Kitsap County, Washington

Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority (Authority) is an organization dedicated to the creation of affordable housing opportunities. The Authority is a public body, organized under the Housing Authorities Law of the State of Washington (RCW 35.82). The Authority created in 1982, became the first joint city-county housing authority in the state. The Authority's area of operation includes all of Kitsap County except the City of Bremerton, and has a total population of approximately 180,000. The Board of Commissioners of the Authority is comprised of the three Kitsap County Commissioners and the mayors of Poulsbo, Bainbridge Island, and Port Orchard. The Authority's activities primarily involve administration of various federal housing programs, low rent Public Housing and the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program. The Authority also administers a federally funded Self-Help Housing Program of the Rural Housing and Community Development Services (RHCDS), and operates several programs designed to expand affordable housing opportunities.