KCR Releases 2011Annual Report

Kitsap Community Resources
a n n ua l r e p o rt 2 0 1 1
M e e t i n g c ha l l e n g e s .
p r o d u c i n g r e su lt s .
POULSBO
BREMERTON
PORT ORCHARD
BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND
KITSAP COUNTY
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Kitsap Community Resources (KCR) is a private nonprofit community action partnership committed to
providing a network of resources and services to lowincome Kitsap County families. This annual report
chronicles the provision of these services throughout
2011 and shares the individual stories of how these
services impact families within our community.
For more information about KCR and how you can
partner with us, visit us online at www.kcr.org or contact
our Community Relations and Development Manager,
Eugenie Jones at 360-473-2003.
M e e t i n g c ha l l e n g e s . p r o du c i n g r e su lt s .
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In 2011 we were still not “out of the woods” in terms of our economy. Rates of homelessness,
households on public assistance and unemployment remained high. Far too many of our residents
struggled with debt and far too many homeowners were losing their homes as their property values
declined well below their mortgages.
Kitsap
Community
Resources
Meeting challenges. Producing results.
KCR addressed these challenges head on with our employment and training, financial education,
asset-building, housing, veterans and homeless services, among others. Despite somewhat reduced
funding from traditional sources, KCR found ways to reduce our costs and continued to serve
approximately 17,000 low-income Kitsap residents during the year with a wide variety of services. In
addition to the services noted above we continue to invest in young people through our Head Start
and ECEAP early learning, Women Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition, Parenting Place and Kitsap
Youth in Action programs.
Most notably in 2011, KCR and its financial partners and supporters invested in our Kitsap future
by completion of several capital projects. The largest of these is our new South Kitsap Community
Services Center in Port Orchard. This 6900 square foot LEED-certified building will improve KCR’s
ability to make countywide services available to South Kitsap residents near their home. We expect
to celebrate the Center’s Grand Opening in August 2012. In Bremerton, we celebrated the opening of
a “new” outdoor learning park, The Smith Natural Playground, for young children that was designed
and built by KCR staff and many community volunteers and businesses. We also added a new
roof, parking and other improvements to extend the life of our adjacent and very busy Bremerton
Community Service Center on Park Avenue.
Housing and
Community
Support Services
Early Learning
and Family Services
Employment
and Training
AmeriCorps
Food Services
Energy and
Weatherization
We are excited to have recently opened our community’s new Kitsap Housing Solution Center in
coordination with many community partners. The center has already had success reducing
waiting lists for homeless shelters, reducing the waiting time for services and engaging the
private sector in helping to prevent homelessness. Articles in this annual report highlight
several of these projects and programs. We are so very grateful to local, state and federal
government partners, United Way and the hundreds of private donors and volunteers
who have made it possible to make our services possible. Special thanks as well to KCR’s
volunteer board members, and our hard-working staff and AmeriCorps Team members
for their leadership and dedication to KCR. Clearly in 2011, they helped us in
Meeting Challenges and Producing Results in our Kitsap community.
Executive Director
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Table of Contents
Our Vision
Meeting challenges. Producing results.
We envision a
community
in which
everyone
has the
opportunity
to thrive
Board of Directors and Executive Staff.......................................................................................................................... 3
Kitsap Housing Solutions Center .................................................................................................................................... 4
Opening Doors To New Housing Possibilities
KCR South Kitsap Community Services Center...............................................................................................6
Improving Our Ability To Serve South Kitsap Residents
Smith Natural Play Park.......................................................................................................................................8
Providing A Resource For The Entire Community
Our Mission
Weatherization.......................................................................................................................................................9
Saving Money, Conserving Energy
To create
hope and
opportunity
for low-income
Kitsap County
residents
by providing
resources that
promote
self-sufficiency
ABC/Financial Education and Asset Building................................................................................................ 11
Creating Sustainable Independence 2011 Accomplishments....................................................................................................................................... 12
2011 Audited Financials..................................................................................................................................... 13
Revenues and Expenditures
Donors.................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Thank you for your support
Contact Us............................................................................................................................................... back cover
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Board of Directors
Rudy Taylor, President
Emily DeBisschop
Meredith Green
Kurt Wiest, Vice President
Emma Chapman
Michelle Yeoman
Michelle Yeoman, Treasurer
Greg Roberts
Patricia Murphy
Suzanne Plemmons, Past President
Greg Wheeler
Rebecca Erickson
Chris Wyatt
Heidi Gunter
Roger Fritz
Margaret Swigert
Hoyt Burrows
Ron Shade
Sam Westra
Jen Sterling
Sarah Van Cleve
Dian Poyssick
Joan Ferebee
Christine Rolfes
Josh Hinman
Kim Abel
Wanda Moore
Dave Colombini
Leon Puzon
Wendy Miles
Denise Agee
Linda Sullivan-Dudzic
Denise Brewer
Lisa Foster
Bremerton Community
Bremerton Housing Authority
KPS Health Plans
Kitsap Health District
Central Kitsap School District
DSHS
PSNS & IMF
North Kitsap Community
Faith Community
South Kitsap School District
Kitsap County Food Banks
Bremerton Community
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Bainbridge Island Community
South Kitsap School District
City of Bremerton
South Kitsap Community
Kitsap County Food Banks
Head Start/ECEAP Policy Council
NAACP
City of Port Orchard
St. Vincent de Paul
County Commissioners
KPS Health Plans
Sterling Savings Bank
Mayor, City of Poulsbo
Sound Works
Olympic College
Bremerton Housing Authority
Senator, 23rd District
Kitsap Credit Union
Bremerton Community
Bremerton School District
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Leadership Team
Larry Eyer
Darlene Cook
Irmgard Davis
Connie Mueller
Jennifer Alik
Mike Botkin
Charmaine Scott
Eugenie Jones
Executive Director
Fiscal, IT , Administrative Services
AmeriCorps,& Kitsap Youth in Action
Employment & Training
Housing & Community Support Services
Early Learning & Family Services
Special Projects
Community Relations and Development
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In 2011, KCR received funding to open the Kitsap Housing Solutions
Center, offering Kitsap County homeless residents a more coordinated
and efficient means of locating and obtaining housing.
