: Housing stability is increasingly being identified as an important component of the success of other sectors, such as health care and behavioral health. Coordinating and integrating strategies is just beginning to be recognized as essential to success for clients in all these systems of care. The timing of the update to this Plan is intended to allow for increased coordination between planning efforts. Insufficient Funding: While Kitsap County agencies have funding sources targeted to reducing homelessness, the demand for services and housing continues to grow. Federal funding sources that support permanent subsidized and permanent supportive housing have been reduced or stagnated over the past three to five years. More expensive operating costs mean that funding does not stretch as far as it once did. Because of this limited funding, existing funding must be invested as effectively as possible and advocacy at the state and federal level is essential. Core Strategies Leadership on the issue of homelessness by our elected officials and representatives from across the different sectors that touch individuals experiencing homelessness is required to make the policy changes that are needed. Raising awareness and engaging our community is essential to creating the community and political involvement to expand solutions. Creating and implementing a specific communication plan and providing data about homelessness to the community will raise awareness. Paired with specific volunteer opportunities, more community members will be able to engage in solutions. Advocacy at the local, state and federal level increases the likelihood of the needed funding streams to implement this plan and make significant investments into affordable housing flowing into Kitsap County. New Action Steps Proposed Action Steps for 2018 — 2020 focus on: • Ensuring cross -sector leadership and accountability. • Developing a communication plan to improve community outreach and education. • Creating additional volunteer opportunities for the public. • Advocating for additional funding. By focusing efforts on these core strategies and specific new action steps that support them, we can make homelessness rare, brief, and one-time. till HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Action Plan; Detail Matrix GOAL 1 I Make homelessness rare. * Performance Indicators of Success I Core Strategies PI -1.1 Fewer people experience homelessness for the first time PI -1.2 Fewer people discharged from institutions to homelessness 1.1 Prevention and diversion: People are prevented from losing their homes through targeted prevention and diversion programs that keep people out of shelter. 1.2 Prevent discharges to homelessness: People are not discharged into homelessness from other systems of care. 1.3 Diversion in court system: Whenever possible, pre - adjudication and alternative sentencing programs are used to divert people experiencing homelessness from incarceration, to avoid criminal histories and prevent increased financial burdens both for people experiencing homelessness and for first responder systems. 1.4 Affordable Housing: Increasing the availability and accessibility of housing that is affordable to people with low incomes is promoted. 1.5 Alternative housing options: Non-traditional housing options are available and affordable for people at risk of homelessness. 1.6 Connection with services: Households are connected with appropriate existing supports and benefits to avoid homelessness. © New Action Steps ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------=------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I Implementation Timeline I Responsible Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.2.A Create a plan for medical discharge coordination: Establish procedures for coordination between the 4Q 2020 Housing Solutions Center coordinated entry system and local hospitals to CHI Franciscan/Harrison improve housing placements at discharge 1.2.6 Create a plan for behavioral health discharge coordination: Establish procedures for coordination Housing Solutions Center between the coordinated entry system and 4Q 2018 Kitsap Mental Health Services behavioral health providers to improve housing placements at discharge 1.2.0 Identify homeless youth in Juvenile Court system: Kitsap Juvenile &Family Implement a youth homelessness risk -assessment i 1Q 2020 tool in the Kitsap Juvenile & Family Court Court Services 1.2.D Respite beds: Create 15 respite housing beds for Catholic Community Services short-term stays for people with medical needs that 1 i Kitsap Mental Health Services are not able to be supported in other shelters 3Q 2019 Peninsula Community Health Bremerton Housing Authority 1.4.A Affordable Housing Task Force: Convene a task Bremerton Housing Authority force to specifically identify and implement Housing Kitsap strategies to increase the availability and number of Housing Resources units of housing affordable to households earning 1Q 2019 Bainbridge 0% 80% of area median income throughout Kitsap Kitsap Community Resources County Kitsap County Housing and Homelessness Division Landlords 31 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update brochures about housing