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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL BREMERTON
STAR OF HOPE
St. Vincent de Paul-Bremerton is addressing the critical need for affordable housing in Kitsap County through its Star of Hope Campaign, a two-phase development that will bring needed shelter, transitional and permanent housing to our community.
Click below to learn more and join this ambitions effort – the largest affordable housing project taking place in Kitsap County – to help our neighbors in need transition from homelessness to permanent affordable housing.
We are overjoyed to share that St. Vincent de Paul Bremerton has secured every dollar needed to build Phase One of the Star of Hope Campaign!
At the close of October, the Medina Foundation awarded a transformational $3 million grant, closing the final gap in our $22.4 million project. This milestone is the result of years of faith, persistence, and partnership among state and county funders, foundations, businesses, faith communities, and individual donors who believed that every woman and child in Kitsap County deserves a safe place to call home.
To everyone who gave, prayed, volunteered, advocated, and cheered us on along the way: thank you. We did it, together. We’ll break ground next spring, with construction expected to take about 12 months.
Picture a mother arriving at our door late at night, her children beside her, with nowhere else safe to go. Today, in Kitsap County, there are only 12 affordable homes for every 100 very-low-income households who need one, and too many families like hers are left cycling between shelters, cars, and couches.
Star of Hope changes that story.
For the first time, women and children in crisis will be able to walk a complete path from emergency shelter to a home of their own, all on one campus, surrounded by people who know their names. Here’s what your community is building:
•38 new deeply affordable homes, including 10 transitional and 28 permanent supportive housing units, with a place for women rebuilding their lives after incarceration.
•17 more shelter beds at Birkenfeld-Stella Maris House, growing from 30 to 47 so more women and children have a safe place to sleep tonight.
•A renewed Neighborhood Market and Resource Center, where families can shop for groceries with dignity and connect with caring case managers.
•Wraparound support for every resident, from housing navigation and job help to connections with healthcare and education.
•A foundation for the future, opening the door to Phase Two with up to 72 more affordable homes, an early learning center, and a community gathering space, led by our partners at Beacon Development and Bremerton Housing Authority.
This is more than a construction project. It’s safety for a child who has never known it, a fresh start for a mother ready to rebuild, and hope made visible in brick and mortar. We can’t wait to welcome our first residents home.
Joseph Crain
Executive Director
St. Vincent de Paul Bremerton
Neighborhood Market
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
10:30am-2:30pm
1117 N. Callow Ave, Bremerton, WA
Our Neighborhood Market & Resource Center serves as a self-shopping, farmer's market style food bank. During the government shut down, we are increasing visits for all guests to once per week. You do not need ID or proof of address, just show up and grab a cart!
Thrift Superstore
New Donation Hours
Tuesday-Saturday • 10am-4pm
3449 Wheaton Way, Bremerton, WA
Share and Save Wednesdays! Donate a non-perishable food item at our Thrift Superstore and get an additional 10% off your purchase. Your donation goes to our Neighborhood Market and helps your Bremerton neighbors!
A Conversation with Our Executive Director, Joe Crain
Produced by Leadership Kitsap for BKAT Bremerton-Kitsap Access Television. Hosted by David Walters.