Kitsap Housing Solutions Center
Meeting challenges. Producing results.
POULSBO
Opening Doors To New Housing Possibilities
Opening the doors of the Kitsap Housing Solutions Center (KHSC) in 2011 was the culmination
of community planning effort to streamline and increase access and information for housing
and homeless services in Kitsap County. Prior to the KHSC, families and individuals in search of
assistance would often contact multiple shelters, repeat their stories over and over, and place their
names on countless waiting lists – all in the hope that they find a solution. The KHSC now makes
it possible for the same individuals to come to one location and be connected to community-wide
resources appropriate to their individual needs.
The process of creating a “one-stop-shop” that more efficiently addressed the unmet housing and
homeless needs in Kitsap County began with a group of dedicated agency representatives working
diligently over many months to design the framework of the HSC.
With the endorsement of the Kitsap County Continuum of Care and the Kitsap Regional
Coordinating Council (KRCC), that final framework included the selection of KCR to provide
the administrative leadership necessary to launch the Housing Solutions Center and provide the
necessary operational oversight.
Kitsap County is now only one of five counties in Washington State that has successfully implemented
a coordinated entry system; a model of service that all counties will be required to implement as a
condition of receiving federal funding by the end of 2014. In the few months since KHSC opened,
almost 3,500 individuals have come onsite for housing counseling and guidance, phoned in for
assistance with housing, or have been referred to community partners for housing placement.
Additionally, the wait list for shelter in Kitsap County has dropped significantly.
Dean and Pamela were homeless, living with friends when they could, and ultimately were forced
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to sleep in their car. They had unsuccessfully sought housing at various locations in Kitsap County
before visiting the HSC. Through the assistance of HSC, and being able to consider multiple options
Kitsap Housing Solutions Center, continued
An Unmet Need
• In 2011, 2,437 people
reported being
homeless; a 25%
increase from the
previous year
at one location, they were connected to a facility that had openings to meet their housing needs.
When Dean later returned to HSC to express his appreciation, he explained what that meant to
Pamela and him. “Finally finding a home turned everything around for us. We have since been
able to find employment, focus on other goals and completely turn our lives around.”
• Before the HSC
opened, a communitywide waitlist or
centralized means of
obtaining shelter was
unavailable to those
seeking assistance
Beyond the convenience of community-wide resources being accessible at one location, a
cornerstone of the HSC success to date is the strong community partnerships that are in place
with virtually all of the housing service providers in the County. Since opening its doors, the
HSC has referred more than a thousand individuals to community housing resources.
The Housing Solutions Center is convenient, it’s cost-effective, and it’s working for Kitsap County
• Individuals seeking
shelter, while also
contending with
limited means of
transportation, were
forced to go from
shelter to shelter
when attempting to
find assistance
families in need of housing and homeless solutions.
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In 2011, one-third of the low-income families and children KCR served resided in the South Kitsap area
and most received services at our Port Orchard satellite office. The aging, leased facility, however, was in
need of repair and could not adequately serve the growing need for services in the South Kitsap area.
KCR South Kitsap Community Services Center
Meeting challenges. Producing results.
Improving Our Ability To Serve South Kitsap Residents
For 45 years, KCR has provided services to help stabilize the immediate needs of low-income people
and then work to build their self-sufficiency. Our objective is to break the cycle of poverty and build
strong families. We have managed to be successful in spite of many challenges. One such challenge
has been our satellite office in Port Orchard. Currently housed in an old supermarket, the leased
facility is substandard and needs to be replaced. The KCR Board of Directors made it a priority and
Delivering Service
Where Need Exists
we began work on the project late last year.
• KCR acquired a
2.2 acre parcel
of undeveloped
property with funding
from the Kitsap
County Community
Development Block
Grant (CDBG) program
6,900 square foot, LEED Silver Certified Green building located near the intersection of Jackson
• A two-story, 6900
square foot, LEED
Silver Certified
Green building was
constructed near
the intersection of
Jackson and Lund in
Port Orchard
Funders include Kitsap County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program,
• Through the generous
support of friends
and sponsors, a Grand
Opening is scheduled
for August 2012
We are nearing completion of the new KCR South Kitsap Community Services Center, a two-story,
and Lund in Port Orchard. The new center will house a Women, Infants & Children (WIC) clinic,
Employment and Training programs, Housing and Homeless Services, Energy Assistance, Veterans
Services, the Kitsap Adult Center for Education GED and ESL classes, and the Kitsap Health District’s
Visiting Nurse program. We hope to open for business in the new facility by the first of August.
Much of the funding for the new Center has come from government grants and private foundations.
