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DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center)
Mental Health Care
Seattle, WA 4,848 followers
Housing and Health to End Homelessness
About us
DESC works to end the homelessness of vulnerable people, particularly those living with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders. Through partnerships and an integrated array of comprehensive services, treatment and housing, we give people the opportunity to reach their highest potential. DESC is the largest multi-service agency serving homeless adults in the Pacific Northwest, reaching over 9,000 people annually with an array of state-licensed mental health and substance abuse treatment programs—including street outreach and engagement, crisis diversion and respite, case management, short-term and ongoing care, psychiatric assessment and treatment, supported employment, individual and group substance abuse counseling, 468 emergency shelter beds, and over 1,100 units of permanent supportive housing. DESC adheres to the Housing First philosophy, the belief that housing is a basic human right, not a reward for clinical success and once the chaos of homelessness is eliminated from a person's life, clinical and social stabilization occur faster and are more enduring. DESC's innovative programs have earned recognition regionally and nationally. Every day at DESC we see what innovative clinical care and supportive housing can do: people who have been homeless for years regain their health, their dignity and their humanity. They reconnect with parents, children, brothers, sisters. They make friends, rediscover interests, and find work or other meaningful activity. And when they recover their lives, the quality of life is improved for all of us. Our community becomes a better place in which to live and work.
- Website
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http://desc.org
External link for DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center)
- Industry
- Mental Health Care
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Seattle, WA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1979
- Specialties
- Emergency Shelter, Mental Health & Chemical Dependency Services, Permanent Supportive Housing, Day Center, Crisis Diversion, and Employment Support Program
Locations
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Primary
515 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104, US
Employees at DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center)
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Sondra Nielsen
Director of Facilities and Asset Management at DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center)
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Lucinda Rowley
Chemical Dependency Case Manager at DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center)
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Christopher Wright
Author, IT Business Leader, Mentor
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Deborah O.
One of many Champions in Helping the Homeless!
Updates
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We're #hiring a new Service Coordinator in Seattle, Washington. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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We’re #hiring a new Housing Stabilization Specialist. Know anyone who might be interested? Please feel free to apply and share with your colleagues for further reach.
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We're #hiring a new Residential Counselor in Seattle, Washington. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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We're #hiring a new Housing Stabilization Specialist in Seattle, Washington. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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We're #hiring a new Clinical Case Manager in Seattle, Washington. Apply today or share this post with your network.