Peninsula Community Health Services (PCHS) opened Cedar House in 2025, its first permanent supportive housing project.
Located in the heart of Bremerton and adjacent to one of PCHS’s community health clinics, Cedar House provides affordable housing to PCHS patients whose health outcomes would otherwise be impeded by housing instability.
Important improvements were made with the help of funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce, such as new heat pumps, smoke detectors, asbestos testing, and HVAC system completion. PCHS is one of Commerce’s newest affordable housing contractors.
Peninsula Community Health Services is a federally qualified health center that serves all without regard for ability to pay. By developing affordable multifamily properties, PCHS has expanded its scope of services in the pursuit of its mission statement: “to exemplif[y] a culture of community service”.
CEO Jennifer Kreidler-Moss has been with PCHS for 23 years. She is proud of their efforts to serve the varied needs of patients in Kitsap, Mason, and rural Pierce County.
Prior to affordable housing, PCHS already maintained an impressive portfolio of clinical care and support services—from fully integrated primary medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to insurance navigation, food, and even mobile community response to those with greatest levels of need. This resulted in services to around 50,000 unique patients annually.
Aspirations for direct housing provision began in 2018. PCHS learned from patient feedback that housing was cited as a top social need impacting wellness, and that housing instability impacts approximately 19% of its patients.
While PCHS has strong relationships with existing housing providers, such as Bremerton Housing Authority and Housing Kitsap, they felt passionate about delivering a direct solution.
“Our goal is to chip away a little [at local housing insecurity], and to inspire others to chip away a little”, said CEO Kreidler-Moss.
PCHS welcomed the opportunity to contract with Commerce for the development of affordable housing, as it has already partnered with Commerce on several other clinic expansion projects and the development of a commercial kitchen.
As of January 2026, PCHS holds five contracts with Commerce for affordable housing development, including housing for those needing medical respite care following hospitalization and for those re-entering community following incarceration. This has resulted in an investment of $1.4 million from the state’s Housing Trust Fund to provide housing for PCHS patients.
Kreidler-Moss is passionate about continuing the relationship with Commerce to house PCHS’s most vulnerable patients, and encourages other developers seek Commerce funding as well: “All of these projects have been considered for a long time – funding helped it get done!”