- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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…
- 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
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