Central Kitsap Area
Quick Facts
Estimated number of local youth: 9,000
Total population: 75,100
Bachelors or higher: 29.9%
Below poverty level: 5.6%
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Overview
The CK Area spans the width of the Kitsap Peninsula. Silverdale is known for hosting large national brands where most of the people in Kitsap do their shopping. It has scenic trails, award-winning restaurants, and beachfront hotels with views of Dyes Inlet, Mount Rainier, the Olympic Mountains. Easy beach access leads to tons of outdoor fun, and hundreds of shops, malls, movie theaters, bowling alley offer plenty of indoor activities, too.
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Just a short drive from Silverdale, Seabeck offers visitors scenic drives and great stops, including the historic Seabeck General Store, a public pier, boat launch, and plenty of space to enjoy the beach and launch a kayak. And it's famous for its Scenic Beach State Park.
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Lastly, the small, Kitsap waterfront community of Keyport includes the Port of Keyport Marina with a boat launch and the Keyport Mercantile & Diner, an old-fashioned grocery store with excellent food.
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Even though the CK area is blessed in many ways, young people in this area have their fair share of challenges just like anyone else. According to CNN, children who are from wealthy families are more likely to suffer from drug and alcohol use, depression and anxiety. Further, a lot of teens from military families may experience the stress of having a parent who is deployed.
Our Mission is to bring Hope to local youth.
Denzel Samuel
Campus Life Leader
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Denzel leads the team in East Bremerton and operates our drop-in center, "The Underground". Denzel's current focus is working with the youth at Fairview Middle School. You can contact him at:
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Stephanie Delvalle
Campus Life Leader
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Stephanie is our other leader at "The Next Door". Stephanie helps support Denzel and is starting to work with youth at Olympic High School. She can be contacted at:
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