Washington State Office of Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Washington State Building
Communities Fund, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Medina Foundation, Boeing Employees of
Puget Sound Community Fund, Ben B. Cheney Foundation, and the Norcliffe Foundation. KCR also
initiated a successful local capital campaign over the past year and many businesses, organizations
and individuals made generous contributions in support of this project.
KCR will lower the cost of operation, serve more people, and improve the delivery of service in this
new facility designed specifically for our purposes. We will create hope and opportunity for clients in
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an environment that promotes dignity and respect. We are grateful to everyone who has supported
this project.
KCR South Kitsap Community Services Center Donors
PORT ORCHARD
Major Grants
Kitsap County Community
Development Block Grant
Program
The Taxpayers of Washington
State
Washington State WIC
Nutrition Program
Sponsors
Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
Medina Foundation
Employees Community Fund of
Boeing Puget Sound
Ben B. Cheney Foundation
Seattle Foundation
Estate of Ada W. Ulmer
U.S. Bank Foundation
Kitsap Credit Union
Norcliffe Foundation
Patrons
Bremerton Housing Authority –
Bay Vista South
Columbia Bank
Cheryl Jaszewski
Robin Karsten
Key Bank
KPS Health Plans
Anna Laurie
Estate of Jane Miles
Alan & Ellen Newberg
Puget Sound Energy
Rotary Club of Port Orchard
Suquamish Tribe
Jim & Rosemary Tracy
Watson Furniture Group
West Side Improvement Club
Supporters
Dr. Ian & Bonnie Becke
Alan & Sarah Black
Mike & Carlene Botkin
Barbara Brose
Estate of Elaine Dahl
Dana’s Heating
Irmgard & Jeff Davis
Larry & Mary Eyer
First Lutheran Church of Port
Orchard & Thrivent Financial
Dr. Willa Fisher
James Freeman
John & Phyllis Olson
Jim Pariseau
Propel Insurance
Soroptimist International
of Port Orchard
Sterling Savings Bank
John & Jill Wallen
Friends
Kim & Bob Abel
Adams Chiropractic, Inc.
AES Consultants, Inc.
Bill & Lynn Agnew
Alvin & Eloise Andrus
G.C. Beets
Martin & Sue Beisley
Linda Benedict
Robert Blackwell
In memory of Dr. Don Bliss
Robert Borquist
Judy and Gordon Buhler
Nancy Busek
Kathleen Caldwell
Sandra Campbell
Al Cantu
James Carlisle Jr.
Jacqueline Cohn
Colby United Methodist
Church Women
Jody Crow
David Davis
Mary De La Grange
Joseph Demko
Cheryl Elfstrand
Becky Erickson
Joyce Eyer
Judith Friedberg-Nerf
Cora George
Norman Gero
Evelyn Ghiselin
Thomas Giefer
William Goldsmith
Karen Gorman
Lene Hajek
Andrew Hamilton
Marilee Hansen & Rob Woutat
Mary Harper
Roblee Harris
Eric Harrold
Josh & Brenda Hinman
Helen Hinton
Ronald Hainzle
Holy Trinity Parish
Robin Hruska
Mary Johnson
Christopher Johnson & Cindy
Pekow
Larry & Rita Johnson
Dr. Christopher & Helene Kain
Paul Kamps
Clinton Kersten
E. Frank Kidrick
Gerald Kirschner
Kitsap County Treasurer’s Office
Kitsap Garage Door Co.
Merrill & Elizabeth Koster
Richard Kost
Leslie & Rick Krueger
Linda Laine
Robin Larson
Don & Roberta Leonardy
Lawrence & Geri Mack
Wayne & Debbie Macomber
James & Joyce Maddock
S.B. May
Carolyn McClurkan
Janice McKiernan
Tom & Karen McMillan
Robert Merideth
Phyllis Millard
Barbara Miller
Roger Miller
Michael Milligan
Carrol Moore
Ted & Mary Morneau
Leone Murphy
Patricia Murphy
Carole Oesterhaus
Paul Olson
Camille Osborne
Lisa Ottenbacher
Stephen Palmason
Beverly Parsons
Darla Peacock
Rich & Jenny Peel
Billie Jo Peterson
Adele Ferguson Philipsen
Matthew Pierce
Catherine Pitinga
Suzanne & Chris Plemmons
Julie Plessner
Dian Poyssick
John Ramer
Reba & Richard Renner
Murry & Wendy Rexin
Bruce & Robin Robinson
Christine Rolfes
Gary & Nancy Rollins
Roger Ryno
William & Beverly Schoen
Lisa Schuchart
Shirley & William Seal
William Shay
Marcia Showalter
Sharon Shrader
Silverdale Lutheran Church
Women
Edsel Sims
Betty Skinner
Ed & Linda Skinner
Duane & Anna Jane Smith
Ginger & James Sommerhauser
Michael Sondheimer & Harry Pong
Jean Springer
Charles Stauffer
Tom Stoesser
Tom Stoneham
Richard & Jean Stuber
Phyllis Summers
Margaret Swigert
Rudy Taylor
Richard Titus
Richard & Margaret Trent
Terry Triplet
Marilyn Trulock
Larry Tuke
Stephen Verderber
Connie & William Waddington
Ann Wayne
Samuel Westra
Greg & Sunny Wheeler
Kurt Wiest
Marian Wiggins
Fay Wray
Michelle Yeoman
Cynthia Young
Contributors
Denise Agee
John & Catherine Ahl
Mary Jane Albaugh
Arlene Bac
Janice Ballew
Irene Bargsagel
Anthony Bartling
Ernest & Charlotte Behrle
Paul & Pauline Blair
John & Laura Bogen
Richard & Bonny Boyde
Michael & Leslie Boyer
Deby Bradford
David & Susan Bray
Gene Brecken
George Brooker Jr.
