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Thurston County Washington

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Thurston County’s Local Homeless Housing Plan for 2025-2030

Notice of Plan Development - Thurston County Local Homeless Housing Plan (2025-2030)

Thurston County Office of Housing & Homeless Prevention staff is leading a core team of stakeholders in developing the Local Homeless Housing Plan for Thurston County. Washington State Department of Commerce (Commerce) requires local jurisdictions to submit a local homeless housing plan every five years. Commerce provides guidelines with requirements and objectives for local jurisdictions to follow. 

The stakeholders include representatives from organizations working directly in homeless services, behavioral health, and opioid response/prevention. Thurston County’s Lived Experience Housing Steering Committee is participating in the development by providing guidance and vetting of the development process and the plan.

The development of the plan will continue through 2025 and be finalized and adopted in November 2025.

Public Engagement

Public engagement is required during the development of the Homeless Housing Plan. The stakeholder group and the Lived Experience Housing Steering Committee agreed on conducting surveys as part of the public engagement process. There are two surveys designed to gather input based on the requirements and objectives of the plan set by the Washington State Department of Commerce.

Surveys close on Sunday, March 9, 2025.

 

Survey for Thurston County Residents

If you live in Thurston County, please take the community survey to share your opinion on homeless housing services.

 

Encuesta para la comunidad sobre viviendas (español/Spanish)

Por favor participa y completa la encuesta para la comunidad sobre viviendas para personas sin vivienda en el condado de Thurston. 

 

Survey for Social Services and Homeless Housing Professionals Working in Thurston County

There is a second survey to get feedback from people who work directly and indirectly in homeless housing services in Thurston County. Please take the social service provider survey if you work in homeless housing services, if you regularly interact with homeless individuals in your work, or if you regularly refer people to housing services.

 

Coming soon!

In-person/virtual public engagement sessions later this spring. The public engagement sessions are still in the planning phase. 

Plan Objectives

Washington State Department of Commerce (Commerce) requires local jurisdictions to submit a local homeless housing plan every five years. Commerce provides guidelines with requirements and objectives for local jurisdictions to follow. 

For the 2025-2030 Local Homeless Housing Plan, Commerce has identified five objectives.

  • Promote an equitable, accountable, and transparent homeless crisis response system
  • Strengthen the homeless service provider workforce
  • Prioritize assistance based on the greatest barriers to housing stability and the greatest risk of harm
  • Prevent episodes of homelessness whenever possible
  • Seek to house everyone in a stable setting that meets their needs

Plan Development Timeline

General Timeline for Plan Development

  • Public Engagement: February-May 2025
  • Drafting of Plan: May-August 2025
  • Public Comment Period and Public Hearting: September 2025
  • Present plan to Regional Housing Council for approval: October 2025
  • Present plan to Board of Thurston County Commissioners for final approval: November 2025
  • Submit final plan to Washington State Department of Commerce: December 2025