DESC in the News: These links point to articles or other information provided by other organizations. DESC is not responsible for the content referenced by these links. These links are provided as a service for visitors to DESC's web site, and our providing a link to an article does not imply endorsement or agreement with the content. Archived News Releases Archived Media Coverage (2000 - 2006)       News Releases Downtown Emergency Service Center wins Maxwell Award for Excellence - (January 28, 2008) 17th Maxwell Awards for Excellence - (January 25, 2008)       2008 In Housing We Trust - Opinion - Seattle Times (February 1, 2008) Congrats to DESC - The Stranger Slog (January 30, 2008) Study Demonstrates Effectiveness of Housing First - National Alliance to End Homelessness Online News (January 15, 2008) Housing First Model Saves City Millions of Dollars - KUOW radio (January 10, 2008)  Mayor's Press Conference: Housing First 2 Year Impact - Seattle Channel (January 9, 2008) Mayor: Seattle's 'Housing First" for addicts saves money - KING5 TV [including video] (January 9, 2008) Chronic alcoholic program reports progress - Seattle Times (January 9, 2008) Housing homeless saves money - Seattle Post-Intelligencer (January 9, 2008) Seattle P-I Editorial - Seattle Post-Intelligencer (January 9, 2008)  Seattle saved $3.2 million by housing most difficult homeless - Associated Press (January 9, 2008) Housing First for the Chronically Homeless Mentally Ill - HUD Research Works (December2007/January 2008)        2007 Downtown becomes too pricey for disabled homeless - Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce (December 7, 2007) This Land: On the Bottle, Off the Streets, Halfway There - New York Times (November 11, 2007) "Apartments welcome homeless alcoholics: Experimental apartment building in Seattle welcomes homeless alcoholics; project saves money" - ABC via the Associated Press (June 18, 2007) "Housing Alcoholics" - multimedia presentation - Associated Press (June 18, 2007) "If We Say No, How Can We Ask Anyone to Say Yes?: Ignorance and fear are driving a NIMBY effort against housing for the mentally ill. Knowledge and understanding can stop it" - Opinion - Real Change News (May 9, 2007) "New National Approach Focuses on Chronically Homeless: An experiment in Seattle"  - NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS (April 27, 2007) "Is letting them drink working?: Residents, neighbors and experts say results are promising, but full study awaits" - Seattle Post-Intelligencer (April 25, 2007) "Fight crime, addiction with housing" - Opinion - Seattle Times (February 15, 2007)