Irmgard Bruser
Jim & Judy Bryant
Natalie Bryson
Adrienne Cappa
Christ the King Lutheran
Church Women
David Colombini
Patricia Cooper
Willis Coston
Kathy Countryman
Salud Custodio
Donald & Jean Danielson
Peter & Stephanie Darragh
Donna Davidson
Yvonne Dean
Emily DeBisschop
Robert Dixon
Tom & Mary Ellen Donnelly
Jeanette Duncan
Robert & Geneva Ellerby
Cristi Erickson
Mary Erickson
James Ernest
Annette Evans
Gerhard Ewert
Kenneth Fairbanks
Georgann Falotico
Sharon Feeney
Joan Ferebee
Juanita Fischer
Martha Fisher
Karen Flynn
Jerry Fossen
Lisa Foster
Calvin Freden
Roger Fritz
Vivien Galitzki
William Gaylord
Nancy Gayman
Meredith Green
Heidi Gunter
Frank & Cecilia Guzman
Bela Gyorgy
Jozsef & Leona Gyorgy
Jacquelyn Haberstock
Margaret Hanford
William Harvey
Phyllis Herrington
Dr. OJ & Judy Hogan
Vicki Hollmann
John Hom
Patrick Homay
Gary & Sue Jackson
Debra John
Ted & Darlene Johnsrude
Thomas Juvik
Karen Kilbane
Annie Kilpatrick
Suzanne Kilroy
Kitsap Mustang Club
Sharon Knox
Vivian Koch
Jeffrey Kreifels
Denise LaPlant
James Lewis
Sue Linville
Donna Lowe
Ilmar Lusis
Michael & Maria Luttrell
Albery & Patricia Lynk
Kenneth Maguire
Marilyn Manlove
Norman Marten
Rosalind Medina
Wendy Miles
Dr. Brian Miller
Evelyn Mittleman
Darlene Montz
Wanda Moore
Kara Moss
Barney Mott
Douglas Mouser
Venetta Muir
Delbert Muse
Mystic Rebekah Lodge
Roy & Laurel Pardee
Steven Patton
Marcia Pauley
Elliott & Juanita Pearson
Karen Prouty
Public Employees #19
Kathleen Pulici
Vennessa Pustek
Leon Puzon
Raymond Reite
Karen Richards
Thomas Ringstad
Elizabeth Roberts
Judith Robertson
RocketPoll
Kim Sather
Peggy Schafran
Anne & Ernest Shriner
Brian & Michele Sleight
Chris & Ann Smith
Millan Smith
Juliet Snay
Kathleen Sproule
Wendy Stanley
Gordon & Jane Stenerson
Jen & Jason Sterling
Carmen Stevens
Richard Stivers
Diana Storey
Linda Sullivan-Dudzic
Pamela Thomas
Linda Turgeon
Mary Jane Tyler
Jerry & Dianne VanFossen
John Veale
Patricia Verd
John Wade & Yuko Higa
Billy Wages
Carol Warborg
Stephen Watson
Ruth Westergaard
Scott Whittaker
Barbara Wilhite
Deborah Woolston
Gregory Wright
Chris Wyatt
Bob & Jean Yekel
Frank Ziembu
Marti Zygmontowicz
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In 2011, KCR Head Start staff envisioned and then led numerous
community partners in the design and construction of the Smith’s Natural
Play Park; an outdoor classroom for children up to 5 years of age.
Smith Natural Play Park
Meeting challenges. Producing results.
Spreading The Joy
of Learning
Providing A Resource For The Entire Community
• Smith Natural Play
Park is Washington
State’s first certified
outdoor nature
classroom for children
0-5 years of age
collaboration of numerous community partners KCR opened The Smith Natural Play Park in August
After more than 600 volunteer man-hours, a nine-month remodel, and with the support and
2011. The park is Western Washington’s first Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom certified by the
Arbor Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation.
Certified outdoor classrooms aim to integrate outdoor play with learning, incorporating the beauty of
nature, imagination, and sensory experiences to deepen children’s learning experiences. Adjacent to
• The park provides KCR
Head Start classes,
community children
and local pre-schools
with an outdoor
learning and creative
play experience
KCR Head Start classrooms, the park offers children dramatic play, digging, climbing, water, arts, and
infant sensory play areas.
Formerly the Smith Playfield, Smith Natural Play Park is owned by Bremerton Parks Department and
is maintained by KCR’s Head Start Division. “It has been truly inspiring to see so many of our friends,
neighbors and supporters come together to make this park possible. Our low-income Head Start
• Children have the
unique opportunity
to take indoor
classroom lessons
and relate them to
their outdoors nature
classroom experiences
students, as well as neighborhood children, will now have an opportunity to connect with nature
and build skills critical to their learning and development,” explained Connie Mueller the KCR Early
Learning and Family Services Director.
Smith Natural Play Park is opened to the public and in addition to serving KCR Head Start classes,
many area schools have also now begun to visit the park, enabling KCR to take part in enriching the
learning experience of children all over Kitsap County while providing a resource assessable to the
entire community.