and homelessness services i Homelessness Coalition Home builders 3Q 2019 Kitsap County Housing and veterans, and jail inmates I Housing funders/financers Other interested stakeholders Other interested stakeholders 1.4.6 Affordable Housing Inventory Report: Produce an GOAL 2 Make homelessness brief. affordable housing inventory and transportation Core Strategies Kitsap County Block Grant analysis report to determine Kitsap's current before being sheltered homelessness are quickly identified and engaged. housing landscape and inventory to determine what i 3Q 2019 Program types of housing are needed currently and in the PI - 2.3 Fewer people are experiencing unsheltered Kitsap County Housing and future and how housing distribution aligns with the 2.3 Prioritize based on need: Prioritize assistance for people who Homelessness Division transportation network homeless. 1.4.0 Policies supporting affordable housing and 2.4 Immediate shelter: Immediate shelter is available for all who Permanent Supportive Housing: Adopt Cities inclusionary zoning and incentives to developers of IQ 4Q 2019 affordable housing to increase units of affordable Kitsap County housing and permanent supportive housing quickly as possible to appropriate permanent housing: 1.5.A Alternative housing models: Develop and adopt planning policies that allow alternative housing Cities models including SROs, boarding houses, home 1Q -4Q 2019 Kitsap County sharing programs, tiny houses, and others 1.5.6 Toolkits for Alternative Housing: Develop toolkits Homes for All for organizations/people who want to operate Kitsap Housing and boarding houses, tiny shelters, home sharing 2Q 2019 Homelessness Coalition programs, and other types of alternative housing Kitsap County Housing and Homelessness Division 1.6.A Resource Guides: Develop and distribute resource Kitsap Housing and brochures about housing and homelessness services i Homelessness Coalition for specific populations, such as youth, seniors, 3Q 2019 Kitsap County Housing and veterans, and jail inmates Homelessness Division Other interested stakeholders GOAL 2 Make homelessness brief. * Performance Indicators of Success ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------=--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core Strategies PI - 2.1 People experience fewer days of homelessness 2.1 Identification and engagement: People experiencing before being sheltered homelessness are quickly identified and engaged. PI - 2.2 People experience fewer days of homelessness in 2.2 Coordinated Entry Program: Kitsap's coordinated entry shelters program ensures easy access and appropriate connections to PI - 2.3 Fewer people are experiencing unsheltered crisis response housing and services. homelessness 2.3 Prioritize based on need: Prioritize assistance for people who are the most vulnerable, unsheltered, and/or chronically homeless. 2.4 Immediate shelter: Immediate shelter is available for all who want it, including a low -barrier shelter option. 2.5 Connection with resources: Households in shelter and in the shelter pool are connected with other community resources and benefits as quickly as possible. 2.6 Appropriate permanent housing: Households are moved as quickly as possible to appropriate permanent housing: It% HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update • Rapid Rehousing in market rate housing with an income - based sliding scale subsidy; • Permanent subsidized housing for people with fixed incomes and no need for supportive services; or • Permanent supported housing for people with a disability that affects their ability to live independently. 2.7 Partner with landlords: Existing housing units are used whenever possible through partnerships with for-profit and non-profit landlords. © New Action Steps --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------' I Implementation Timeline I Responsible Parties 2.1.A Master List: Use a Master List to identify, engage, Housing Solutions Center and build relationships with unsheltered homeless Kitsap County Housing and individuals 3Q 2019 Homelessness Division Department of Commerce KHHC Members 2.4.A Create low -barrier shelter beds in Bremerton: Create 80 year-round low -barrier shelter beds in Kitsap Mental Health Services Bremerton/CK that accept "pets, possessions, and 4Q 2018 Peninsula Community Health partners" 2.4.B Create low -barrier shelter beds in North Kitsap: Create 20 year-round low -barrier shelter beds in North Kitsap that accept "pets, possessions, and 1Q 2020 Kitsap Rescue Mission partners" 2.4.0 Create low -barrier shelter beds in South Kitsap: Create 20 year-round low -barrier shelter beds in Bremerton that accept "pets, possessions, and 1Q 2020 Kitsap Rescue Mission partners" 2.4.D Tiny Houses: Create opportunities for tiny houses to Homes for All members be used as emergency housing— in villages, clusters, Kitsap faith organizations or individually sited 4Q 2019 Kitsap County Housing and Homelessness Division 2.4.E Safe Park: Create a Safe Park Program for men, Kitsap Community Resources serving 6-10 men living in their vehicles while 4Q 2019 Kitsap County Housing and connected with housing case management Homelessness Division 2.4.F Legal outdoor living