We served thousands of people with housing, shelter, meals, snacks, outreach and health care, to mention a few services. Read more in the Annual Report 2023.
The figures in this report are for fiscal year January-December 2023, released in July 2024 following annual auditing.
This is our mission
DESC helps people with the complex needs of homelessness, substance use disorders and serious mental illness achieve their highest potential for health and well-being through comprehensive services, treatment and housing.
DESC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Tax ID: 91-1275815
(All numbers cited in this report are annual totals from 2023 unless otherwise stated.)
Telling the story of 2023
- The average age of our clients across all services is 47 years.
- Some 2,497 people enrolled with DESC for the first time–that’s nearly seven new clients every day.
- DESC opened a unique new building, Burbridge Place, with 124 supportive apartments.
- In 2023, DESC was preparing to open a new building in spring of 2024; was in various stages of development on three other housing properties; and was beginning to plan for the Opioid Recovery & Care Access (ORCA) Center.
- DESC was proud to bring 389 people into housing from the streets.
- Our clients participated in 18 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) group sessions and 3,149 individual SUD sessions.
- We provided 45,899 individual case management sessions to our clients.
- Staff made 441 intake evaluations.
- Staff saved lives, preventing overdose deaths by administering 351 doses of Naloxone.
- The Navigation Center served 200 people.
DESC programs served thousands of clients, housed or unhoused
(The numbers below are unique individuals)
We welcomed guests for 118,256 shelter bednights
Clients slept inside and received services by referral in our varied shelters. The programs ranged from care at the Crisis Respite Program; emergency housing at Mary Pilgrim Inn and The Gateway in Honor of Tenaya Wright; specialized shelter at Kerner-Scott House Women’s Shelter; the West Wing Shelter and the Navigation Center.
Permanent Supportive Housing provides homes for
1,845 tenants
DESC tenants enjoyed the privacy of their Permanent Supportive Housing apartments for 560,423 bednights
DESC tenants enjoyed privacy, increased stability and the opportunity to work toward their own goals in apartments at 1811 Eastlake, Aurora House, Burbridge Place, Canaday House, Clement Place, Cottage Grove, Evans House, Hobson Place, Interbay Place, Kerner-Scott House, Rainier House, The Estelle, The Lyon Building, The Morrison, The North Star PSH, The Union Hotel and Keys to Home – Scattered Sites Bonus, Scattered Site (Leased) and Scattered Site (SPC).
PSH is not just housing, it’s housing with full wraparound services
We provided 52,881 meals to PSH residents
We seek to serve our clients where they are, and constantly adapt and innovate to meet clients’ needs
DESC’s programs are funded through various sources, and we are always innovating new ways to improve our clients’ lives.
- Assisted Outpatient Services (AOS)
- Buprenorphine (BUP)
- Crisis Diversion Facility (CDF)
- Crisis Diversion Interim Service (CDIS)
- Community Outreach and Advocacy Team (COAT)
- Crisis Solutions Center (CSC)
- Homeless Outreach Stabilization and Transition (HOST)
- Mobile Crisis Team (MCT)
- Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)
- PATHFinder
- Support, Advocacy, Growth and Employment (SAGE)
- Supported Employment Program (SEP)
- Substance Use Disorder treatment (SUD)
When someone is in crisis, our Mobile Response Division (MRD) answers the call
Our Mobile Response Division responded to crises throughout King County:
- Behavioral Health Response Team (BHRT)–110
- Crisis Diversion Facility (CDF)–2,132
- Crisis Diversion Interim Facility (CDIS)–666
- Mobile Crisis Team (MCT)–3,414
- Mobile Response Team (MRT)–381
Financial Summary
For the year of Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2023
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position-DESC & Related Partnerships
Assets
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | $5,601,875 |
| Accounts Receivable & Prepaid Expenses | $18,111,511 |
| Restricted Assets & Housing Reserves | $20,652,660 |
| Land, Buildings, Furnishings & Leasehold Improvements (Net) | $288,565,259 |
| Notes Receivable, Construction in Progress & Other Assets | $44,541,840 |
$377,473,145
Liabilities
| Accounts Payable | $11,307,944 |
| Deferred Revenue | $8,094,752 |
| Client Custodial Accounts & Other Liabilities | $3,979,479 |
| Notes Payable | $237,837,410 |
$261,219,585
| Net Assets | $116,253,560 |
| Total Liabilities & Net Assets | $377,473,145 |
Consolidated Statement of Activities – DESC & Related Partnerships
Revenue (image on the left)
| Public Grants & Contracts | $93,494,256 |
| Medicaid & Other Health Insurance | $8,902,982 |
| Housing Rents & Related Income | $7,909,076 |
| Contributions | $5,210,003 |
| Contributions-In Kind | $3,157,484 |
| Other | $461,682 |
| Interest | $1,083,820 |
$120,219,303
Expenses (image on the right)
| Housing Programs | $62,258,465 |
| Clinical Programs | $36,967,204 |
| Management & Administration | $15,107,206 |
| Other: Real Estate Development | $1,274,612 |
| Other: Fundraising | $930,983 |
$116,538,470
| Operating Surplus (Deficit) | $3,680,833 |
| Non-Operating Revenue & Expense | |
| Depreciation, Amortization & Accrued Interest | $(12,845,729) |
| Net Income (Loss) | $(9,164,896) |