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The KCR Weatherization program reduces the heating and cooling costs for low-income
families by improving the energy efficiency of their homes. Home weatherization
modifications conserve energy, reduce costs, and improve environmental health and safety.
Weatherization
Saving Money, Conserving Energy
Exemplary Service
To Kitsap
Weatherization measures (modifications that reduce energy use) enable those living with limited
• 2011 saw rising costs
of energy eating up
a disproportionate
share of low- and
fixed-income families’
budgets; with studies
showing these families
spending 21% more
on residential energy
than was paid in 2001
resources to reduce escalating energy costs. Measures such as weather stripping, insulation, or
storm windows not only make the homes more comfortable, they reduce the amount of heat
required to warm the home.
Rex, a school teacher, and Malia Green, a stay at home mom, are parents to four special needs
children and live within a very tight family budget. They nevertheless managed to pull their
resources together to buy their first home. “We knew it was a fixer-upper, but there were serious
problems that were not discovered until we were already living there,” the couple explained.
• Out of twenty-five
weatherization
providers in
Washington State,
KCR rated second as
a recipient of ARRA
weatherization
funding
Rex and Malia scraped together the money to replace their leaky roof, but without the means to
insulate their home, heat was simply escaping through the roof and walls. “We were paying over
$1000 a month for heating and the cold months had not yet begun. We were very worried as we
saw ourselves falling further and further behind in our bills,” said Malia.
• KCR was additionally
recognized by the
State of Washington
for exemplary work
in effectively utilizing
Federal ARRA funding
and proficiently
completing the
weatherization of
Kitsap County homes
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Weatherization, continued
BREMERTON
BREMERTON
• KITSAP COUNTY
Meeting challenges. Producing results.
As energy prices rose in 2011, low-income families and fixed income seniors were forced to pay
higher amounts of their income to cover costs.
Already living within the confines of limited resources, these groups are particularly vulnerable and
unable to absorb unexpected and unpredictable energy costs.
When Rex and Malia Green qualified for KCR’s Weatherization program, an energy auditor visited
the Green family’s home and performed an energy inspection to determine if such modifications
were possible. The inspection found that a lack of insulation and unsealed duct work were resulting
in hot air leaking into the attic and never reaching the living areas of the home.
After weatherization measures were completed, including proper insulation, wind sealing, and
moisture control measures, heating costs were dramatically decreased. “After the modifications our
heating costs dropped by almost 50%. We now pay around $200 a month for heating instead of
$1000. It has made a huge difference and has made our home much more livable for our children,”
the couple expressed.
Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) made it possible for KCR to
weatherize 339 low-income family homes in 2011. At a time when energy costs were continually
rising, additional AARA funding made it possible for KCR to increase the number of homes and
families, such as Rex and Malia Green, that were served within Kitsap County.
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For every basic need – food, shelter, medical care, education, and retirement – financial
literacy has become an essential survival tool. In 2011, KCR continued to partner with
the Asset Building Coalition (ABC) of Kitsap to bring financial education and resource
opportunities to low-income families in Kitsap County.
ABC/Financial Education and Asset Building
Creating Sustainable Independence
Increasing Financial
Stability
KCR partners with other members of the Asset-building Coalition (ABC) of Kitsap to provide
financial education and resources for Kitsap residents. We schedule, coordinate and recruit for
• Limited resources
create financial
instability in
many low-income
households. This
instability often
manifest in a poor
credit history that can
prevent rental of an
apartment, the ability
to get a job or to buy a
car for transportation
the classes and provide staff support for the ABC. Working together, KCR and the ABC leverage
resources, coordinate services to avoid duplication and create free local opportunities, including:
• core financial management classes
• informational fairs
• free credit reports
• credit counseling
• free tax preparations
• access to many other community services
Joe and Barbara and their three children were evicted from their rental apartment and found
themselves homeless. Joe had lost his job and Barbara’s hours at a fast food restaurant had
been reduced significantly. They were two month’s behind in rent when they came to KCR for
assistance.
• Low-income
households are often
unbanked, pay more
financial services, and
fall prey to predatory
financial practices
The family was placed into a KCR Emergency Shelter and both parents immediately began a job
search as a part of their case-managed plan. Joe found part-time employment in the first week at
a job that offered stability and a good future.
As a part of their case management goals, they attended financial literacy classes presented
• Financial Education
and Asset Building
programs empower
families to make
sound financial
decisions and
ultimately lead to
greater stability
and financial
independence
by KCR and their partner agencies. These classes included topics like Family Budgeting,
Understanding Credit, and How to be a Smart Renter.
The classes they had participated in helped them save 50% of their earned income and to pay
down the debt they owed to their previous landlord. Within one month, Joe was promoted to
full-time and Barbara’s hours became more predictable.
The financial education they received as a part of the KCR Financial Education and Asset
Building program will help their family build on this success and allow them to plan for a
successful future. They obtained a secured credit card and began rebuilding their credit, learned
to use a debit card and developed a disciplined plan for spending and savings.
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2011 Accomplishments
BREMERTON
KITSAP• KITSAP
COUNTY
COUNTY
Meeting challenges. Producing results.
Employment And Training
Provided job training, career assistance, counseling, and job placement services to nearly 1,400 Kitsap County
residents through WIA Workforce Development, Workfirst Community Jobs and other contracts.
Housing And Homeless Services
Provided 12,145 emergency bednights to homeless residents. Housing and Homeless Services additionally
provided counseling services to 9,983 residents, providing program information, enrollment, and referral on
rapid re-housing, emergency shelter, transitional housing, SafePark, individualized case management, and
homeless childcare.