options: Create additional housing options to provide safety, sanitation, and security for people who chose to live outside, such 4Q 2019 Kitsap Rescue Mission as legal long-term camping or legal encampments 2.5.A Youth Resource Guide App: Develop and distribute Commission on Children and a mobile app to homeless youth to provide i 4Q 2019 Youth information on youth resources 2.6.A Permanent Supportive Housing/Housing First: Create 80 new units of permanent supportive Bremerton Housing Authority housing, including but not limited to units employing 2018-2021 Kitsap Community Resources a Housing First model, to serve people with severe, Kitsap Mental Health Services long-term behavioral and/or physical health issues Peninsula Community Health 2.6.6 Homeless Preference for Section 8 and Public i2Q Bremerton Housing Authority Housing: Adopt a homeless preference for Section 2019 33 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update 8 and Public Housing units 2.7.A Source of income discrimination/landlord mitigation program: Produce and distribute materials to educate and inform landlords about new laws prohibiting source of income discrimination and the state landlord mitigation program Housing Solutions Center Bremerton Housing Authority Washington Low Income Housing Alliance Department of Commerce PI - 3.1 More people exit homelessness to stable housing PI - 3.2 More people exit homelessness with increased income and/or benefits PI - 3.3 Fewer people return to homelessness after being stably housed 3.1 Provide supportive services: Supportive services and tenancy supports are provided for people moving out of homelessness to remain in their housing. 3.2 Employment and education connections: Sturdy connections to employment and education are provided for people moving out of homelessness to increase their incomes. 3.3 Tailored services: Connections to appropriate tailored services and benefits are provided. 3.4 De -criminalize homelessness: Homelessness is not criminalized and life-sustaining activities (sleeping, eating) are allowed in public places while interim survival mechanisms that create pathways to housing are supported. 3.5 Cultivate Resilience: Resilience strategies for individuals and communities are supported and expanded. New Action Steps ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------' 3.1.A Implement Medicaid Supported Housing Program: Implement Medicaid Transformation Project Supported Housing Program I Implementation Timeline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------•-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1Q 2019 I Responsible Parties Kitsap Mental Health Services Kitsap Community Resources 3.2.A Employment and education planning: Incorporate Kitsap County Housing and employment and education goals into housing Homelessness Division stability plans 1Q 2019 KC Housing & Homelessness Division Grantees 3.2.6 Implement Medicaid Supported Employment Program: Implement Medicaid Transformation 1Q 2019 Kitsap Mental Health Services Project Supported Employment Program ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------•-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.5.A Youth Peer Network: Develop a youth peer Coffee Oasis network/program to provide support and mentoring Kitsap Juvenile and Family for youth experiencing housing instability and 4Q 2019 Court Services homelessness. Commission on Children and Youth HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update GOAL 4 Continuously improve the homeless crisis response system. * Performance Indicators of Success --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core Strategies --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PI - 4.1 Countywide performance indicators are being used 4.1 Performance measurement: Performance measures and data PI - 4.2 Trauma informed care practices are being are used to drive decision-making and evaluate program used progress. PI - 4.3 Evidence -based practices are being used 4.2 Data collection and sharing: Accurate data is collected and PI - 4.4 Shelter care standards have been developed shared between organizations in the response system, and is and adopted shared (to the extent legal) with other systems of care working with people experiencing homelessness. 4.3 Systems coordination: There is robust coordination and planning among different systems of care and service providers. i 4.4 Best investments of funding: Strategic investments of public funds are prioritized. i 4.5 Improve system capacity: Increasing provider capacity to improve outcomes is supported. 