Housing Services

KMHS provides permanent supportive housing for adults and families whose mental illness and/or substance use challenges make it difficult for them to find and keep a place to live. Our support services include helping clients learn life skills, set goals, and connect with community resources.

Eligibility

To qualify for the KMHS housing program, you must be a KMHS client and be able to perform the activities of daily living, such as bathing, cooking and walking up stairs.

We prioritize clients who are homeless or who are at risk of being homeless.

How to Access Services

Ask your KMHS clinician for a housing referral.

Our Housing Triage Committee decides placement based on the client’s needs and the severity of their behavioral health challenges. For shared units, the committee also considers compatibility with existing residents.

We do not accept applicants who:

  • Have been convicted of a violent felony within the last five years
  • Are registered sex offenders
  • Have produced methamphetamines
  • Are actively using drugs

What to Expect

KMHS owns and operates:

  • Eight shared units – tenants have private bedrooms and share common spaces
  • 20 individual units
  • Five family houses

We also partner with Housing Kitsap to provide case management services for 16 of their units.

Our total capacity is approximately 70 people.

Clients sign a lease and pay 30 percent of their income for rent and utilities. All units are furnished. KMHS staff inspect units monthly to ensure they meet health and safety standards.

To help clients stay in housing, KMHS housing support specialists meet weekly with clients to provide case management services and coordinate with their clinical care teams. They also help clients overcome barriers to accessing treatment, such as a lack of transportation.

For more information, email [email protected].

Foundational Community Supports

We don’t just place clients in KMHS-owned housing. We also help them find and keep housing in the community. The Foundational Community Supports program provides the same one-on-one support as our other housing programs. It is for Medicaid recipients with serious barriers to finding stable housing. Those include chronic homelessness and complex behavioral health needs. Ask your KMHS clinician for a referral.

Pendleton Place

In 2022, we expanded our housing program with the addition of Pendleton Place, a 72-unit apartment complex. It is designed to serve people who have experienced chronic homelessness and are living with mental illness, substance use disorders and serious health conditions. Learn More