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Providing low-barrier housing and voluntary treatment is cost-effective, leads to increased rates of recovery, and is effective in ending homelessness 

A client working on original artwork at DESC’s 1811 Eastlake location. 

Homelessness in the U.S. has grown to record-breaking numbers in the last decade, due to rising housing costs and public systems that fail those at the margins of society. One of the only proven ways to effectively and sustainably end homelessness for people with the most profound challenges is to provide low-barrier, supportive housing without prerequisites — sometimes called Housing First.