4.6 Evidence -based practices: Evidence based practices are incorporated into the response system, including progressive engagement, harm reduction, trauma -informed care, person - centered care, motivational interviewing, and others. © New Action Steps ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------=------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I Implementation Timeline I Responsible Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.1.A Report on countywide performance measurement: Provide periodic reports on county -wide Kitsap County Housing and 3Q 2018 performance indicators and metrics to track Homelessness Division progress 4.1.6 Provide technical assistance on performance Kitsap County Housing and measurement: Provide technical assistance to 2Q, 3Q, 4Q 2019 Homelessness Division homeless housing and services providers on Department of Commerce performance indicators and data analysis 4.1.D Washington State Quality Award: Apply for the Kitsap County Housing and Washington State Quality Award, an evaluation of Homelessness Division overall program efficiency and effectiveness 1Q, 2Q 2019 Kitsap Community Resources Catholic Community Services 4.3.A Develop a Multi -Disciplinary Team model: Develop a strategy for integrating a multi -disciplinary team Kitsap Homeless Youth (MDT) approach into the Juvenile Court and other 2Q 2019 Taskforce youth service programs 4.3.13 Engage McKinney-Vento representatives: Provide Kitsap County Housing and opportunities for networking, coordination, and Homelessness Division training on homelessness for McKinney Vento 1Q 2020 Olympic Educational Services representatives from school districts District 4.4.A Align funding sources: Realign existing funding and new funding sources to meet funding requirements, Kitsap County Housing and maximize efficiency, and improve outcomes and 1Q 2019 Homelessness Division reporting 4.6.A Adopt trauma -informed care model: Implement Kitsap Strong trauma -informed care practices throughout the i 1Q, 2Q, 3Q, 4Q 2019 KC Housing & Homelessness homeless crisis response system and the providers Division Grantees V61 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update who are part of the system Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition 4.6.6 Training on evidence -based practices: Provide training to providers on trauma -informed care and Kitsap County Housing and on other evidence -based practices to expand 2Q, 3Q, 4Q 2019 Homelessness Division organizational capacities and improve outcomes Department of Commerce (e.g. progressive engagement, harm reduction, motivational interviewing) 4.6.0 Implement shelter care standards: Develop and Kitsap County Housing and implement minimum standards of care/code of Homelessness Division ethics and enforcement method for resident 1Q 2020 KC Housing & Homelessness shelters and overnight shelters Division Grantees Housing Solutions Center GOAL 5 1 Expand community engagement. * Performance Indicators of Success Core Strategies PI - 5.1 Leadership group is convened and actively engaged PI - 5.2 Communication plan is developed and implemented PI - 5.3 Homelessness and affordable housing are included in on-going planning efforts in other sectors © New Action Steps - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.1.A Leadership Group: Establish a strategic community leadership council on homelessness that includes participation at the executive level from a broad range of sectors including but not limited to: elected officials, policy -makers, homeless service providers, behavioral health providers, substance use treatment providers, medical providers, law enforcement, business -owners, emergency responders, land use planners, transit, education, youth providers, faith organizations, and others. The purpose of the group is to provide leadership on ending homelessness, improve cross -sector coordination of programs serving people experiencing homelessness, and devise and implement cross -sector strategies to support implementation of the Homeless Housing Plan. 5.2.A Communication Plan: Create a coordinated communication and outreach plan about 0.1 5.1 Leadership: Accountable community leadership supports this work with strategic and innovative solutions. 5.2 Community education: Materials and opportunities for education about homelessness issues are available to decision - makers and the public. 5.3 Community engagement: Community leaders and citizens are engaged to inspire taking action. 5.4 Integrated planning: Planning for homelessness and affordable housing are integrated with other planning efforts. 5.5 Advocacy to increase funding: Advocacy for programs and funding that support homelessness and affordable housing is critical to implementing this plan. Implementation Timeline Responsible Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kitsap County Housing and 2Q 2019 Homelessness Division Various other stakeholder groups (as listed) 2Q 2019, then ongoing Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update homelessness to community members to raise Kitsap County Housing and awareness, de stigmatize homelessness, promote Homelessness Division compassion, encourage community engagement, using as many different avenues as possible (e.g. speakers bureau, newspapers, radio, podcasts, social media, website, events, etc.) 5.2.B Data reporting: Provide periodic easily accessible reports on data about homelessness and affordable 3Q 2018, then ongoing Kitsap County Housing and housing to stakeholders, elected officials, decision Homelessness Division makers, community leaders, and the public 5.3.A Volunteer opportunities: Work with community Kitsap Housing and partners on specific volunteer events to promote Homelessness Coalition opportunities for personal connection and Ongoing United Way "humanizing" homelessness through volunteer