Department of Adult &
Juvenile Detention

Administration
King County Courthouse
516 Third Avenue,
Room E245
Seattle, WA 98104
Office hours:
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
King County DAJD

Shelter and Housing

Shelter Referrals

Bed Bank:
1-800-621-4636
After 6:00: 1-800-244-5767
TTY: 206-461-3610
List of beds available in shelters.

Operation Nightwatch:
206-323 4359 (days – Monday - Friday)
206-329 2099 (after 8:00p.m. – 7 days/week)
302 14th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98144
Walk-in for shelter referrals, 9:30 PM - 12:30 am.
Coffee, sandwiches, crisis counseling.

Shelters

No alcohol or drug use allowed in any shelter. Domestic violence only if
you are not being pursued.

Broadview Emergency Shelter :
206-622-4933
Rooms with kitchens.

Central Area Motivation Program:
206-812-4940
722 18th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122
Hours: M-F, 8:30 to noon & 1:00 to 5:00
Must be clean and sober; offer ex-offender program.

Compass Center Women's Program:
206-357-3150
77 South Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104
Must be homeless, clean, and sober. No children. Interview for intake. $3.50 a night; agency will help to find resources.

Downtown Emergency Services Center:
206-464-1570
TDD/TDY callers 1-800-833-6388
515 3rd Ave., Seattle, WA 98104
Show up by 5:30 PM for dinner and apply for shelter. Usually space for women
(mat on floor); not for children.

Solid Ground (previously Fremont Public Association):
206-694-6700
1501 N. 45th St. Seattle, WA 98103
Vouchers in low-cost hotels. Limited length of stay; limited availability. Children OK.

Noel House:

Noel House Emergency Shelter
2301 Second Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 441-3210

Noel House Women's Referral Center
open from 6pm to 9:00pm only
2030 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 770-0156

Womens Referral Center:

206-770-0156
2325 4th Ave., Seattle, WA 98121
Walk in for shelter referral between 6:00 PM and 9:30 PM, Daily

Providence Hospitality House:

206-322-2107
Women with children only; must call between 8:00 and 5:00.

Sacred Heart Shelter:

206-285-7489
232 Warren Ave N. Seattle, WA 98109
Community living; shared meals; 10:00 PM curfew.

Seattle Emergency Housing Services:

206-461-3660
905 Spruce St., Seattle, WA 98104
Shelter for one, two-parent families; child must be present.

SHARE/Wheel:

206-448-7889
Self-help homeless group. Several shelter programs. Must attend orientation. Call for information.

Union Gospel Mission:

Women & Children's Shelter
520 South King Street
Seattle, WA 98104
206-628-2008
Must call for intake; nightly Bible study required. Must have picture ID.

Men's Shelter
318 - 2nd Avenue Extension South
Seattle, WA 98104
206-622-5177
Must call for intake; nightly Bible study required. Must have picture ID.

United States Mission:

206-781-9113
Shared room, two meals; must go door-to-door for mission funds daily. No religious requirements.

YWCA: Women's Resource Center

206-461-4882
TTY/TDD 206-461-4882
No current substance abuse.

Housing Search and Referral

Evergreen Treatment - REACH Project:
206-628-9890
1258 1st Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98134
Must be homeless or at risk of being homeless.

New Connections:
206-625-1499
700 "B" South Dearborn, Seattle, WA 98134
Resource center for people recently out of detention; includes referrals to shelter, housing.

Crisis Clinic
1-866-427-4747
or 206-461-3222
TDD: 206-461-3219
Information on how to locate housing

Community Resources Online
Search the database using a target location to locate housing.

Clean and Sober Housing

Central Seattle Recovery Center:
206-322-2970
464 12th Ave. Ste. 300, Seattle, WA 98122
Several housing options; help get stable. Call for screening.

Oxford House:

hotline number, 206-528-3889
Information number: 206-517-2738
Clean, sober; income required. Call hotline for openings.

Pioneer Human Services
:
Special Needs Housing
206-325-9908 or 206-325-4636
Supported living for those recovering from alcohol and drugs - strict zero tolerance policy. Several sites.

Rose of Lima House
:

206-441-1200
Rose of Lima House
120 Bell Street
Seattle, WA 98121
Must be homeless or agency-referred and need supportive housing. No current alcohol or drug dependence.

General Low Income Housing

Seattle Housing Authority:
Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8) call (206) 239-1728
Low-Income Public Housing call (206) 239-1737
Subsidized housing. Need appointment to apply. Long wait list. Must have children, be disabled, or elderly to qualify.

Archdiocesan Housing Authority:

Phone (206) 328-5696
100 23rd Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98144-2302
Several housing options; some women only.

Capitol Hill Housing Improvement:

206-329-7303
TTY:  1-800-833-6388
1406 10th Ave Suite 101 Seattle WA 98122

The Glen Hotel Apartments:

206-467-0646
1413 3rd Ave., Seattle, WA 98104
Subsidized housing
Services available in Spanish

Mount Baker Housing Association
:

  • Mount Baker Village: 206-725-1478
  • Starlighter:  206-723-4377

Subsidized and low-cost housing for families and individuals. Both sites in south Seattle.

Downtown Emergency Service Center:

Offers shelter in 3 locations; The Morrison, Sacred Heart Church and Kerner-Scott House
206-464-1570 for shelter services
206-340-8206 for apartments
515 3rd Ave., Seattle, WA 98104

Plymouth Housing Group:

Rental Office
206-652-8325
2209 First Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98121
Multiple housing options.
Call or stop by for information Monday through Friday, 9AM to 4PM

Union Hotel:
206-587-2460
Must be homeless or at risk of homelessness. Pick up application. Wait list runs 4-6 months.