DESC At DESC, our mission is to end long-term homelessness for people experiencing some of life’s toughest challenges — including serious mental illness, chronic health conditions, substance use disorders, and the lasting effects of trauma
Contact - DESC Contact DESC Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) Main Office: 515 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-464-1570 Fax: 206-624-4196 TDD TDY callers can reach us via the Washington Relay Service, at (800) 833-6388 Email: info@desc org Fund Development Office: 206-464-1570 extension 3447
Our services - DESC DESC provides effective and affordable solutions to homelessness for our community’s most vulnerable single adults through a nationally recognized interwoven network of care, housing, and support, including: 508 emergency shelter beds at five locations
Supportive Housing - DESC Today, DESC owns and manages 1,347 units of supportive housing throughout Seattle, and provides permanent supportive housing services to another 150 apartments in Keys to Home DESC Supportive Housing is built upon the Housing First Philosophy Beginning construction work 15th Ave W; Woodland Supportive Housing; Lake City; On the drawing
Work at DESC - DESC DESC is the region’s largest multi-service agency serving adults who are experiencing homelessness Our professional staff have learned that creative, assertive, and holistic approaches work best for our highly vulnerable and difficult-to-engage clientele
Health Services - DESC DESC clients live with severe and often untreated mental illness, substance use disorders, and a host of other physical and developmental disabilities that have caused or contributed to their chronic homelessness
History - DESC History The Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) was founded in 1979 to provide emergency shelter and survival services for people living in a state of chronic homelessness and who, due to their severe and persistent mental illnesses and substance use disorders, were not being served by existing missions of that…
About - DESC DESC helps people with the complex needs of homelessness, substance use disorders, and serious mental illness achieve their highest potential for health and well-being through comprehensive services, treatment, and housing
Who We Serve - DESC DESC works to end the homelessness of vulnerable people, particularly those living with serious mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and or chronic health conditions We choose to work with the most marginalized and most vulnerable people first
Leadership - DESC DESC occupies the indigenous land of Coast Salish peoples We ask you to join us in acknowledging their community, their elders both past and present, as well as future generations