Kitsap County Housing and projects Homelessness Division 5.3.13 Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week: Sponsor events and activities during the annual Kitsap Housing and national awareness week to increase community 4Q 2018, 4Q 2019, 4Q 2020 Homelessness Coalition awareness and understanding of the issue of homelessness 5.5.A Advocate for additional funding: Advocate for, Kitsap Housing and create, and attract additional dedicated funding to Homelessness Coalition Ongoing Kitsap for homeless housing and services Community members and organizations FUTURE ACTION STEPS Action Steps that are needed, but do not yet have responsible parties or an implementation timeline. Future Action Steps Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------=------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employment/training program: Implement a new employment/training program specifically designed for people moving out of homelessness (like FareStart, Millionair's Club, etc.), possibly including an employment mentorship program ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------=------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subsidized Housing for Households with Fixed Incomes: Develop additional new units of housing for households who This project would require a lead agency and significant are on a fixed income, including seniors and people with fundraising. permanent disabilities ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 91VA HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Defining and Documenting Success Defining Success For many years success in homeless programs was defined by how many people received housing services. Over time, the idea of what constitutes success has shifted to focus on outcomes for the individuals served. It is not enough to say that services were received, but instead we must determine the efficacy of those services in reducing homelessness. This can be a difficult process, since long-term follow-up of people who received housing or services is difficult and impractical. Challenges In addition, determining success in the realm of reducing overall homelessness is an elusive proposition. Several factors contribute to the challenge: • Dynamic Population The homeless population is not static: there is a constant influx of people who are becoming homeless at any given time, while at the same time previously homeless people are being housed. While hundreds of homeless people may have been housed over a period of time, more have become homeless over the same period. Therefore, the overall number of homeless may have stayed the same or increased. Prevention Efforts Many of our efforts are geared at preventing homelessness and evaluating the long-term effectiveness of these programs is difficult to measure. Inaccurate Data & Counts There are numerous homeless people who either do not consider themselves to be homeless because they are "staying with friends" or "living in their car" or who do not want to be counted due to a variety of personal issues. Our community experiences these people and their homelessness, but they are not included in our voluntary homeless counts. Challenges notwithstanding, it is crucial that we develop ways to assess whether the time, effort, and financial commitments to the issue of homelessness are effective. Tools In addition to data from community partners, two primary tools will be used to assist with evaluating success: Annual Point in Time Count Each January the Kitsap County Department of Human Services Housing and Homelessness Program in partnership with the Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition is mandated to carry out a countywide count of homeless people, both sheltered (currently receiving subsidized emergency or transitional housing) and un- sheltered (living on the streets, in cars, with friends, or identified as incarcerated transients). Participation by people experiencing homelessness is voluntary. Data collected from this effort provides the state with basic statistics about Kitsap's progress in reducing homelessness, and provides the County and the community with information about the housing and services gaps. Homeless Management Information System This state- and federally -mandated database project collects detailed data about users of homeless housing and services. The collected data is used by the state to analyze the resources necessary to move individuals from homelessness to self-sufficiency. On a local level, it facilitates coordination among agencies and delivery of services to homeless individuals. It also allows excellent quality demographic and programmatic information to be collected about homeless households who are receiving services. Performance Indicators For each of the Plan's five goals, specific indicators of success are listed. Some are data -based, whereas others are performance-based. These performance indicators are also drawn from measures developed by the Washington State Department of Commerce, HUD, and referenced in the HEARTH Act. 0.11 HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Performance Indicators for the Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan Name I Measure Metric source GOAL 1: Make homelessness rare. 1.1 Prevention Fewer people experience homelessness # of new people who have HMIS for the first time become homeless 1.2 Institutional Fewer people discharged from # of people discharged Hospitals, Jail, Discharges institutions to homelessness from institutions Foster Care, etc. GOAL 2: Make homelessness brief. 