COVID-19 IMPACT ON SERVICE PROVISION

The outbreak of COVID-19 has profoundly impacted our communities, businesses, families, and daily lives. To better understand how the pandemic has changed service provision within homelessness we interviewed Noah Fay, Director of Housing Programs at Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC). 

Background reading

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Expert

Noah Fay is the Director of Housing Programs at Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC). DESC was founded in 1979 to provide emergency shelter and survival services for people living in a state of chronic homelessness and who, due to their severe and persistent mental illnesses and substance use disorders, were not being served by existing missions of that day. He has a strong program and project management professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Public Administration from Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington. 

Interview

RESOURCES

To learn more about DESC: Downtown Emergency Service Center