Determined to save lives, a multi-agency partnership will fight the fentanyl crisis with a new strategy beginning early-to-mid 2025. That’s when DESC is expected to open a $12 million Opioid Recovery & Care Access (ORCA) Center on the second floor of the Morrison, at 517 Third Avenue.
Continue reading “ORCA Center will provide quick stabilization and resources following overdose”
Tragically, last year in King County, over 1,300 people lost their lives to overdoses. This loss of friends, family and community members is devastating, but a DESC program gives us hope during these difficult times.
Continue reading “Opioid Treatment Network removes treatment barriers to save lives”The figures in this report are for fiscal year January-December 2022, released in July 2023 following annual auditing.
Thanks to DESC housing and shelters, thousands of people slept indoors and not on the streets; a total of 650,262 bednights in 2022!
Continue reading “Annual Report 2022”
Housing First is a cornerstone of DESC philosophy because our experience, backed by research, shows it is most helpful and most cost-effective for people experiencing homelessness along with substance use disorder, mental illness, and other disabling conditions. Housing First doesn’t mean “housing only.” It means, “come inside, feel comfort, privacy, and support so you have the foundation you need to pursue your goals and reconnect to the life of the community.”
Continue reading “Housing First benefits the whole community”The figures in this report are for fiscal year January-December 2021, released in July 2022 following annual auditing.
“DESC was a hope in my life when I had no other…Now I have peace and serenity. Peace of mind.”