DESC also acknowledges that many indigenous peoples from near and far were dislocated from their lands and cultural practices, resulting in many hardships including homelessness. We honor all …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Supportive Housing To DESC, supportive housing means much more than a building with services. The design of the facility, staffing patterns, program values and ways of interacting with residents all …

About DESC Our Vision Our vision is a community where all people are shown compassion, treated with dignity, and everyone has a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home. Our Mission DESC helps …

DESC Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic The DESC Downtown Behavioral Health Clinic is a welcoming, low-barrier space offering comprehensive health and other services for adults …

Survival Services are a vital resource Since 1979 DESC has prioritized services to marginalized and chronically homeless people by operating the lowest-barrier shelters in the region. Our Survival …

ORCA builds on DESC’s decades of experience delivering substance use disorder care that is client-centered, evidence-based, and grounded in harm reduction. Made Possible Through Partnership …

DESC provides responses to some questions about the Burien project. Community members show support for new DESC Burien housing project Sixty-six members of the Burien community wrote a …