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Help transform our new units at Birch Grove into welcoming homes for 120 new tenants!

Adopt an apartment and join us on June 18 to set it up! Your donation helps us equip units with essential items including towels, sheets, dishes, and cleaning supplies — plus, you get to personally set up a warm and curated space for our tenants to feel at home upon move in.

Birch Grove, located in Lake City, is named after longtime DESC client, friend, volunteer, and inspiration Helen Birch.

Learn more and adopt an apartment here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/downtown-emergency-service-center/desc-apartment-adoption-for-birch-grove

Permanent supportive housing paired with comprehensive services helps people like Tina find stability and live with dignity.

“It’s wonderful housing. I want to stay here for 20 years, until I die,” said Tina Telles, DESC client who lives at The Morrison Hotel. “I’m so happy that I’m not homeless.”

DESC staff connected with Tina when she was living outside with a physical disability, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Now, she takes her medication regularly, receives disability payments, and has an apartment of her own with access to a primary care provider and in-home support.

“They help me every day. I couldn’t live without them,” Tina said of DESC staff.

This kind of support, though proven to be effective, is facing funding challenges. Help DESC continue providing life-changing support by donating in the campaign:

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/downtown-emergency-service-center/givebig-2026

*Photo credit: Nick Wagner, Seattle Times