Welcome to the website for the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC). We serve disabled and vulnerable homeless adults, and are one of the largest multiservice centers for homeless adults in the Pacific Northwest. Our programs of permanent supportive housing, clinical services and emergency services and overnight shelter provide a continuum of care that helps people to survive and to break the cycle of homelessness.

THE LATEST ON: DESC's 1811 Eastlake wins Maxwell Award of Excellence DESC's Summer Hygiene Drive 1811 Eastlake: First Year Preliminary Findings DESC's Cascade Supportive Housing DESC's Rainier Housing - updated 2/12/07