2.1 Term of People experience fewer days of Average # of days before Community Homelessness homelessness before being sheltered getting into emergency Waiting List, shelter HMIS 2.2 Term in Shelter People experience fewer days of Average # of days spent in HMIS homelessness in shelters shelter 2.3 Unsheltered Fewer people are experiencing # of people unsheltered, Point in Time Homelessness unsheltered homelessness sheltered, or in temporary Count, HSC housing GOAL 3: Make homelessness one-time. 3.1 Exit Destination More people exit homelessness into # of people exiting from HMIS stable housing each type of program to each type of destination 3.2 Income at Exit More people exit homelessness with # of people exiting HMIS increased income and/or benefits programs with increased income 3.3 Housing Fewer people return to homelessness # returns to homelessness HMIS * Stability I after being stably housed within 2 years of stable exit GOAL 4: Continuously improve the homeless response system. 4.1 Countywide Countywide performance indicators are Countywide indicators KHHC, KC Indicators being used report is being produced Human Services 4.2 Trauma- Trauma -informed care practices are being # of KHHC, KC informed used Human Services Practices 4.3 Evidence -based Evidence -based practices are being used # of KC contracts that KHHC, KC Practices in delivering services include evidence -based Human Services practices 4.4 Shelter Care Shelter care standards have been # of shelters that have HSC Advisory Standards I developed and adopted I adopted care standards Council GOAL 5: Expand community engagement. 5.1 Leadership Leadership group is convened and Leadership group is KC Human Group actively engaged selected and is meeting Services 5.2 Communication Communication plan is developed and Communication plan is KHHC, KC Plan implemented being used Human Services 5.3 Coordinated Homelessness and affordable housing are Housing and homelessness KC Human Planning included in on-going planning efforts in representatives participate Services, other other sectors in planning efforts planning groups * Denotes performance measures that are mandated by the Department of Commerce. tul HEADING HOME: Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan — 2018 Update Conclusion Ending Homelessness Requires Commitment Making homelessness rare, brief, and one-time must be one of our community's top priorities. It will require us to meld specific strategies to decrease homelessness and to implement broader policy changes to achieve an overall increase in affordable housing. Our county's Homeless Housing Plan is an expression of a collective commitment to actively seek long-term and sustainable solutions to the issue rather than to simply manage episodes of homelessness as they occur. We will need to examine our past assumptions about this issue and honestly and critically assess our present activities and initiatives. We need to do business differently— changing systems, redirecting existing resources, and securing additional funding commitments. We must rely on all community stakeholders to drive policy changes that will result in reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness in Kitsap County: • County Commissioners, Mayors, City Council Members, Port Commissioners • Tribes • Federal, State and County Agencies/ Department Heads • Business & civic leaders • General Public/ Homeless Population • Housing Developers & Service Providers • Non-profit organizations • Foundations • Faith -based organizations Moving Forward to Reduce Homelessness It is evident that a new approach is needed since people continue to become homelessness; those who are chronically homeless continue to lapse into homelessness using precious resources without successfully regaining housing; and too many people are turned away from assistance because of lack of capacity. This Plan proposes strategies to correct the flaws. This will require community investment. It builds on the successful programs we already have in place, expanding capacity to meet the level of need, and implementing policies and agreements to weave them together into one comprehensive and effective countywide system of care. However, our success dependent on all of the organizations that make up the Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response System continuing to work together to implement the core strategies and the new action steps in this Plan. Together, we can make a huge impact on many people's futures. The Future of Homelessness Many social and governmental factors beyond the control of Kitsap community members contribute to the epidemic of homelessness: low minimum wage, declining job market, lack of affordable housing, and high housing and rental prices. Huge efforts will be needed to meet the needs of people who become homeless. 