Early Learning & Family Services
Provided comprehensive child development services for 616 children ages 0-5 and their families with Head Start
and ECEAP funding. Services included pre-school, childcare, health, disability, nutrition, parent involvement
and family services.
AmeriCorps
Provided recruitment, training and management for 40 full-time and 40 minimum-time adult AmeriCorps team
members, 339 Kitsap Youth In Action volunteers ages 11-17, and several hundred additional volunteers who
worked on major community improvement projects.
Energy Assistance and Weatherization
Fully audited and weatherized 395 homes of low-income seniors and families and provided financial assistance
with utility bill payments to 5,648 low-income Kitsap County residents.
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Provided nutritional assessment and guidance, health referrals, supplemental healthy foods, and/or breastfeeding
counseling to 9,622 women and children
Veterans Assistance Fund Program
Provided financial assistance and guidance to veterans in need on behalf of Kitsap County and the local Veterans
Advisory Board. 370 veterans were helped with food, utilities, medical bills, car repairs, and funeral costs.
The Parenting Place
Provided parenting classes and resources to 589 parents and children seeking parent education and family
reunification assistance.
Financial Education And Asset Building
Provided financial education classes, second-chance banking, community financial education fairs, free tax
preparation, free credit reports and counseling to nearly 300 Kitsap County residents seeking financial literacy
information and assistance
Christmas Angels
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KCR coordinated and distributed Christmas gifts donated by private sponsors to 2,201 low-income children in
Kitsap County
food services meals
KCR Prepared 180,402 healthy, low-cost meals and snacks for home-bound seniors, senior meal sites, KCR Head
Start and ECEAP classes.
2011 Audited Financials
KITSAP COUNTY
Revenues
Grants & Contracts (87%)
13,394,465
Contributions (3%)
468,645
Donated Goods & Facilities (2%)
315,701
Rents (1%)
122,497
Food Services (5%)
706,819
Other Income (2%)
372,977
Total Revenues
15,381,104
Expenditures
Housing & Community Services (41%)
6,018,071
Employment & Training (10%)
1,505,814
AmeriCorps & Community Service (6%)
Early Learning & Family Servies (36%)
Food Services (5%)
Fundraising (0%)
KCR Prog. & KCR Comm Serv LLC (2%)
Total Expenditures
916,330
5,413,267
732,570
46,850
284,651
14,917,553
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KCR Donors ($100 or higher)
BREMERTON
BAINBRIDGE
• KITSAP
ISLAND
COUNTY
Meeting challenges. Producing results.
We would like to express our special thanks and recognition to three people this year who have made very
generous gifts to KCR through bequests. By including KCR in their wills Roberta Goss, Jerry Lee and Ada W.
Ulmer each showed the generosity that characterized their lives by assisting KCR carry on our mission into
future years. We will long remember these special people who have made a difference. If you would like to discuss
donating to KCR through a bequest, please contact Eugenie Jones or Larry Eyer, 360-478-2301.
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Abel, Kim & Bob
Ables, Eleanor L.
Ackley, Karen
Acosta, Mary Ann
Adams, Nancy
Adams Chiropractic, Inc.
Adams-Smith, Yolanda
Adrian, James
AES Consultants Inc.
Agnew, Bill & Lynn
Ahl, John & Catherine
Allbaugh, Mary Jane
Allen, Gerladine
Anderson, Louise
Anderson, Beverly
Andrus, Alvin & Eloise
Appleton, Sherry
Arper, Robert
Ayling, Mary
Bac, Arlene
Balter-Otis, Barbara
Baltutat, Bob & Tracy
Bank of America
Bartling, Anthony
Baskins, Holly
Bayard, David W. & Cindy
Becke, Dr. Ian & Bonnie
Beets, G.C.
Behrle, Ernest & Charlotte
Beisley, Martin & Sue
Benedict, Linda
Bentsen, Leif
Bergsagel, Irene
BHA IT
Blackwell, Robert
Bogen, John & Laura
Bondy, Elisabeth
Bonn, Nikki
Borquist, Robert
Boswell, Travis
Botkin, Mike & Carlene
Bowman, Brian
Boyde, Richard & Bonny
Boyer, Michael & Leslie
Brace, Melanie
Bracken, Gene
Bradford, Deby
Bray, David
Bremerton Area Lady Lions
Bremerton super 8 Motel
Bremerton United
Methodist Church
Brooker Jr., George
Brose, Barbara
Brower, Carolyn
Brown, Mary Margaret
Brown, Sharon
Brown, Josh
Brownsville UMC
Brunton, Jane
Bryant, Judith
Bryant, Enos
Bryson, Natalie
Buchanan, Doug & Jane
Buck, Bruce
Buckner, John
Buhler, Gordon & Judy
Burrows, Hoyt
Burton, Michael G.
Busek, Nancy
Buxton, Fred & Leota
Caliva, Ramona
Calvary Chapel of
Silverdale
Cantu, Al
Cappa, Adrienne
Carlisle Jr., James
Cascadia - Bountiful Life
Castagnola, Gladyce O.
Castro, Robert
Christensen, Patricia
City of Seattle
Clark, Dennis & Marsha
Cochlin, Philip
Cohn, Jacqueline
Colby UMC
Collins, Sharron
Comfort, Richard &
Rhonda
Connection Credit Union
Connolly, Dr. Michael
& Jean
Cooper, Patricia
Coston, Willis
Cote, Wendy
Countryman, Kathy
Cowan, Kristine
Crawford, Murray
Crow, Rosemary
Crow, Jody
Crowson, C.G.
