VITALIZE KITSAP

Vitalize Kitsap is a Bainbridge Island 501c3 non-profit that serves all of Kitsap County. We believe everyone deserves dignity, respect, and to be a welcome part of their greater community. We create clubs, programming, and community engagement opportunities to make this possible for teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our community.

For more information about how we're making a difference in our community, we have made our community impact report available at the link below!

We offer a variety of services and programming: our Adventures & Activities Club, Community Engagement, Life Skills Services, and a weekly gathering with Vitalize Kitsap Neighborhood.

Vitalize Kitsap won't turn anyone away based on their race, ethnicity, religion, disability, physical capacity, or capacity to pay. We have staff who are trained to assist our members with all forms of mobility, communication, and personal care needs. We also have a nurse on staff to support those who are medically fragile. If needed we have a scholarship program, funded by community donations that any new or existing members can apply to. Additionally, we have a contract with the Bainbridge Island School District to provide support for some students in the Adult Living Program.

Every day of social club programming at Vitalize Kitsap is designed around members' interests in 7 areas of growth • Arts & Culture • Communication • Community • Continued Education • Health & Fitness • Relationships • Life & Job Skills

Please contact info@vitalizekitsap.org (info@vitalizekitsap.org)if you're interested in learning more about programs, seeing if we have space to welcome a new member, or how to join our waitlist if we're at capacity.

To keep Vitalize Kitsap sustainable, each Vitalize Kitsap member enrolls in a recurring schedule and will be billed as scheduled for their sessions/clubs, regardless of attendance or late arrival/early departure. This allows us to retain our professional staff and guarantee that our programming is available. Each VK member works with our Program Director to establish their schedule, based on their individual interests and goals and our available staffing and programming

VK is proud to offer scholarship assistance funded by community donations. We have limited funds available for VK Members who have depleted their Respite, Community Engagement and/or Life Skills Services hours, and for people who aren't eligible for these programs. You can request a scholarship application from the VK Scholarship Committee, scholarships@vitalizekitsap.org.(mailto:scholarships@vitalizekitsap.org)

If you use Respite hours or DSHS/DDA Waiver Services such as Community Engagement or Life Skills Services to pay for your participation at VK, we will bill DDA for the appropriate service for the units that you attend in person. You are responsible for working with your DDA Case Manager to authorize waiver service hours to VK. If your enrollment exceeds your authorized hours, we will bill you personally for the type of service you have received, at the current DSHS/DDA rate.

Some transportation is available via our Rotary Grant van and/or our Kitsap Transit van. Inquire for route and trip charge details when you inquiry about joining our programming.