Charity Choice Monday – DESC – Real Change 20

The Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) provides integrated services including housing, emergency shelter, crisis intervention and healthcare to thousands of homeless and formerly homeless people every day. ​

We fight for public resources and policies that serve our most vulnerable and marginalized neighbors: those living with mental illness, substance use disorders, and other disabilities. We believe that everyone deserves the space to exist and a place to call home.​

DESC meets people wherever they are and accepts them as they are.

DESC has multiple in-kind needs:

Items We Accept

• Adult clothing
• Hygiene items
• Small appliances and household items, except furniture
• Non-expired, shelf-ready food that does not need to be refrigerated
• When in doubt, email donations@desc.org to see if what you have is something we can accept!

Items We Always Need

• Men’s pants
• Men’s coats
• Women’s plus-sized clothing
• Menstrual hygiene products
• Coffee (beans or ground)
• Sleeping bags
• New adult-sized socks

And it has a fundraising thrift shop in Pioneer Square. Double the near-and-dear-my-heart – one of my beloved activities located in one of my preferred Seattle neighborhoods. And from neighborhood, bet the stuff is FABULOUS. SCORE!