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ELd y E y /D aE 41 " W O G" GY u O. tld cu .4.. rho 171 7i a 7r�p qj m 4 O +� r ''pp 1. .6 ■ ■ ■ r ,t, 0 'U s901na9g uewnH Alunoo desl!>i 4 ij [A ombmw c :71 Cl a # P��qw Ll w 4 mp, Cz v V 4-j O U O ^+ U 1�4 C15 A EL S901AJ9S uewnH Alunoo desl!>i f 2,- -SJW"- rll-"f, vok 2415 Washington State Housing Needs Assessment KITSAP COUNTY Affordable Housing Gap Affordable and Available Housing Units for Every 100 Households 100 80 o GAP x 60 0 0 40 20 0 0%-30% 0%-50% Percent of Median Family Income Housing Market How Much of the Median Family Income (MF0 Must a Hocisehold Earn to Afford Fent? 4 people / 3 bedrooms 1 person / 1 bedroom Fair Market Rent: $1,339 Fair Market Rent: $760 ■ required income a required income A#0rdeeble Hoies-ind .Advisory Board - 2015 Hnusbq� Needs rl4vvssmenr Population: 251,400 Area: 346 miles2 Households: 97,668 Median Family Income: $75,600 Low-income Renter Households: 19,635 Subsidized Housing Units: 4,272 Forecasted Affordable and Available Housing Units for Every 100 Households in 2019 100 so _ 60 GAP a 0 40 n 20 0 0%-30% 0%-50% Percent of Median Family Income How Much of the Housing Stock Can the Median Family Income Afford to Buy? Maximum Affordable Home Value: $298,747 ■ % of owner -occupied homes that are affordable ww'w.Conirneree.wa.gov/houqitigneeds Cost Burden 6,095 Cast -Burdened Renter Households 30%-50% 5.000 4,545 41 7,105 4,500 4,110 4,145 3,895 4,000 0 c 3,500 - 3,000 s.000 x 2,500 4,000 2,000 - 2,845 2,835 2,000 1,500 .� 1.000 l,0oo 0 695 364 Soo 0 0-30% 30-50% 50-80ss 80zones >100% Percent of Median Family Income Severely east -burdened Cost -burdened renter households renter househokb; 2015 Washington State Housing Needs Assessment: Kitsap County Cost -Burdened Homeowner Pouseholds 6,095 8.000 30%-50% 5,500 41 7,105 8,040 7.000 3,895 =a 0 c 6.000 - s.000 4,570 4,000 3.000 2,700 2,845 2,835 2,000 , .� 1.000 0 0--30% 30-50% SO-SO% SO -100% >100% Percent of Median Family Income Severely costburdened Cost -burdened homeowner househotrl_c hoineowner househo&ls Subsidized Housing Inventory Subsidized Housing Units, Including Those That Are Scheduled to Expire by 2017 Subsidised unit Expiring Section 8 or Section 515 unit • 25 or ftwer units ■ s 26-50 0 • 51-100 r 10I-150 I5I or more units Subsidized Inventory Characteristics Sites: 91 Units: 4,272 Section 8/Section 515 units set to expire by 2017: 867 Are There Enough Subsidized Units for Eligible Renter Households at [different Income Thresholds? 0%-30% 6,095 51 30%-50% 5,500 41 50%-80% 8,040 80%-100% 3,895 " income ehgibittty was not araaidable for all units Ira the inventory 2iffordabie "ousinA Advi.sory Bmirct - 2015 Flou.sirr \ecrls :'S—'Ovrieew 3,099 100.0% 51 2,254 72.7% 41 174 5.6% 2 16 0.5% 0 rcww.co mmerce. wa.gov! housi ngneeds Homelessness in Kitsap County Updated: April 2018 Households Experiencing Homelessness The Housing Solutions Center reports 1,199 literally homeless households during 2017 that were seeking housing assistance, and 1627 households were at risk of losing housing and seeking assistance. (Housing solutions center of Kitsap County) Housing Solutions Center Households 4000 Literally Homeless and At -risk of Homelessness 2 2314 2417 899 2826 2000 I 2014 2015 2016 2017 ■Literally Homeless s�At- risk of Homelessness Individuals experiencing homelessness during a 24-hour period decreased 9% between 2017 (516 people) and 2018 (467 people), Since the opening of the Winter Shelter in 2016, the number of sheltered individuals has increased 22% from 264 individuals in Jan 2016 to 321 individua Is In Ja n 2018. (Kitsap Annual Point in Time Count, 2018 preliminary data) Kitsap Point in Time Count of Homeless Persons: All Individuals, by Year 500 4,545 4,110 4,145 0.000 z 400 3.500 Y 3.000 s 300 �soo I J 200; — 1.500 1,000 f loo Soo — - 380 0 50 -so.. 80.100% '100% ■■ Percent of Median Fanttly Income 3aK cuar�r.rrlrncd C-1-6-14C—d rcnxm ltouachol�Ac 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Transitional Housing 147 72 155 152 192 180 152 '.� Emergency Shelter 118 104 66 84 72 124 103 Winter Shelter 2% 47 66 ■ Unsheltered 60 64 77 106 181 165 146 Sheltered Total 265 176 221 23fi 264 351 321 Total Count 325 240 298 342 445 516 467 Unsheltered Homeless Individuals Decreasing Households living without shelter in places not meant for human habitation (outside, abandoned buildings, cars) has decreased 12% between 2017 and 2018 in the annual Point In Time Count (24-hour census of people experiencing homelessness). Kitsap Point in Time Count of Unsheltered Persons fiTTi1 88% Affordable Housing Gap For every 100 very low-income households who need affordable housing, there are only 12 units available;. for low-income households, there are only 32 units available. The total number of very low-income renter households is 6,095 ($22,600/year); there are 5,500 low-income households ($37,800/year). (2015 Washington Affordable Housing Needs Assessment) !00 80 GAP h0 40 y Y0 o4i - 3U`a 0%-5016 Percent of Median Family Income Housing Instability for 13,875 Renter Households Many households are paying more than 30% (cost burdened) or 50% (severely cost burdened) of their Income on housing, creating housing instability and loss of housing during household crises. (2015 Washington Affordable Housing Needs Assessment) SMO 4.