DESC - Downtown Emergency Service Center

Stand with DESC this Giving Tuesday: Protect Housing. Deliver Hope.

DESC works every day to achieve our vision of a community where no person is abandoned, ignored, or experiencing homelessness. As the largest homelessness services provider in King County, we provide services to over 3,000 individuals each day.

Our supportive housing and behavioral healthcare are on the line as federal cuts loom, but together, we can protect them.

The fight to end homelessness has reached a critical turning point. Proven solutions like Housing First and permanent supportive housing—strategies that DESC has championed for decades—are now at risk due to drastic shifts in federal funding. As we face these new challenges, DESC remains committed to ensuring every person has access to the dignity of a home and the care they need.

In 2025 alone, we launched three groundbreaking initiatives: the ORCA Center, providing life-saving opioid recovery care; the STAR Center, a first-of-its-kind behavioral health shelter; and Steven’s Place, our 18th supportive housing site, providing homes to 109 neighbors this holiday season. 

And as we look ahead to 2026 and beyond, we will not stop our progress until each person has a safe place to sleep each night. But we can't do this work alone. 

Make a gift to DESC today for Giving Tuesday and make a create a better future for our entire community.

Find information about other ways to give to DESC on our Ways to Give page. 

• gifts@desc.org | 206-464-1570 x3448 | EIN: 91-1275815
• Send a check (payable to DESC) to:
• DESC Fund Development
• PO Box 4607
• Seattle, WA 98194