Curry, Charles
Dahl, Elaine U.
Danielson, Donald & Jean
Davidson, Donna
Davis, David A.
Davis, Irmgard & Jeff
Davis, Scott & Connie
Dawes, John
De La Grange, Mary
Dean, Yvonne
Deem, Georgia
Demko, Joseph
Dewar, Kay
Dewitt, Linda
Dietz, Robert & Maryellen J.
Dixon, Lee
Dixon, Claudia
Donnelly, Tom & Mary
Ellen
Dore, Frederick
Dormaier, Rosalie
Drew, Judith
Dupell, Kim
Dwyer, Teresa
Eagle Harbor
Congregational Church
East Bremerton Rotary
Elfstrand, Cheryl
Ellerby, Robert & Geneva
Ellis, Nancy
Ensign, Timothy
Ensign, Jack
Erickson, Mary R.
Erickson, Cristi
Erickstad, Paul
Ernest, Jim
Evans, Merrill
Evans, Annette
Ewert, Gerhard
Eyer, Joyce
Eyer, Larry & Mary
Fairbanks, Kenneth
Federal Managers Assoc.
Chapter 99
Feeney, Sharon
Fidelity Charitable Gift
Fund
First Baptist Church,
Bremerton
Fischer, Juanita
Fisher, Martha
Fisher, Willa
Flynn, Karen
Forde Jr., Richard
Foster, Lisa
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Frederick, Frances
Freeman, James
Friedberg-Nerf, Judith
Fritz, Roger
Galitzki, Vivien
Gauvin, Albert
Gaylord, William
Gayman, Nancy
Gearns, Donna
General Federated Womens
Club
George, Cora
Gero, Norman
Gero, Kathy
Ghiselin, Evelyn
Giefer, Thomas
Gilbert, Frank & Cherm
Giles, Dolores
Gilmore, Arthur
Goldsmith, William
Gorman, Karen
Grams, Rick
Graves, Judith
Green, Rick & Marilyn
Gunter, Heidi
Gyorgy, Jozsef & Leona
Haberstock, Jacquelyn
Hadfield, Josephine
Hainzle, Ronald
Hajek, Lene N.
Haller, Lou & Jean
Hamilton, Andrew
Hammond, Herbert
Hamon, Charlie & Pam
Hanford, Margaret J.
Hanratty, Maryann
Hansen, Marilee & Rob
Woutat
Harper, Mary
Harris, Roblee
Harris, Alice
Harrison Medical Center
Harrold, Eric
Hart, Kristina & Todd
Harder
Harvey, William
Haupt, Miles & Elise
Healy, Maxine
Helseth-Kenison, Gayle
Henderson, Vivian
Hennes, Sharon
Hensley, Lew & June
Hiestand, Gail
Hinman, Josh and Brenda
Hinton, Helen
Hoem, Virginia
Hogan, Dr. OJ & Judith
Holy Trinity Parish,
Bremerton
Homay, Patrick
Hostetter, Carol
House, Nancy
Howard, Lon
Howard, Maurine
Hoyte, Eric & Virginia
Hunter, Cheryl
Hurley, Ann
Huybers, Bruce
Hyde, Jerome N.
Jackson, Gary & Sue
Jackson, William
Jaszewski, Cheryl
John, Debra
Johnson, Judith
Johnson, Larry & Rita
Johnson, Christopher
Johnson, Mary M.
Johnsrude, Ted & Darlene
Johnston, Theodore
JRO Licensing Agency, Inc.
Junior League of Seattle, Inc
Juvik, Thomas
Kain, Christopher & Helene
Kalyn, Richard
Kamps, Paul
Kangas, C. Thomas
Karavas, Lauranna
Kasnick, Judith
Keating, Rita
Keller, Bill
Kersten, Clinton
Kidrick, E. Frank
Kilroy, Suzanne
Kimble, Marilyn
Kitsap Fancy Crocheters
Guild
Kitsap Mustang Club
Kitsap Quilters Guild
Kitsap Sun
Kitsap Unitarian U.
Fellowship
Klavins, Dorothy
Klein, Joseph
KCR Donors, continued
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Klein, Audrey
Knox, Sharon
Knutsen, Joyce
Koch, Vivian
Kosin, Nicholas
Kost, Richard
Koster, Elizabeth & Merrill
Kraft, Kenneth
Kreifels, Jeff
Krell, Linda
Krieg, Margaret
Kuklinski, Ralph & Merilee
Laine, Linda
LaPlant, Denise
Larson, Robin
Laurila, Marvin & Nikki
Leonardy, Donald & Roberta
Lewin, Edmunde
Lewis, James
Linville, Othel
Loidhamer, Craig & Lori
Louden, Charles
Lowe, Donna
Lundeen, Lynda
Lusis, Ilmar
Macomber, Wayne & Debbie
Maggi, Mattie
Maguire, Kenneth
Majkrzak, Julia
Manlove, Marilyn
Marsters, Tommie
Marten, Norman
Martz, Holly
Mathisson, Bill & Margaret
May, S.B.