$00 4,545 4,110 4,145 0.000 z 3.500 Y 3.000 s �soo I J — 1.500 1,000 f 695 Soo — - 380 0.301. Ja50°d 50 -so.. 80.100% '100% Percent of Median Fanttly Income 3aK cuar�r.rrlrncd C-1-6-14C—d rcnxm ltouachol�Ac '�Ut hog he Ido Rental Rates Increasing The average rent per unit in Kitsap County is $1,323. The average unit rent increased $128 (10.7%) from last year and $424 (47%) since the beginning of 2014. The vacancy rate decreased to 5.2% in Q1 2018. (Apartment Insights Washington) Kitsap Rent/Unit and Vacancy Rates $1.400 $1,200 $1,000 $800 s6Qo $400 $200 $0 12% 10% I f 495 2% 046 N rx o a cr cr d C� cr d 0 v 0 a a cr Cy a cr c7 � Avg Rent/Llnit Vacancy Rate 2095 of Affordable Housing Units Disappearing Between 2015 — 2017, 867 units of approximately 4,272 affordable housing units currently available are projected to be lost due to expiring restrictions on rental rates and existing subsidy programs ending. (2015 Washington Affordable Housing Needs Assessment) Wages Not Keeping Pace with Housing Costs The average wage earned by Kitsap renters is $11.94, which is not enough to afford even a zero bedroom home. For minimum wage earners the gap is even wider — at minimum wage ($11.00 in 2017) a household had to work 73 hours a week to afford a two-bedroom unit. To pay no more than 30% of their income on housing for a two- bedroom apartment, the housing wage is $19.98. (2017 Out of Reach Report) Kitsap County Out of Reach 2017 Minium waged $11.00 Mean Renter Wage $11.94 Housing wage for Zero Bedroom 1 $12.67 Housing Wage for One Bedroom iiiiiiiiA�1 $15.44 Housing Wage for Two Bedroom $19.98 Housing Wage for Three Bedroom $28.54 Housing Wage for Fakir Bedroom $33.42 Some Households Moving Out of Homelessness During 2017, of 3,224 households enrolled seeking assistance, 1,119 (35%) of households were referred to housing programs in the Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response System (comprised of more than 20 different programs). However, another 291 households (9% of those seeking assistance) were unable to be served because resources were not available to meet their needs and 367 (11%) were unable to be assisted immediately and were placed on a waitlist. Homeless Response System: Households Enrolled/Un-served 1400 7171 1119 1200 1000 goo 600 IN IN 371 367 400 272 291 200 0 2016 2017 • Households newly enrolled in housing programs ■ Households unable to be served Households enrolled on waitlist What We Are Doing to Help People Experiencing Homelessness • Kitsap has a single point of entry for any individuals or households who are experiencing homelessness Or housing Instability, called the Housing Solutions Center, 360-473-2035. Over 50 organizations participate in the Kitsap Housing and Homelessness Coalition, a network of housing and social service providers assisting people experiencing homelessness and housing instability. • Kitsap has a variety of subsidized housing options, including: 0 130 emergency shelter beds (up to 90 days) 0 102 Transitional Housing units (up to 24 months) 0 261 Permanent Supportive Housing units (for people who need on-going case management) a 2719 Permanent Subsidized Housing units (for low-income households) 0 1892 Housing Choice and Veterans Assistance Housing. Vouchers (providing rental subsidies) • Each year, Kitsap organizations receive funding for homeless programs, including (2017 amounts): o Federal Funding: $525,000 o State Funding: $1.2M o Local Funding: $1.5M • In 2017 Kitsap organizations provided housing and homeless services for more than 3,200 households; affordable housing subsidies providing an additional 4,500 low-income households with stable housing. Kitsap County Department of Human Services Kirsten Jewell, Coordinator Housing & Homelessness Program 380-337.7286 345 6th Street, Suite 400 kiewell co.kitsag_wa.us Bremerton, WA 98337 https'IAwww kits-appov ccmlhs Pages/HH-Repojj a_nd nat8.asgx �..� 29300 r (D Bremerton households Homeless children counted needed housing by Bremerton School District assistance in 2017 in school year 16-17 literally homeless 408 983 households People without a home counted in a 24-hour were households with children period in Bremerton during the 696 (1 295 children total) 2018 Point -in -Tune Count 29 p have been homeless for Causes of Homelessness �� 1 year or longer 2018 Point-in-Tmf e Cot.; - 6rRm et"')h, Job Loss/unable to work 40% FhOLIseholds were ederal Poverty Level low Family conflict 31 Mental Illness 30% average monthly income for Eviction/Loss of housing 27", $719 households seeking housing assistance at the HSC Physical healthMisability Kitsap Rents Outpacing Wages Rents Rising Each Year Minium Wage 3512 Rent Afford able at PAMIMUm Wage Mean Renter Wage [2= S621 Rent Affordable at Mean RenterliVage � $ 1 ,323 23 HGusing Wage for Zero Bedroom 5559 -FMR Housing Wage for one Bedroom S803' MR Average rent per unit in Housing Wage for Two Bedroom 111,10T $1039 FMR Kitsap County Q4 2017, Housing Wage for Three Bedroom Increased 11% from 2016, and 47% since 2014. w., Kitsap County Department of Human services t ; nelessness Dopsmn Krstan a +s.:l. :;ger d:f.: Suite 400 3jM-33; —7'g6 u o+� 3-amertun, WA%337