McCabe, Guy
McCrlurkan, Carolyn
McKay, Don & Anne
McKiernan, Jan
McMillan, Karen
Merideth, Robert
Merritt, Trisha
Miles, Alan
Millard, Phyllis
Miller, Scott
Miller, Barbara
Miller, Dr. Brian
Miller, Roger
Milligan, Michael
Mittleman, Jesse & Evelyn
Mixon, Krista
Moon, Terese
Moore, Margaret
Moore, Carol
Morneau, Ted & Mary
Mott, Barney
Mouser, Douglas
Moyer, Robert & Fran
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist
Church
Mueller, Connie
Muir, Vanetta
Murphy, Patricia
Muse, Delbert
Mystic Rebekah Lodge 168,
I.O.O.F.
Newberg, Alan & Ellen
Newton, John
Nissley, Kathryn
O’Hara, Sharon
Oesterhaus, Carole
Olson, John & Phyllis
Olson, Paul
One Church One Family
Orr, Michael & Robin Hruska
Osborne, Camille
Ottenbacher, Lisa
Palmason, Stephen & Suzanne
Pariseau, Jim
Parker, Kathleen M.
Parsons, Beverly
Patton, Steven
Pauley, Marcia
Paus, John R.
Peacock, Darla R.
Pearson, Elliott & Juanita
Peterson, Tom & Michelle
Peterson, Billie Jo
Peterson, Paulette
Philipsen, Adele Ferguson
Pickard, Peggy
Pierce, Matthew
Pitinga, Catherine
Plemmons, Suzanne & Chris
Plessner, Julie
Potter, Carol
Powers, Melanie
Poyssick, Dian
Propel Insurance
Proulx, George
Prouty, Karen
Pulici, Kathleen
Pustek, Vanessa
Raltz, Shirley
Ramer, John
Reite, Raymond
Rene, Geraldine
Rengstorf, Claudia
Renner, Rich & Reba
Reno, Joanne
Retired Public Employees
Ch. 19
Rexin, Murry & Wendy
Reynolds, Kay A.
Richardson, Bruce & Robin
Ridgetop Market & Deli
Ringstad, Thomas
Ritterm, Anna
Roberts, Gregory
Robertson, Judith
Robertson, Robbi & Sharon
Rolfes, Christine
Rollins, Gary & Nancy
Rotary Club of East Bremerton
Roy, Hannelore
Rudnick, Deborah
Ryno, Roger
Safeco Insurance Foundation
Sather, Kim
Schafran, Peggy
Schroeder, Theresa D.
Schuchart, Lisa
Scott, Charmaine
Seal, Willaim & Shirley
Seidler, Stanley
Selboe, Sonja
Shaw, Bill & Janice
Shay, William
Shelton, Janice
Shorrock, Charles
Showalter, Marci
Shrader, Sharon
Siems, Diana
Silverdale Lutheran Church
Women
Sims, Edsel
Skelton, David & Janet
Skinner, Betty
Skinner, Linda & Ed
Sleight, Brian & Michele
Sloan, Patricia
Smith, Tamara
Smith, Camelia
Smith, Millan
Smith, Christopher
Smith, Stanley
Sommerhauser, Jim & Ginger
Sondheimer, Michael & H.
Pong
Spieker, Jill
Spool, Nancy
Springer, Jean
St. Antony’s Episcopal Church
Stanley, Wendy
Stauffer, Charles
Steller, Michael
Stenerson, Gordon & Jane
Stevens, Joe
Stevens, Carmen
Stoesser, Tom
Stone, Barbara
Storey, Diana
Strom, Andrew
Stuber, Richard & Jean
Sullivan-Dudzic, Linda
Summers, Phyllis
Sutton, Charles G.
Swigert, Margaret
Taber, Diane
Taylor, Rudy
The Munson Family Foundation
The Seattle Foundation
Thornburgh, Piper
Thorsen, Don
Titus, Richard L.
Todd, Brian
Trent, Rick & Margaret
Trimble, Susan
Triplet, Terry
Truist
Trull, Jennifer
Trulock, Marilyn
Tryon, Andrea
Tuke, Larry
Turgeon, Linda
Tyler, Mary Jane
United Way of Kitsap County
United Way of Pierce County
United Way of the Laurel highlands,
Inc
VanFossen, Jerry & Dianne
Verd, Patricia
Villareal, Dorothy
Waddington, Connie & William
Wade, John & Higa, Yuko
Wages, Billy
Walgren, Dr. Bill & Sandy
Wallen, John & Jill
Warborg, A. Carol
Warner, Kenneth & Patricia
Wayne, Ann
Weidman, Lynne
West, Glenn E.
West Side Improvement Club
Westergaard, Ruth
Westra, Sam
Wheeler, Greg & Sunny
Whittle, Douglas
Whittlesey, Mary J.
Wiggins, Marian
Wilhite, Barbara
Williams, Ann
Wilson, Dale
Windermere Foundation Trust
Witte, Alleen C.
Women of Vinland Lutheran Church
Wood, Charlotte
Woolston, Deborah
Wray, Fay
Wright, Gregory
Wyatt, Chris
Yekel, Bob & Jean
Yeoman, Michelle
York, Greg & Judy
Yost, Susanne
Zolman, Kay
Zygmontowicz, Marti
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Kitsap Community Resources
845 8th Street
Bremerton, WA 98337
Phone: 360-478-2301
Fax: 360-525-6200
Website: www.kcr.org
Kitsap Community Resources is
a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
Member: Washington State
Community Action Partnership
M e e t i n g c ha l l e n g e s . p r o d u c i n g r e su lt s .
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